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[mussop]

Originally Posted by barrett

The best was a few years back when teams started floating that Adrian Peterson was not "smart enough" to play RB. I remember that combined with the injury concerns it made him one of the most debated prospects ever on the HPF board.

Like BoB said, anything you hear in pre-draft april is best ignored.

Since when did being smart have anything to do with the RB position?

[barrett]

Originally Posted by mussop

Since when did being smart have anything to do with the RB position?

That's why I think it's the dumbest pre-draft rumor I've ever heard.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by mussop

Since when did being smart have anything to do with the RB position?

The only time that would be a concern is when he a RB is asked to pass blcok. I can't think of one rookie RB who doesn't struggle with that. The only real concern with Peterson was injuries.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by papabear

The only time that would be a concern is when he a RB is asked to pass blcok. I can't think of one rookie RB who doesn't struggle with that. The only real concern with Peterson was injuries.

You think pass blocking is an intelligence issue?

Play tells me to go left or right and then I pick up from the inside out. There you have the most complicated and intellectual part of playing RB. A monkey can be taught to go left or right and then choose from inside to out.

Rookies struggle because they don't have to do it in college, not because they aren't smart enough. Being smart and pass blocking are in no way connected.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by barrett

You think pass blocking is an intelligence issue?

Play tells me to go left or right and then I pick up from the inside out. There you have the most complicated and intellectual part of playing RB. A monkey can be taught to go left or right and then choose from inside to out.

Rookies struggle because they don't have to do it in college, not because they aren't smart enough. Being smart and pass blocking are in no way connected.

I never said it was all that difficult mentally, just that relative to the rest of what their asked to do pass blocking requires the most smarts. The reason they struggle is because they aren't asked to do it in college, but they do have to have at least a basic grasp of the blocking scheme in front of them and read the defense a little (and have watched enough film) to know where the blitz is coming from.