His Name Is Not Adrian Peterson. His Name Is Purple Jesus.

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Intraweb links: "Guy's" Style
Published 8/20/2007 by Logan at Log's Blog
... This guy is Purple Jesus. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] ...

Intraweb Links: Guy's Style
Published 8/20/2007 by Daris at Log's Blog
... This guy is Purple Jesus. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] ...

Queue Up The Berman Sound Effects
Published 8/20/2007 by Sarge at First And 10 Inches
Rookie running back Adrian Peterson had a decent evening on limited work this past weekend. Thanks to the boys at KSK, we get to see a few of his carries. The best one by far is the first carry from scrimmage that coupled a Madden-esque spin move with a little bit of shoulder for the defensive back down field. ...

CATS FREAK JOE BUCK OUT
Published 8/20/2007 at With Leather
... As far as highlights from the Jets-Vikes preseason game go, this isn't nearly as good as Adrian Peterson's running clinic, but I'm predisposed to show clips of With Leather archnemesis Joe Buck. ...

FanHouse's Top Five: Merril Hoge Slips
Published 8/20/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... 5) As KSK reminds us, this ...

Monday Bloody Monday: Are YOU Ready For Some Football Athletic Contests?
Published 8/20/2007 by Say Hey at Say Hey: A Bay Area Sports Blog
... Adrian Peterson = Rookie of the Year? [KSK] ...

Adrian Peterson Has Been Crowned With A New Nickname
Published 8/20/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... The brilliant twisted minds of KSK have dubbed Adrian Peterson Purple Jesus. ...

An Ode to Adrian Peterson, Aka Purple Jesus
Published 9/14/2007 by admin at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans
... Adrian Peterson , aka Purple Jesus (thanks, KSK !), came through and saved like a thief in the night last week, much sooner than anyone expected. He might not have twelve apostles, but like Jesus he has 11 (10 offensive teammates and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell) and one Judas (the opponent). He might not be from the actual Holy Land, but he does hail from a place called Palestine (Texas). Besides, he s working on miracling the Vikes back to The Promised Land. The way he bobbled that difficult pass, hauled it in and took it to the house last week (video footage below) he just as well could have been breaking bread or walking on water. We here at The Viking Age would have preferred a Big Ten Jesus, preferably a Golden Gopher, but are still glad he arrived Sooner than later. Praise him this Sunday from your HD sanctuary as he makes believers out of the Detroit Lions. If you liked that p ...

Celebrating Purple Jesus in T-Shirt Form
Published 10/15/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... (Credit to ...

Celebrating Unbridled Fan Anger: FireBillCallahan, Trade A-Rod, Petitions and More
Published 10/16/2007 by Cecilio's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... Fans are amusing. We get way too wrapped up in "our" teams. We scream and shout. Sometimes there are tears of sadness...less frequently tears of joy. We think up brilliant nicknames that should last for eternity. Because we can. We wear ...

Jim Souhan is a Catty Bitch
Published 10/18/2007 by Big Blue Monkey at I Dislike Your Favorite Team
Rookie RB Adrian Peterson has been drawing some attention of late, and with good reason. He ran for over 200 yards against Chicago over the weekend, and when the game was on the line, he received and ran back the kickoff that put the Vikings in position to beat the once mighty Bears. No one, but NO ONE, ran for 200 yards against the Bears last year. And yeah, the Bears defense is faltering and injured, and their offense is missing the bruising 3.8 yards per carry of Thomas Jones, probably much more than they thought they would. But you can buy a T-shirt that proclaims A.P. the Purple Jesus. And yet, Brad Childress refuses to call him his #1 back. Childress is going with very solid contributor Chester Taylor as his #1 back. Chester Taylor, who only ran for over 1,000 yards last year, whilst splitting duty with Mewelde Moore. Some folks see the wisdom in not putting too much on the rookie's ...

Adrian Peterson: Not Overrated
Published 11/6/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... , and having Kim Etheredge take me to the hospital to have the stupid pills pumped from my stomach, I'm now ready to answer the question I asked three weeks ago: No, Adrian Peterson is not overrated. Yes, I now worship Purple Jesus. ...

Visual Crack: Imagine How Good He'll Be After The Resurrection
Published 11/6/2007 by One More Dying Quail at One More Dying Quail
... this season. I couldn't find his actual total points, but I'm pretty sure Purple Jesus is carrying Brady's F*ck Trophy right now. ...

