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  1. #13
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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Quote Originally Posted by iggyman555 View Post
    is tandon doss the next jerry rice?
    hahahahaha





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Jacoby says Doss can catch a BB with one hand in the dark...just sayin'





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Rice with the ball in space is a defensive nightmare. How many backs in the NFL take a 2-yard outlet pass & convert a 4th-&-29? The problem is how to get him there. Once or twice a game he'll spurt through the line & break a half-dozen defenders' ankles on the way to a 30+-yard gain, but the other 12-15 carries you're looking at 2, 3, maybe 4 or 5 yards.

    Pierce is the kind of runner that is more likely to get you 4-6 yards when there's nothing much there, but he doesn't have the elusiveness--when he hits a cutback seam he'll gain 10-20 yards more often than 30-40.

    (NB the above is just conjecture based on my impressions of their styles in general.YMMV)

    Baseball fans might think of R2 as a Frank Howard or Dave Kingman type: homers in bunches but an average in the low .200s & a lot of Ks. Pierce is more like the .300 hitter who hits fewer home runs but more doubles & rarely gets embarrassed at the plate. You need both types to win ballgames--it's a nice quandary to be in.





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Would be nice! Ravens offense would be a total nightmare for opposing teams. But Flacco's passing stats would suffer and what will the talking heads say then. Still not elite is what they would say.





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    rice has one year left with the ravens...imho.





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Quote Originally Posted by 73doubledown73 View Post
    rice has one year left with the ravens...imho.
    No way. The dead money from cutting him would be crazy.





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Quote Originally Posted by iggyman555 View Post
    is tandon doss the next jerry rice?
    No, he's better than that. He's more like Randy Moss.





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    Quote Originally Posted by alien bird View Post
    No, he's better than that. He's more like Randy Moss.
    Woah.
    “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”

    –Eleanor Roosevelt





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Quote Originally Posted by alien bird View Post
    No, he's better than that. He's more like Randy Moss.





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    I like Pierce but the next AP??? I do see similarities between him and Foster. Either way I love the idea of having both of them for now. Pierce will ensure that Rice is not overused and the end result of that is that Ravens will get maximum value out of the deal they gave him. Its a great problem to have :)
    “A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,”
    -Ray Lewis





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    I see a lot more similarities in style between Pierce and AD as opposed to Foster.

    Foster is a smooth and graceful one cut zone running back.

    AD is a violent, aggressive runner who might make 6 different cuts inside 5 yards.

    Studying our film over this entire year, I noticed a trend. Pierce was primarily running man blocking plays while Rice had the majority of zone blocking plays.

    Pierce is not as good as AD but his style is much more comparable to his.





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    Re: Is Bernard Pierce the next Adrian Peterson?

    Quote Originally Posted by JMUpurkfool View Post
    I see a lot more similarities in style between Pierce and AD as opposed to Foster.

    Foster is a smooth and graceful one cut zone running back.

    AD is a violent, aggressive runner who might make 6 different cuts inside 5 yards.

    Studying our film over this entire year, I noticed a trend. Pierce was primarily running man blocking plays while Rice had the majority of zone blocking plays.

    Pierce is not as good as AD but his style is much more comparable to his.
    I agree with the OP and here that Pierce seems eerilly similar to Peterson. He's built a lil' bigger than Peterson and his decision-making skills (vision?) are superior to Rice. Doesn't appear to be much difference in their 40yd dash times but Pierce appears to have the greater acceleration needed to get outside.





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