Peterson's Value ROS

[jwlincy]

Just wondering what the chances are that Adrian Peterson plays again this season? He was dropped in my 14 team 0.5PPR league.

Is he a better add than an injured Fred Jackson? It sounds like Jackson could be back in Week 11 but Peterson's status is a little more up in the air.

Who would you add, Peterson or Jackson?

[Erik]

The Peterson situation is all up to Roger Goodell, who is impossible to predict.

The most logical thing is to give him a "retroactive suspension": Time served, fine of 6 game checks, he's reinstated after the bye.

But who knows if that's what Goodell will actually do, because there is no rhyme or reason to anything he does. And then there's the question of whether the Vikings will welcome him back, or whether there will still be pressure from politicians and sponsors.

If you are willing to make the high risk/high reward play, go with Peterson. If you are not, go with Jackson. Not sure why Jackson is on the WW, it was never implied that he would be out for more than a month.

[revo]

I still think he'll miss the entire year, but as a gamble, sure I'd punt FJax for him.

[jwlincy]

If you are willing to make the high risk/high reward play, go with Peterson. If you are not, go with Jackson. Not sure why Jackson is on the WW, it was never implied that he would be out for more than a month.

Not sure if either will get to me with the #14 waiver claim. Would you rank AP & F. Jackson above Sims for ROS? I assume so.

[jwlincy]

Not sure why Jackson is on the WW, it was never implied that he would be out for more than a month.

Well another owner just dropped Rashad Jennings because he's stupid and has bye week problems. However, Jennings won't be available to add until next week's waivers (November 13th) but I doubt that I have any chance to grab Jennings next week.

[Erik]

Not sure if either will get to me with the #14 waiver claim. Would you rank AP & F. Jackson above Sims for ROS? I assume so.

Yes, we have no idea how Sims will be used. We know exactly how AP and FJax will be used if they get on the field.

[Hornsby]

My guess is that the Vikings don't want him back on the field at this point, he's still pretty toxic. And they're not going to have him back next season, so why even go through the whole charade again? The smartest thing to do is to go behind the scenes to the league, appeal to them to make the 6 game suspension start now, and essentially the clock runs out on the season.

[Papa Deuce]

Well, this means almost nothing, but I just read that his attorney is pushing for a week 11 return to the NFL.

[jwlincy]

I went with 1. AP, 2. F. Jackson & 3. Sims

Ironically the guy that drafted and then dropped AP got him back. I ended up with F. Jackson and Sims went unclaimed.

Thanks for the input.

[Hornsby]

Well, this means almost nothing, but I just read that his attorney is pushing for a week 11 return to the NFL.

You're right, it turned out to mean nothing...and, as far as I can see, there is no set timetable for this process.

The NFL advised the Vikings running back this afternoon that he will be reviewed for potential discipline under the NFL’s personal conduct policy after he entered into a plea agreement in Texas, avoiding jail time by pleading no contest to a misdemeanor for recklessly injuring his 4-year-old son.

The league has requested that Peterson “submit relevant information regarding his case and meet with designated experts who will make recommendations for the Commissioner’s consideration,” according to a league spokesman. Peterson will also have the opportunity to have a hearing with the NFL — presumably with commissioner Roger Goodell — before any discipline is handed down.

In the meantime, Peterson will remain on the commissioner’s exempt list, keeping his status for the Week 11 game against the Bears — and potentially the rest of the 2014 season — in doubt.

http://blog.startribune.com/sports/access-vikings/nfl-will-now-review-peterson-for-potential-discipline

[In the Corn]

Peterson has been suspended for the rest of the season without pay.

This could get interesting for the NFL.

[jwlincy]

Peterson has been suspended for the rest of the season without pay.

This could get interesting for the NFL.

Here'a link to Adam Schefter's tweet:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/534703445760962560

[Friarfan]

The NFL really had no other choice. Those pictures (of AP's kid's legs) are so disturbing and equal to the Rice video, IMO. Rather they try to defend an appeal/lawsuit by AP than a public outcry if they reinstated him.

As a McKinnon owner, I'm happy with this decision. However, putting my fantasy joy aside, hopefully AP can get some help and understand that beating your kid with a switch is not Kosher. Don't give me the "it's a southern thing and it's how we were raised" defense. Michael Vick was also raised not knowing that torturing and murdering dogs was wrong and it's a normal day-to-day thing, too.

If you would have asked me 4 years ago if beating your kid to make them "learn" was right, I might have agreed. However, now, looking at my daughter, there's no way I could ever lay a hand/switch/branch/etc... to her to this degree (not above an occasional swat on the behind that would hardly be enough to squash a fly). If you need to beat your child to this degree to get them to "act right", IMO you're just a sadistic SOB looking for a reason.

Sorry, didn't mean to go down this rabbit hole.

[chancellor]

Damnit. What was I thinking trading for this guy?

Proving once again, we're all fantasy sports whores.

[Piney Boy]

Damnit. What was I thinking trading for this guy?

Yup. Gave up a 4th rd pick next year for a player that never played this year and is not keepable.