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 Dante84:
At this point the Cards should wait until week 6 to see if the market has opened up more due to injuries or teams who are in the hunt. Why sell low?
Teams might not need him especially after being suspended. Gotta try to get something for him right? It’s a gamble both ways. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dante84:
At this point the Cards should wait until week 6 to see if the market has opened up more due to injuries or teams who are in the hunt. Why sell low?
Doesn't make sense for them to trade him if the draft pick is anything lower than a third. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Eleazar:
I think from Arizona's perspective if they trade him after the season, they would be getting picks in the same draft, the 2020 draft, that they would be getting if they traded him now. So there's no real advantage to hurrying up to trade him now at a discount, is there? unless they are worried about paying his salary.
If what you say is the case, then he's pretty much stuck in Arizona. [Reply]
Since our linebacking corps looks like it could be improving much more than we initially thought, it's possible that we may not have to go all out to grab a high-profile and over the hill prospect like Patrick Peterson.
What's the word on Trae Waynes and the other guy from Minnesota?
Whatever the case, we better start looking elsewhere because this Patrick Peterson thing ain't going to happen. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate:
Since our linebacking corps looks like it could be improving much more than we initially thought, it's possible that we may not have to go all out to grab a high-profile and over the hill prospect like Patrick Peterson.
What's the word on Trae Waynes and the other guy from Minnesota?
Whatever the case, we better start looking elsewhere because this Patrick Peterson thing ain't going to happen.
Over the hill prospect. Do you ever research anything? Wayne’s is 26, the other guy from Minnesota is Xavier Rhodes who is 28. Guess how old the “over the hill” Patrick Peterson is? 28.
Originally Posted by Mav:
Over the hill prospect. Do you ever research anything? Wayne’s is 26, the other guy from Minnesota is Xavier Rhodes who is 28. Guess how old the “over the hill” Patrick Peterson is? 28.
