Wotan_the_Wanderer
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I think there is an opportunity here. He's in the middle of a holdout, probably wants Michael Roos type money, which isn't bad for a top-flight left tackle. In my opinion, the Pats should make a move for him.
Peters is in my opinion a top three tackle in the league, is 26 and a far superior athlete than Matt Light. Getting Peters would enable the team to move Light to the right side, upgrading LT by a decent margin and upgrading RT by a large one.
Obviously, the snag is the cost of the trade. There, I am blanked. Maybe someone could offer a solution?
Here's a better idea: how about we just don't post any threads and lurk around an inactive forum? That way, people can stop *****ing and moaning about what types of threads are posted.
Later round draft choice, by the time he finishes this contract he'll be 30 years old. Jonathan Ogden just retired after a few years beyond that.
Towards the speculation about Peters, here is my justification of expendature:
1- I think Matt Light is just not that great of a left tackle. I think he would be a better fit at right.
Peters wasn't drafted in 2004. Ogden retired after 12 years of starting; Peters hasn't been a starter for a full 3 years yet.
The rest of this isn't directed to anyone specifically...
Peters came out in 2004 as a 325 lb. tight end out of Arkansas. He switched from TE in the NFL to OT his first offseason because he realized he could make a lot more money as an OT than as a blocking TE.
I think he's at a point where he's looking to maximize his earning potential, not winning potential, so I think that, even in an open market, the Pats would be hard pressed to win out on this player.
Not to mention he's currently under contract to a division rival.
One reason you might come across is that IIRC Peters was an UDFA or at the most a 7th round pick. If the Pats had any interest they could have had him for nothing and cheaply. So now you are saying they would jump at the chance to give a high draft pick AND pay him the 5 mil a year he wants?
The season as a whole? No, friend I'm talking a career as a whole. For a "pro-bowl" left tackle, he has no feet. With the shifts in the personell scheme across the league, you have to adapt. As with any organization, you cannot sit back after prior success and say "this works and we're going to keep doing it regardless of market flux". The reason this team is so succesful is that they are fluid and maleable. I'm getting off point here. Back to Light.
Watch what happens when he plays explosive rushers with their ears pinned back. Have you seen how deep his bucket step is? How hard he opens his body to the outside? Think that might open an enormous lane in the b gap? Think someone could gameplan this?
Look, I'm not saying that Matt Light is a bad player. I that he is pretty damn good. He's just not as good as most like to think he is. He has outstanding technique, a quarterback who buys time better than anyone and excellent awareness. He's not a high-level athlete and given his sub-par agility would be a much better fit on the right side of the line.
The entire value of potentially acquiring Peters is that it upgrades both positions instantly. Not only that, but it tremendously improves depth. You instantly get the best left side in the NFL, with both players' best days in front of them. You then have good depth at RT and probably a top-5 right tackle. Just because a unit played well doesn't mean it cannot be improved.
Actually I have no problem with these type of speculation threads. Some are quite comical and some are quite insightful.
In this case Buffalo holds all the cards and would want a 1st round draft choice (speculation on my part). So I would speculate a 10,000-1 shot that this happens.
PS, I was wrong about Randy Moss.
BTW, if the people at PFWonline get a giggle out of it, that's fine with me.