MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to all of you who submitted questions for this week's Minnesota Vikings mailbag. You can submit them at any point during the week on Twitter, using the hashtag #VikingsMail. After a couple weeks off from the mailbag, we probably had more questions submitted this week than we ever have (for some obvious reasons). We'll devote the first half of this week's mailbag to your Adrian Peterson-related queries, and we'll come back with some other topics tomorrow.

@GoesslingESPN if AP is still on the vikes roster come April 30, can we assume it will stay that way or will the drama continue #VikingsMail

— Ian Parrague (@IParrague) March 24, 2015

@GoesslingESPN: Good morning, everyone. We'll get started here. If the Vikings have any intent to trade Adrian Peterson -- and at this point, I don't think that's in their plans -- they'd want to get it done before the draft. They certainly could consummate a trade after that point, but their incentive to do so is greatest before April 30. That's why I think you're hearing Peterson's agent, Ben Dogra, turn up the volume on Peterson's unhappiness now; effectively, the Peterson camp's best play is to make the situation uncomfortable enough for the Vikings that their hand is forced. I think a trade is much more likely to be triggered by a great offer, though, and unless one of those exists, the Vikings seem to be planning to ride things out. As we discussed earlier this week, the Vikings have enough leverage to wait, and they believe Peterson will eventually come around if his only alternative is not to play. So I'd say it's safe to assume Peterson will be on the roster if he isn't traded by the draft, but that by no means rules out further drama. It seems to follow this team around, doesn't it?

@GoesslingESPN Any chance Dogra(APs Agent) says things AP might not want public? #VikingsMail

— Yinka Ayinde (@Saxyprince) March 24, 2015

@GoesslingESPN: I'd highly doubt that. In fact, I'd say the opposite is probably true. From what I've been told, Dogra is talking more now because it makes more sense for him, not Peterson, to engage in a public battle. Agents can play the role of the pit bull more effectively than players can; they're not the ones who will eventually be seeking goodwill if they wind up with a new team, or trying to project a certain image to sponsors. It's highly likely Dogra is saying much of what Peterson thinks, and he's being paid to represent Peterson's position. But in these situations, agents generally try to create a layer of separation between the player and unpleasantness. Peterson voiced many of his concerns when we talked to him last month; Dogra is saying things more forcefully now.

@GoesslingESPN How much do AP/Dogra & team pay attn to local/national chatter? They have to see AP is getting raked, right? #VikingsMail

— Trevor Campbell (@TCampbell1980) March 24, 2015

@GoesslingESPN: Sure -- Peterson has a Twitter account, and I'd bet he sees plenty of what people are saying to him. I know one of the reasons he was initially leery about coming back here was his concern about how he would be received in Minnesota. But that's why I say Dogra is speaking up now; his best strategy at this point might be to sour the relationship enough that the Vikings decide they have to rid themselves of a problem. It's a move that comes with plenty of flak, and it certainly suggests Peterson is more focused on an exit than he is on how he's perceived in Minnesota. His camp doesn't have many other options right now than to try and force the Vikings' hand, and if they're committed to that strategy, they're committed to weathering everything that comes with it.

@GoesslingESPN Some believe vikes offense with AP back might be really good. Aren't Matt Kalil and no LG still a huge problem? #VikingsMail

— Troy Podoll (@tpodoll1) March 24, 2015

@GoesslingESPN: Possibly. From what I've heard, the Vikings could still dive back into the market for a veteran guard that gets released. The Vikings also still have hopes for Matt Kalil; he improved toward the end of the season, and should be beyond his knee issues in 2015. But think about what Peterson would do for this offense. He'd open up the play action game (where Teddy Bridgewater struggled in 2014). He'd potentially free up Cordarrelle Patterson for more plays out of the backfield; it's no coincidence the jet sweep was only part of the Vikings' game plan in Week 1 when Peterson was still on the field. Peterson's presence in the backfield could also slow opposing pass rushes, conceivably making things easier on the offensive line. And an offense that had Peterson, Jerick McKinnon, Kyle Rudolph, Wallace, Patterson, Charles Johnson and Jarius Wright would be well-stocked enough to keep pace with the prolific offenses around the NFC North. That's why the Vikings want to wait out Peterson -- with him in the backfield next to Bridgewater, and an improving young defense, they might have their most dangerous team since Brett Favre was here. They might have to wade through some unpleasantness to get there, but right now, the payoff looks enticing enough to try it.

We'll wrap it up there for this morning, and we'll come back tomorrow with a round of non-Peterson questions. Enjoy your day, and we'll talk to you tomorrow morning.