FanHouse: Tue AM 'Alert: Tom Brady Has Not Been Suspended' Edition
Published 11/6/2007 by JCN at John Clifford Ness
... , and having Kim Etheredge take me to the hospital to have the stupid pills pumped from my stomach, I'm now ready to answer the question I asked three weeks ago: No, Adrian Peterson is not overrated. Yes, I now worship Purple Jesus. ...

What To Do About Adrian Peterson
Published 11/7/2007 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company: Front Page Posts
Purple Jesus has two 200 yard rushing games, including the best single game (296) yardage mark in the NFL history, so far this season. His 3rd best game of the season? 112 yards against the Packers in week 4. Since that game, all the Packers opponents have averaged under 4 yards/carry against the solid Packer run defense, but I expect that streak to end on Sunday. What the hell can the Packers do to slow him down? ...

2007's Most Feared NFL Players (So Far)
Published 11/7/2007 by Bleacher Bloggers at Bleacher Bloggers - The Best of the Sports Blogs
... ignore. Lewis is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, but that honor is peanuts compared to the rep earned from two deaths by your hands. Ray Lewis was never charged as a murderer but if players are smart they’ll treat him like one. Michael Vick No NFL athlete is more athletically gifted than Michael Vick, and now that he’s going to prison, Vick is entering the rarified air of feared prison athletes previously occupied by the likes of Mike Tyson. O.J. Simpson On or off the playing field, you don’t mess with The Juice. We’re not legal experts, but all we know is that wherever O.J. is, people get robbed or worse. Take our advice and return all your O.J. paraphernalia now before he comes after you because the U.S. legal system can’t hold this guy down for long. Adrian Peterson An innocent rookie running back may seem out of place on this list of rogues, murderers, and unstoppable killing machines, but Adrian Peterson is no ordinary rookie. You don’t get a nickname like “ ...

Skins Lose: Text Messaging Rates Apply
Published 11/12/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... .) Jamie (2:48 p.m.): Our coaching flat out sucks Jamie (3:03 p.m.): Thank god reid is dumb too (Ed. note: More unnecessary going-for-two business.) Chris (3:05 p.m.): Peterson just blew a knee Jamie (3:06 p.m.): Oh no pj . Chris (3:07 p.m.): He is walking. Might be ok Jamie (3:18 p.m.): That was big. ...

Sports Fans in These Cities May Want to Take a Vacation...for Several Years
Published 12/4/2007 by Cecilio's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... be gone as soon as today. They won't spend the moeny to put this team over the top. It's an unfortunate circumstance, but no less true. The T-Wolves are incredibly young and aren't punching tickets to the Western conference finals any time soon. Crazy to say, but things in the Twin Cities might look even bleaker if not for the Vikings?? Do I believe Tavaris Jackson will lead the Vikes to the promised land? Not so sure. But I know one thing...I believe in Keyser Soze...and I believe in Purple Jesus. ...

Jon Kitna: Equal opportunity offender
Published 12/4/2007 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) <info@bloggingtheboys.com> at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
We’ve been all over the Jon Kitna comments after last year’s game where the QB, who by the way, has never won anything of significance in the NFL and has played on some really bad teams, called out the Cowboys defense. But if you thought that was the end of the story, fear not, because Kitna can even tick-off his own team. After the Lions got destroyed by the Vikings and Purple Jesus, Kitna made a comment about his team that didn’t go over so well with teammates. After the Lions suffered their fourth straight loss, 42-10 ...

Purple Jesus Pursues an Exalted Record
Published 12/4/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... It’s obvious that Adrian Peterson is having one of the best rookie seasons ever. Not so obvious is that, by at least one measure, he’s having the finest season any NFL running back has ever had. It’s his rushing average that I’m on about, and it’s unprecedented. ...

Run with the big dogs?
Published 12/18/2007 by Becky at Giggin' On Ya
... As is my routine, this morning I was getting ready for work with SportsCenter on the tv in the background.  And with the raging case of ADD that I have, my gaze tends to dart back and forth between the tv and the mirror where I am applying my eye makeup.  Really, it's a wonder I haven't taken out an eyeball with an eyeliner pencil yet.  But I digress.  So there I was, gazing upon Purple Jesus, as the Monday Night Football crew interviewed him after last night's game, and he's talking about how he never wants to let up or take it easy and just wants to play ...

2008 Team Capsule: Minnesota Vikings
Published 4/20/2008 by Andy Goldstein at RotoRob
... Purple Jesus! Adrian Peterson lived up to all the hype, for the most part. About the only person who didn’t realize it was Brad Childress. Childress only managed to get Peterson 238 carries to Chester Taylor’s 157. Anyway, Purple Jesus showed quite a nose for the endzone, scoring 12 times on the ground. ...