Adrian Peterson (35) released by Washington

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Eleazar

Can you name any running back that was effective in the NFL after the age of 35?

AP accumulated a combined 2250 yards since turning 33, 1,900 rushing, 350 receiving, and 13 TDs. Behind a bad OL, a rookie QB.

The question really is, how many RBs have been as effective as AP since turning 33?

[Mephistopheles Janx]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

AP accumulated a combined 2250 yards since turning 33, 1,900 rushing, 350 receiving, and 13 TDs. Behind a bad OL, a rookie QB.

The question really is, how many RBs have been as effective as AP since turning 33?

Off the top of my head:

Marcus Allen
John Riggins
Emmitt Smith
Tony Dorsett (kind of?)
Frank Gore

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx

Off the top of my head:

Marcus Allen
John Riggins
Emmitt Smith
Tony Dorsett (kind of?)
Frank Gore

And if you dig into the stats, AP's numbers, total yards, TDs, yards/carry were all better than both Marcus Allen and Emmitt Smith at the same age.

So at 33-35 years old, AP is leading some HOF-level company is what we're saying.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

And if you dig into the stats, AP's numbers, total yards, TDs, yards/carry were all better than both Marcus Allen and Emmitt Smith at the same age.

So at 33-35 years old, AP is leading some HOF-level company is what we're saying.

Yeah, that's the challenge in evaluating these guys. It's a really rarified sample, and if you're a running back who's top 20 in all time yards, it's hard to predict performance. You're by definition special and more or less unique, so every case will be different.