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@RS Express said:

@purplefaithful said:

Not to get too far down the rabbit hole, I remember how much trouble Peterson had at it. Such a big, tough dude who just couldn't pass block for shit. Was always a head-scratcher. 

I believe you mean, "how much Peterson never gave a crap about learning to block".  

Yup.  His running ability was all natural talent.  Figuring out a protection scheme and working at something he wasn't good at wasn't important to him.

I remember an interview with him and Jim Brown where they were bitching about coaches trying to coach them.  Partly I get it, they had such incredible natural talent and you don't mess with what works.  But you can actually learn and try to get better at other parts of the game.