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.
Not sure I understand the “I would give up a second, but not a first”.
Our first round pick (with PP) is probably 30-32. Our second round pick is from the 49ers, so it will likely be 33-43 (I could see them being a bottom ten team).
Do those ten spots make that big of a difference to everyone? You can still get value in the second. Hell, look where we got Thornhill. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Not sure I understand the “I would give up a second, but not a first”.
Our first round pick (with PP) is probably 30-32. Our second round pick is from the 49ers, so it will likely be 33-43 (I could see them being a bottom ten team).
Do those ten spots make that big of a difference to everyone? You can still get value in the second. Hell, look where we got Thornhill.
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Not sure I understand the “I would give up a second, but not a first”.
Our first round pick (with PP) is probably 30-32. Our second round pick is from the 49ers, so it will likely be 33-43 (I could see them being a bottom ten team).
Do those ten spots make that big of a difference to everyone? You can still get value in the second. Hell, look where we got Thornhill.
The 49ers are expected to be an average team. That's not 33-43.
A 29-year-old CB is not worth a 1st round pick. It's as simple as that.
I mean how is it supposed to make sense that this team would trade a 25-yeard-old top 10 CB with some attitude problems sure for a future 2nd round pick and a 4th and then give up a 1st round pick for a 29-year-old top 10 CB? That's just not good business. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buckweath:
The 49ers are expected to be an average team. That's not 33-43.
A 29-year-old CB is not worth a 1st round pick. It's as simple as that.
I mean how is it supposed to make sense that this team would trade a 25-yeard-old top 10 CB with some attitude problems sure for a future 2nd round pick and a 4th and then give up a 1st round pick for a 29-year-old top 10 CB? That's just not good business.
The 49ers were one of the media darlings last year and they went 4-12. I don’t buy them as anything more than a bottom third team until they prove that.
The Peters Trade is a sunk cost. It’s in the past and shouldn’t affect any future decisions. There were clearly off the field issues that affected that. Should we have traded him? None of us know for sure. That debate will go on forever.
I’m just saying that I don’t believe our first and second will be all that different. People get way too hung up on the round and don’t pay close enough attention to the actual draft slot. [Reply]