Adrian Peterson

Last year, Adrian Peterson led the league with 1,760 yards rushing. Peterson entered his third NFL season averaging more than 100 yards per game. Over the last six games, Peterson is averaging just 60 yards a game.

Peterson is well aware of the people who believe he is having a down year. He's been asked about it several times, despite finishing fifth in the league with 1,383 yards rushing. But he is maintaining a positive attitude even as the questions continue.

Some have pointed to his weight. Last season, he averaged 4.8 yards per carry weighing, he said, 208 pounds. This season, the 6-foot-1 Pro Bowl running back, playing at 218 pounds, has averaged 4.4 yards per carry. Peterson said he has no regrets about adding 10 pounds. "The extra weight has helped make me stronger in the upper body." Peterson claims that he is as quick and fast as ever and that he intends to keep his weight at 218 for next season.

The Vikings did finish second in the league in scoring with 470 points, second only to the New Orleans Saints who scores 510 points, so as far as I'm concerned the entire "Peterson didn't rush for 2,000 yards" thing is bull dinky.

The bottom line is, when Adrian Peterson is not fumbling the ball, he is one of the top running backs in the NFL. You'll see his best on Sunday.

Reggie Bush

Reggie Bush has had a hard time staying on the field as a pro, and when he has been on the field, he hasn't been 100%.

Two knee injuries wrecked the second half of his 2008 season and a microfracture procedure on his left knee hampered him this year. But Sean Peyton used Bush sparingly during the regular season setting the table for a healthy Reggie Bush to unleash his potential in this year's NFL Playoffs. Last weekend against the Cardinals in the NFC Divisional round, Bush showed what he could do.

Bush set the tone for the Saints' physical style of play on their first series when he plowed into Cardinals' Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to finish a 7-yard run, then went on to pile up 217 all-purpose yards to help his team advance to the NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Included in Bush's big day was an electrifying 46-yard touchdown run that gave the Saints a 21-7 lead late in the first quarter and an 83-yard punt return that turned out to be the final score of the night in the third quarter.

Reggie Bush is healthy now, this is not something we've seen in quite a while. It should be fun to watch. - Michael Gross

Michael, in conjunction with a prominent sports agency runs a strength, conditioning and agility program that many agents send their "to-be-drafted" athletes, prior to being drafted. Many pro athletes have also used the facilities for rehabilitation after injury. Over 120 professional athletes including current MLB and NFL ball players have attended his institution during the past 4 years.

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