Don't Look Now: Adrian Peterson May Be Running on Borrowed Time

It's no secret that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is the best young back in the NFL today.  Having exploded onto the scene with 1,341 rushing yards as a rookie and breaking the single game rushing record with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers, Peterson only improved in 2008, rushing for an astounding 1,760 yards which is the best season by a Viking runner in the franchise's history. However, as widely known as Peterson's dominance is also the fact that the shelf life for an NFL halfback is very short. In fact, it was the minor decline of 30 year-old LaDainian Tomlinson that garnered Peterson the title as the NFL's top runner today in the first place. A comparison to LaDainian Tomlinson is no doubt an honor in a number of ways. But when it's said and done, there are a few names that I'm sure Peterson, along with "LT," would not like to mentioned in the same sentence with when it comes to winning. Those are the names of Hall-of-Fame caliber players Barry Sanders and ... (link)