Vikings RB Adrian Peterson compares Teddy Bridgewater to Tom Brady

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson, who recently said the team can win it all this season, compared QB Teddy Bridgewater's game to Tom Brady.

Peterson feels the 23-year-old Bridgewater is ready to come into his own as a third-year starter while making the comparison to the four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback of the New England Patriots.

"He reminds me of a Tom Brady because Tom Brady is great at those mediocre passes," Peterson said on Friday's Pro Football Talk Live on NBC Sports Radio. "Those short passes and midrange passes and that's exactly what Teddy does as well. He's the type of guy that needs the receiver that runs routes and that's at a specific location that you're practicing.

"So I feel like with the additions that we've made to the offensive line and of course me envisioning what I'll be able to bring to the offense as well I think that's going to make his job a lot easier. With that he'll feel more comfortable and he can really get back there and just play his game. So I'm expecting big things from Teddy this year."

The Vikings reached the playoffs last season for the first time in three years as Peterson returned to the field following his 2014 suspension.

The Vikings will be seeking more from their offense as they try to build on an 11-5 season in 2015.

"His third year in, that's a moment when a young guy really just comes to himself," Peterson said of Bridgewater. "I feel like these past two years have been good. His first year I felt like was an awesome opportunity with me not being back there to really kind of have a load on his shoulders. Then last year we went through those first couple of weeks just kind of balancing things out with me being back there.

"I feel like this year with how I feel the offensive line will perform that's just going to make him an even better player. Just having more time to sit back there in the pocket and deliver the ball."

Improving the offensive line, which allowed 83 sacks of Bridgewater in his first two seasons, was one of head coach Mike Zimmer's top priorities this offseason.

The Vikings added offensive guard Alex Boone and offensive tackle Andre Smith during the offseason.