3.Cardinals trade Patrick Peterson to the Chiefs
Chiefs get: Patrick Peterson
Cardinals get: 2020 first-round pick
Patrick Peterson won't come out and say it, but it kind of seems like he doesn't want to play for the Cardinals anymore. Just to give you a little refresher on the Peterson situation: The Cardinals corner demanded a trade back in October, only to apologize for making that demand a few months later, but the situation didn't end there, because now, it looks like he wants to be traded again. Peterson has removed the Cardinals name from all of his social media accounts and he's spent the past month taking passive-aggressive shots at the team. If you've ever watched literally any reality show involving a Millennial, those are usually the first two signs that a breakup is coming.
Peterson even posted a photo of some of his former teammates who are no longer with him in Arizona, and that photo had an interesting caption, "My boys told me to watch out for the snakes in the long grass!"
With a new Cardinals coaching staff now in place, it would make since for them to start fresh with players who actually want to be in Arizona. Clearly, Peterson isn't one of those players.
If the Cards start to shop Peterson, every team in the NFL should call them with an offer. Not only is he a three-time All-Pro corner, but he's also under contract for the next two seasons at the very reasonable rates of $11 million (2019) and $12.05 million (2020).
Although Peterson could get dealt anywhere, we're sending him to the Chiefs and that's because Kansas City has been doing everything possible to beef up a defensive unit that couldn't stop anyone while ranking 31st overall in the NFL last season. After watching his defense choke away the AFC title game, Andy Reid is clearly trying to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Not only have the Chiefs already traded for Frank Clark and Emmanuel Ogbah, but they've also signed Tyrann Mathieu, Alex Okafor and Damien Wilson. If the Chiefs were to add Peterson to the mix, the defense would be nearly as scary as their offense. Also, based on Peterson's Instagram picture, it seems Peterson would probably be pretty excited about the chance to reunite with Mathieu.
Deion didn't put the Cowboys over any hump. They went to 3 consecutive NFC championships and won two superbowls before he even got there. And they probably could have won 3 titles in a row if Jerry Jones' ego hadn't run Jimmy Johnson out of town. The only reason they even brought him in was as an injury replacement after the season started, and while he did help them in '95, that was really the last gasp for that particular core of championship players.
He was also unique in a way that Peterson isn't, playing both ways. He didn't do it all the time but he made plays on offense and in the return game at some big moments. He was a special player. [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
Deion didn't put the Cowboys over any hump. They went to 3 consecutive NFC championships and won two superbowls before he even got there. And they probably could have won 3 titles in a row if Jerry Jones' ego hadn't run Jimmy Johnson out of town. The only reason they even brought him in was as an injury replacement after the season started, and while he did help them in '95, that was really the last gasp for that particular core of championship players.
He was also unique in a way that Peterson isn't, playing both ways. He didn't do it all the time but he made plays on offense and in the return game at some big moments. He was a special player.
He DID kind of put the 49ers over the hump in '94; they couldn't seem to beat the Cowboys until he got there... [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
Deion didn't put the Cowboys over any hump. They went to 3 consecutive NFC championships and won two superbowls before he even got there. And they probably could have won 3 titles in a row if Jerry Jones' ego hadn't run Jimmy Johnson out of town. The only reason they even brought him in was as an injury replacement after the season started, and while he did help them in '95, that was really the last gasp for that particular core of championship players.
He was also unique in a way that Peterson isn't, playing both ways. He didn't do it all the time but he made plays on offense and in the return game at some big moments. He was a special player.
Deion is better than Patrick Peterson but Deion on offense doesn't factor into anything. He made a handful of catches. [Reply]