Will Brett Favre help Adrian Peterson?
While we all enjoy the fallout over Artie Lange's show-stealing performance on Joe Buck Live, let's turn our attention back to Lange's opening act: Brett Favre. (I’d love to write 1,000 words on Lange, but I’m almost as ill-suited to do so as Joe Buck is to host a comedy-tinged program.)
I blogged on NBCSports.com last night summarizing the Favre appearance. The short version: he’s all but a Viking now.
Buck's line of questioning about how Favre would enjoy playing with Adrian Peterson got me thinking: Will Favre help Peterson's fantasy value?
In theory, yes. Favre is roughly a league average quarterback at this point, but that's a big upgrade from Tarvaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte from last season. In reality, though, we must examine whether Favre is that much better than Sage Rosenfels. I doubt he is.
Rosenfels, like Favre, can move the chains. There are questions about the consistency of each player's deep ball, and both players will turn the ball over too much.
The main advantage Favre has over Rosenfels, from Peterson's perspective, is that he'll guarantee that Tarvaris Jackson is on the bench. That is no small advantage, and it promises an upgrade at quarterback for Peterson from 2008. And it's pretty exciting to think of what Adrian Peterson could do with any more advantages.
Comments
The presence of Percy Harvin will do more for the fantasy value of AP than will Brett Favre. In a Reggie Bush type role Harvin will spread the defense all over the field, leaving Beastly running lanes for AP.
Posted by: BeastOrBust | June 16, 2009 03:46 PM
Maybe the better question is: Will AP help Favre? The answer is a resounding yes. Favre is great with ball fakes. With the threat of Peterson, when Favre uses play-action receivers will get wide open. Favre should hit on some big plays.
Posted by: Perspective | June 16, 2009 04:07 PM
I agree, Favre's play-action is pretty dirty.
Posted by: vanilla gorilla | June 16, 2009 04:14 PM
Superbowl homeboy!
Posted by: John From MN | June 16, 2009 04:30 PM
The notion that a rookie WR will make more of an impact THIS year than the QB is laughable.
Minnesota will likely get creative to get Harvin touches in the running game, but that will amount to probably 5 touches a game max.
Not game changing by any means.
Posted by: Stephen | June 16, 2009 04:35 PM
Favre's play-action is good but when the guy throws picks like their out of style and holds onto the ball with one hand in traffic, the turnovers will hurt. I'd much rather see Rosenfels in a ball control offense for the Vikes then Favre try and win the game by himself when he has other options.
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Posted by: Ray | June 16, 2009 04:37 PM
You only have to look as far as the Jets last year and how effective the run game was compared to the previous season. Vs Favre you have to respect the deep ball which should allow for AP to see one less player in the box this year. Especially if Favre is able to hit on a few big plays early in the season...
Posted by: TC | June 16, 2009 04:52 PM