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Palmer Fumbleitis QB slides and following the bouncing ball LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityeotText SizePetersons FumblesMany believed heading into this season that Adrian Peterson was the best running back in the NFL Since his breakthrough rookie year Peterson has been pounding defences into submission with his hardcharging running style that has carried the Minnesota Vikings offence up until this season While Peterson possesses all of the necessary tools that are looked for in successful running backs he also possesses the worst of all habits Adrian Peterson fumbles the football In 41 career games Peterson has already fumbled the football 19 times with the Vikings losing 12 of those fumbles Thats far too many for a running back in his third seasonWhile Peterson has the rare combination of a fullbacks size with a sprinters speed his costly turnovers have penalized his football team time and time again Back in 2002 when I played with the New York Giants we had Tiki Barber as our starting tailback Tiki was as complete a running back as you could ask for He could run he could catch passes out of the backfield and he was a willing blocker Like Peterson though Tike was plagued by a fumbling problem It was talked about weekly in the New York papers and I always wondered whether or not it affected the way that Tiki played Was he focusing too much on not fumbling instead of just running to open daylight like he had done his whole life Tikis fumbling problem almost cost us a trip to the playoffs when he fumbled three times in our final game of the regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles a game we had to win in order to make the final wild card playoff spot After that Tiki worked tirelessly on refining his ball carrying and on gaining upper body strength The result was a reduction in fumbles (from 23 in 20012003 to just nine from 20042006) and three Pro Bowl invitations Running back coaches always preach about the three pressure points of the football and how the ball must always be tucked into the body when a runner carries the rock These fundamentals are practiced daily I remember our tight end coach in New York Mike Pope would attach a rope to the end of footballs and make his tight ends run around with them while he would pull the other end of the rope to try and dislodge the ball Crazy stuff! But fumbles lose football games and they can be the ultimate equalizer on the field Because of his propensity to cough up the rock I dont think Adrian Peterson is the best RB in the NFL right now I believe its ...