"He's pretty impressive and there's not too many guys who impress me like that, especially rookies coming in," Peterson said, per The Star Tribune. "He's been able to do some real good things in the offense, picking it up well and just his running style."

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Pretty sweet to see Sun Belt players getting good press on NFL.com

(07-05-2014 11:45 AM)Godzilla Wrote:  "He's pretty impressive and there's not too many guys who impress me like that, especially rookies coming in," Peterson said, per The Star Tribune. "He's been able to do some real good things in the offense, picking it up well and just his running style."

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Pretty sweet to see Sun Belt players getting good press on NFL.com

Indeed!
McKinnon is a freak of an athlete. He has experience all over the field as well. He is going to surprise alot of people in Minnesota.

BTW, Adrian Peterson to Georgia Southern fans is this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02t-qgwhmm8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_ABmN-sMU (ignore cheesy music)

Congrats. Good for the sunbelt in more ways than one. Glad we won't have to face him.

With no name given, just praise from Adrian Peterson....I thought it was GS
Adrian Peterson and they had found a new Peterson like player in practice.
That would have been huge news also. Man was a monster.

McKinnon is going to be a player in the pros. AD with two ACLs won't hold up much longer.

(07-06-2014 04:11 AM)eagleskins Wrote:  McKinnon is going to be a player in the pros. AD with two ACLs won't hold up much longer.

Agree, believe McKinnon will do well in the NFL.

(07-06-2014 04:11 AM)eagleskins Wrote:  McKinnon is going to be a player in the pros. AD with two ACLs won't hold up much longer.

I wouldn't count on Peterson giving way to anyone just yet, doesn't mean McKinnon doesn't have a future though be it with the vikings or some other team, hell look at WKU alum Bobby Rainey who was cut by two teams before exploding midseason for the Bucs.

(07-06-2014 12:41 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(07-06-2014 04:11 AM)eagleskins Wrote:  McKinnon is going to be a player in the pros. AD with two ACLs won't hold up much longer.

I wouldn't count on Peterson giving way to anyone just yet, doesn't mean McKinnon doesn't have a future though be it with the vikings or some other team, hell look at WKU alum Bobby Rainey who was cut by two teams before exploding midseason for the Bucs.

Rainey was an undrafted free agent. McKinnon was a 3rd round draft pick so they spent a lot to get him.

(07-06-2014 01:11 PM)GSU Eagles Wrote:  

(07-06-2014 12:41 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(07-06-2014 04:11 AM)eagleskins Wrote:  McKinnon is going to be a player in the pros. AD with two ACLs won't hold up much longer.

I wouldn't count on Peterson giving way to anyone just yet, doesn't mean McKinnon doesn't have a future though be it with the vikings or some other team, hell look at WKU alum Bobby Rainey who was cut by two teams before exploding midseason for the Bucs.

Rainey was an undrafted free agent. McKinnon was a 3rd round draft pick so they spent a lot to get him.

True, but I wasn't meaning that as a direct comparison so much as just an example of how the path to getting real reps in the NFL can be a strange one. McKinnon should have a shot at having the torch passed to him for sure, but there's alwaysthe ppossibilityof another team showing interest in him before AD is done.

I meant that a running back with two ACLs and as many miles as AD is already on borrowed time.

(07-07-2014 03:57 AM)eagleskins Wrote:  I meant that a running back with two ACLs and as many miles as AD is already on borrowed time.

I get that and you very well may be right, but AD is the only RB in the league that I will continue to give the benefit of the doubt to. I don't expect to see a major drop off for AD this year or next, in 2016 and 2017 when Peterson is 31 and 32 and McKinnon is in the final two years of his rookie contract will probably be when we really start to see if McKinnon is in their long-term plans.