Players get up to face their former teams. It's something we'll talk about in the Weekly all season long. As luck would have it, there's a big example of that coming up in Week 1, when Adrian Peterson and the Saints travel up to Minnesota to face the Vikings.
Peterson doesn't deny that he has revenge on his mind in this matchup. “Of course I want to stick it to them," he told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "I want to stick it to everyone we play. But going back to Minnesota, playing the Vikings? Yeah, I want to stick it to them.”
I have Mark Ingram on a lot of teams. He always seemed to be there for me in the fifth or sixth round as the best running back option left. I think Peterson is a poor fit for the New Orleans offense, and am not sure he can stay healthy. I don't think it will take long for Sean Payton to grudgingly admit things will move more smoothly with Ingram as the main back and Peterson in a lesser role (again, assuming he can stay healthy).
But in Week 1, I'm parking Ingram on the bench. If I had Peterson anywhere, I'd be using him. No doubt in my mind he'll go up to Minnesota and go for 80-plus rushing yards and a touchdown.
--Andy Richardson