adrian peterson is going to go up. imagine what adrian peterson can do. if you were thinking michael turner, forget about it, adrian peterson is number one, but bernard berry is probably the winner. he already led the nfl in yards per catch at over 20 per catch, that's pretty good considering the quarterback they had. we're projecting him at well over a thousand yards, and i think he's going to do better than that. two years ago jennings emerged and caught double digit touchdowns. he is a big sleeper for the middle round, and favre, don't think he's not in my top 20. i think he's in the 15 to 18 range. last year his mess happened when his arm got hurt, he's healthy now. >> "the blitz" preseason countdown special comes your way thursday, september 10th at 10:00 a.m., we'll go team by team, division by division up until kickoff between the season opener between the titans and steelers. >> zack greinke has one win in his last eight starts. carlos quinton, well, he doesn't care. feasting on this meat ball by greinke. bottom seven, alex rios. every single one

adrian peterson. let's get a word from andrea. >> andrea: well, obviously, you guys talking about brand ob brandon marshall but what happens when he comes back to the team on september 6th? kyle orton and champ bailey told me he has a long way to go to earn his teammates' trust and win back the locker room. bailey said he will have to see how he is going to do out there on the field and he'll know right away if he is not giving his all and if he is not, it would be, quote, a big problem. i asked champ point blank do you think brandon marshall plays with this team this year? he said, i don't know. 50/50. the bottom line for him is there is no way he has any leverage. >> al: that is to be determined on every level as over the middle, the tight end picked up from detroit, making the catch. 2:50 to play, first and ten at the denver 33 yard line. >> cris: big man running down the field. you can see the man coverage underneath as they chase the guy in the flat and gaines just finds a little hole in the zone

number one, forget about it, adrian peterson is number one, the big leader is bernard berrian, he ledyards per catch at 20 yards per catch, good considering the quarterbacks he's had, we're projecting him at well over 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns and i think he's going to do better than that, i remember a few years ago greg jennings emerged as a big guy in brett favre's final year at green bay, i think bernard berrian could do that and he's not going in the top 20 in wide receivers now. he should be. he's a big sleeper for the middle round. favre, by the way, don't think he's not in my top 20, i think he's in the 15-18 range, last year his mess happened when his arm got hurt. he's healthy now. i'm eric karabell. check out our free draft kit at espn.com. >> next on espnews. the top of the american league wild card is air tight between the red sox, rangers and rays. who was able to get a little more breathing room on wednesday night. also ahead, pitcher and future hall of famer john smoltz has a new home in st. louis. why that means he may have a new role as well with the cardinals.

adrian peterson tried to put on some weight to be even stronger. how has he looked in camp so far? >> i did shake hands with adrian. i can verify, there is nothing wrong with his strength. he will crush your hand. he looks great. he's excited. he and chester taylor, they're very excited to have percy harvin, the rookie, in camp. they believe those eight-man fronts and sometimes nine-man fronts they were seeing on offense will disappear with having fast guy like percy harvin running around the formation and what have you. so adrian peterson told me he's got two goals, win a super bowl and win an m.v.p. he thinks he can get them both. he should be fun and definitely see what they'll be able to pull all. defensively, that's going to have to get straight as well. vikings rely heavily on their big pair of defensive tackles, pat and kevin williams. both players have suspension looming over their heads after testing positive for banned substance. what's the latest on their status? >> well, the state court said we'll wait until the federal court makes a ruling. the federal appeals court mak

stat oil, the norwegian mad vikings of oil producer/adrian peterson. and yesterday, i have ako, a coke bottler and beverage distributor in chile, argentina and brazil. i think you should keep about 20% in foreign stock with juicy yields. just make sure you have international diversification. this is more like legion yars disease. what if you have a foreign dividend payer, something you can still catch the currency gains from a weaker dollar and still have exposure to a more stable foreign market, but one that gives you exposure to america. that's iesibfi. the ka nad yanl garrickage company with an apt symbol, b.i.n. that's why they call it the loony. this is why they call it the loony. the last season of "the sopranos" has some great insight. i've recommended other garbage talks in the past, because we have a limitless capacity to create waste, wmi, which you know we like, republic services, those are great american companies. i want you to consider b.i.n., a canadian way, the takeover of the units by the great white north. it's the second biggest wast

