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.
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate:
Where there's smoke there's fire.
The Seige of PP has begun
Does Chiefsplanet have the strength, will, and fortitude to see it through? No instant gratty on this one; only those CP warriors with the will of a thousand Shaolin monks will successfully deliver the prize to 1 Arrowhead Drive.
The enemy of the desert are weak but extremely arrogant, and their fortifications against the armies of the plains well dug-in and stocked.
This battle of wills, the battle to control the destiny of the PP, could determine the very survival and eternal destiny of the army of the plains.
May God be with us, Amen.
There is no smoke buddy from anyone with real inside information. [Reply]
Seth Kysor is right. The Chiefs/AZ/Peterson are natural fits to make this happen. We have a 2 year window. PP has 2 more prime years. No one is going to convince me that picking a corner in next years draft in the 30's slots is going to help us more than PP.
We haven't been to a Super Bowl since the Nixon era for crissakes. Rumors are a 1st and 3rd. Thats a bridge too far. The Cardinals will come to their senses and take the 1st. They get help to rebuild. PP gets another chance at a Super Bowl. We finally get over the hump and Mahomes leads us to the promised land. It's such an obvious fit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Showtime:
There is no smoke buddy from anyone with real inside information.
where there's smoke is that Patrick Peterson wants out, and Arizona has to move him. And there are many legit reasons why kc would be very high on his list. So that's the good news. I'll steer clear on the Chiefs gossip on this front until we see something more concrete. But I just can't imagine he isn't traded somewhere,and soon. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Seth Kysor is right. The Chiefs/AZ/Peterson are natural fits to make this happen. We have a 2 year window. PP has 2 more prime years. No one is going to convince me that picking a corner in next years draft in the 30's slots is going to help us more than PP.
We haven't been to a Super Bowl since the Nixon era for crissakes. Rumors are a 1st and 3rd. Thats a bridge too far. The Cardinals will come to their senses and take the 1st. They get help to rebuild. PP gets another chance at a Super Bowl. We finally get over the hump and Mahomes leads us to the promised land. It's such an obvious fit.
Nixon era? Pfffttt!! More like Lyndon Johnson era. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Seth Kysor is right. The Chiefs/AZ/Peterson are natural fits to make this happen. We have a 2 year window. PP has 2 more prime years. No one is going to convince me that picking a corner in next years draft in the 30's slots is going to help us more than PP.
We haven't been to a Super Bowl since the Nixon era for crissakes. Rumors are a 1st and 3rd. Thats a bridge too far. The Cardinals will come to their senses and take the 1st. They get help to rebuild. PP gets another chance at a Super Bowl. We finally get over the hump and Mahomes leads us to the promised land. It's such an obvious fit.
How about packaging that first round pick with another pick to move up in next year's draft? We could get an elite young corner, cost-controlled who could help us out for more than just a couple of years.
We have enough of a defense right now to get the job done. All they have to do is keep us out of shootouts and Mahomes will take care of the rest. [Reply]