Cardinals' Levi Brown Sick of Hearing About Adrian Peterson

You'd think a second-year offensive lineman who had started all 16 regular-season games and both playoff games for a team that's just one game away from the Super Bowl would be hearing nothing but praise right about now. But for Arizona right tackle Levi Brown, the most common question he gets is some version of, "How much do you think the Cardinals regret drafting you?"

Brown, you see, was selected fifth overall in the 2007 NFL draft. And hardly a day goes by when someone doesn't remind him that the Cardinals could have chosen Adrian Peterson (who was taken seventh by the Vikings) instead.

When reporters started asking Brown about Peterson on Thursday, he told them he'd just as soon talk about Sunday's NFC Championship game against the Eagles, thank you very much.

"If we want to talk about this game against Philadelphia, that's fine," he said. "Otherwise, we're not talking."

Brown isn't the only one sick of the questions. Cardinals offensive line coach Russ Grimm says it's stupid to expect an offensive tackle to have the instant impact that a running back like Peterson can have:

"Few people understand how difficult this position is to learn," Grimm said. "Very few of them can come in and play their rookie year. They're usually not strong enough and they can't pick up the system fast enough or the different looks, the different-type rushers and the open formations. It usually takes a few years."

"Levi's a good player and he's going to turn out to be a great player. I'm certain of it."

I've got to agree with Grimm here. It's not like Brown has been a bust, and second-guessing draft picks two years later is rather tiresome. Maybe if Brown earns a Super Bowl ring, he'll stop hearing so much about Peterson.