Even though the Vikings are 10-1 and riding high, it’s fair to point out that Adrian Peterson still has major issues hanging onto the football. He fumbled twice in Sunday’s game, and he’s fumbled 15 times since the beginning of last season.Despite answering questions about fumbling for nearly two full seasons (and rest assured, he’ll answer more this week), Peterson, at least up until now, has refused to do anything drastic to cure his fumbling illness. He also tends to be fairly nonchalant about the issue. “Sometimes I think about it and I can be my own biggest enemy,” Peterson said. “How I run, I try to scratch for every yard. I just have to be more aware and now some guy is going to come in when they have me wrapped up and try to punch the ball out. It’s on me." Peterson says he cares more about winning than any individual accolades. But for a guy who has clearly fallen behind Tennessee’s Chris Johnson as the league’s premiere running back (at least for this season), the fumbling certainly won’t help his status.
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