stat oil, the norwegian mad vikings of oil producer/adrian peterson. and yesterday, i have ako, a coke bottler and beverage distributor in chile, argentina and brazil. i think you should keep about 20% of your portfolio in foreign stock with juicy yields. it doesn't have to be these stocks. just make sure you have international diversification. this is more like legioniere disease. what if you have a foreign dividend payer, something you can still catch the currency gains from a weaker dollar and you still have exposure to a more stable foreign market, but one that gives you exposure to america. that's iesibfi. the canadian garbage company, with ibmible, b.i.n. they've gotten me some really big -- this is why they call it the loony. no matter where you are, garbage is a stable business. the last season of "the sopranos" has some great insight. i've recommended other garbage stalks in the past. none of them trashy. because we have a limitless capacity to create waste in this country. and somebody has to get raid of it. waste management, wmi, which you k

. >> i was going to give you an adrian peterson boo-yah to finish the oklahoma loop. >> caller: will c-span recover to the 20s or am i doomed? >> you are doomed. i would rather -- look, here's one. i would rather watch c-span than own c-span. and i'm speaking about the network versus the ships. no, man, i'm going to sentence you to watching c-span before you pull the trigger on c-span. stay awake. >>> here's one, kyle. in florida, kyle. >> caller: how are you doing, mr. cramer? a big south florida boo-yah! >> south florida just rocks. what's up? >> caller: my stock, alcoa. i believe that an increased demand for cars will push prices of aluminum and steel over the next year higher, but if the dollar bottoms out near these levels, should i reconsider my long-term position of alcoa and u.s. steel? >> i think alcoa is literally dead money. i don't care for it. u.s. steel can make a comeback, but why should we buy second best of breed when we can buy nucorp. he's dynamite. let's go to tom in wyoming. tom. >> caller: hello there, jim. >> yeah, tom. i'm all focused. what's up? >> caller: i'

. >> still to come, adrian peterson is the top fantasy player.ings players. >> also, greg paulus will be under center for the orange, under center for the orange, what he said hiswassup man. keys. keys. stacy, keys. girl. um. billy. hi, boy. saddle. hermes wassup, little buddy, wing-tipped sandals. let's go. nobody flying tonight. hold it there big guy. yeah the warp drive hand it over your culture is primitive, yet so funky. (announcer) there are captains in every crew. calling all captains drink responsibly. have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. the o's. the rays are four cards behind wildcard leading upton. loses one. his eighth of the season. had nine homers all of last season. he's a double short of the cycle as the o's end up losing to the rays, 5-4. gabe gross hit a two-run shot in the fourth. his first homer in 19 games. >> from a fantasy perspective, vikes, kindof the interesting. peterso

i think he feels he has everything in place as john elway did, a terrell davis, adrian peterson, he has a stronger defense than they even had in denver. i think he's feeling really comfortable about putting himself in a position to go out there and be the leader of this team. >> so they don't make the super bowl, hypothetically. we could talk so many scenarios, but if they goes past the first round, lose in the second round, do you see maybe him come... brett favre doesn't even know what he's going to do tomorrow. >> right, right, right. >> brett favre coming back for 2010. >> that's a condition called favre-ites. you can't say what you're going to feel now because you don't have any understanding or foreshadowing what you're going to say tomorrow. he's all over the place. we know that about brett favre. the situation is, if they come out and they do exactly the same or worse, i think he comes back another year. if they do a little better, i think he contemplates it but still comes back. they do great and surpass all expectation, go to the super bowl and win the super bowl, that's it fo

with adrian peterson, chester taylor and their tight end that nobody talks about. so i don't sense a lot of stress because brett favre is not here. i really don't. >> this is a team, as you mentioned, they accomplished post-season last season without brett favre. they should certainly be able to do it, especially now that they've added some nice athletic talent in percy harvin. let's switch a little bit, leaving minnesota. let's talk a little bit about the news with eli manning getting that big contract extension today, agreeing to it with the giants. 97.5 million. what does that mean for eli and the giants? >> well, listen, he had a year left on his original contract. you know, once he won that super bowl, he secured his spot with the giants. with one year left on his contract, his agent went to work. they've been working on this contract for a while. they came up with a good number. obviously he's going to get paid a lot of money. his brother peyton is getting paid a lot of money. i can safely report that the bank of manning is accepting no federal bailout money.