There are several knocks on Adrian Peterson as a football player (there are several other knocks on him as a person but we’ll leave that for another day).
1. He fumbles too much.
2. He doesn’t always run with enough patience.
3. He can’t stay on the field on third down because he’s not a good enough receiver/pass blocker.
These knocks always come up whenever Peterson’s place in history is discussed. The argument goes that Peterson will never be considered a truly great back like Walter Payton because Peterson fumbles too much and is too one-dimensional.