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13 results for "adrian peterson"
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A Recap of the 2013 NFL Season, Based on Nothing But the Outrageo...
Robert MaysEveryone remembers that feeling on the first day of school. Rolling up in that brand-new collared shirt and the impossibly clean shoes. Not thinking, but knowing that, yeah, this is going to be my year. There was something reassuring about seeing eve...
Blog | May 17, 2013 -
114-Day NFL Warning: Percy Harvin Is a Seahawk, Everybody
Robert MaysOK, so I know what you're thinking: If you're going to start a countdown this far in advance (which is admittedly crazy), why not just wait to start on a round number? I'll tell you why — because Simmons is the boss, and he wasn't going to go a...
Blog | May 14, 2013 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Field of Dreams...
Blog | January 07, 2013 -
We Went There: Adrian Peterson's Near Record
Steve MarshHave you ever seen a more desperate run than Adrian Peterson's last run of the 2012 football season? Not just in the NFL, but anywhere — like to the bus stop or across the lawn or down the stretch at the track? With 24 seconds left on the clock...
Blog | December 31, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: The End, Beautiful Friend
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Notes on the Ho...
Blog | December 31, 2012 -
Asking "What If" About the Career of Steven Jackson
Robert MaysFor Steven Jackson, everything about Sunday afternoon was fitting. With 1:47 left in the third quarter, and with his team trailing Minnesota 33-7, Jackson took a delayed first-down handoff and went for nine yards up the middle. With those nine, Jacks...
Blog | December 19, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: The Football Player
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. When I Paint My...
Blog | December 17, 2012 -
How Minnesota's Adrian Peterson became the best running back in f...
Steve MarshHow the best running back in football became the best running back in football again.
Story | Conversation | December 12, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Charmed City
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Gut Check ...
Blog | December 10, 2012 -
Fantasy Island: Week 14 Previews
Fantasy Island ContestantsEach week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, and points are awarded based on how many ind...
Blog | December 07, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Rising Up and Rising Down
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Comeback Season...
Blog | November 12, 2012 -
50-Day Warning: Let Us Rejoice in Matt Forte's Payday
Robert MaysAs the long, hot summer drags on, we here at the Triangle figured we'd provide a steady stream of NFL goodness as a reminder of the light at the end of the baseball-lined tunnel. Finally, our long regional nightmare is over. After a contract dispu...
Blog | July 16, 2012 -
Read This E-Mail From a Dude in Virginia Who Has Stuff to Say Abo...
Grantland StaffThe Reader E-mail of the Day comes to us from Dustin in Richmond, Va. Dustin e-mailed our EIC, Bill Simmons, to take issue with something Cousin Sal said during a B.S. Report podcast, regarding the praise heaped on the late Al Davis, following his de...
Blog | October 13, 2011