Jason Peters reported to be traded to Eagles. A look at the offseason in the NFC East: the tough is getting tougher.
by The Triplets on Apr 17, 2009 5:32 PM CDT
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PrintESPN is reporting that a deal that will send Jason Peters from the Buffalo Bills to the Philadelphia Eagles for a first rounder (#28) and fourth rounder in this upcoming NFL draft and a conditional pick in 2010. Also, it appears that Braylon Edwards (most likely) or Anquan Boldin will be wearing a Giants uniform soon. What does this mean for the balance of power in the NFC East, I’m not sure, but it’s going to be the toughest division in football, no doubt about it. What do you guys make of the offseason moves in the NFC East?
Here’s a look at the Free Agent additions and subtractions in the NFC East (I got this information from Fox Sports).
Cowboys-
Additions
LB Keith Brooking (FA, ATL)
QB John Kitna (trade, DET)
DE Igor Olshansky (FA, SD)
S Gerald Sensabaugh (FA, JAX)
LB Matt Stewart (FA, DNP in 2008)
Subtractions
LB Kevin Burnett (FA, SD)
DE Chris Canty (FA, NYG)
CB Anthony Henry (trade, DET)
QB Brad Johnson (cut)
DT Tank Johnson (FA, CIN)
CB Adam "Pacman" Jones (cut)
WR Terrell Owens (cut, BUF)
LB Zach Thomas (FA, KC)
S Roy Williams (cut)
Resigned
DE Stephen Bowen
G Cory Procter
Giants-
Additions
DT Rocky Bernard (FA, SEA)
LB Michael Boley (FA, ATL)
S C.C. Brown (FA, HOU)
DE Chris Canty (FA, DAL)
TE Lee Vickers (FA, DNP in '08)
Subtractions
WR Plaxico Burress (cut)
S James Butler (FA, STL)
RB Reuben Droughns (cut)
S Sammy Knight (cut)
CB Sam Madison (cut)
RB Derrick Ward (FA, TB)
DE Renaldo Wynn (FA, WSH)
Resigned
QB David Carr
CB Kevin Dockery
DT Leger Douzable
RB Brandon Jacobs (franchise)
TE Darcy Johnson
DE Dave Tollefson
Eagles-
Additions
OT Jason Peters (trade, BUF)
OT Stacy Andrews (FA, CIN)
S Rashad Baker (FA, OAK)
RB Eldra Buckley (waivers, SD)
DL Amon Gordon (waivers, TEN)
LB Charleston Hughes (FA, CFL in '08)
S Sean Jones (FA, CLE)
CB Byron Parker (FA, CFL in '08)
FB Leonard Weaver (FA, SEA)
Subtractions
RB Correll Buckhalter (FA, DEN)
S Sean Considine (FA, JAX)
S Brian Dawkins (FA, DEN)
WR Greg Lewis (trade, NE)
CB Lito Sheppard (trade, NYJ)
TE L.J. Smith (FA, BAL)
OT Tra Thomas (FA, JAX)
Resigned
OL Nick Cole
LB Tank Daniels
CB Joselio Hanson
Redskins-
Additions
RB Anthony Aldridge (waivers, DEN)
P Zacrey Atterberry (FA, DNP in '08)
LS Jeremy Cain (FA, DNP in '08)
G Derrick Dockery (cut, BUF)
RB Dominique Dorsey (FA, CFL in '08)
FB Jonathan Evans (FA, DNP in '08)
DB Michael Grant (FA, DNP in '08)
DT Albert Haynesworth (FA, TEN)
P Dirk Johnson (FA, cut by ARZ in '08)
K Dave Raynor (FA, cut by CIN in '08)
OL Isaiah Ross (FA, cut by MIN in '08)
LB Robert Thomas (FA, cut by OAK in '08)
DE Renaldo Wynn (FA, NYG)
Subtractions-
DE Demetric Evans (FA, SF)
P Ryan Plackemeier (waivers, CIN)
LB Matt Sinclair (cut)
CB Shawn Springs (cut, NE)
DE Jason Taylor (cut)
LB Marcus Washington (cut)
Resigned-
LS Ethan Albright
P Ryan Plackemeier (waivers, CIN)
LB Matt Sinclair (cut)
CB Shawn Springs (cut, NE)
DE Jason Taylor (cut)
LB Marcus Washington (cut)
DE Phillip Daniels
S Reed Doughty
LB Alfred Fincher
DT Kedric Golston
WR Marques Hagans
CB DeAngelo Hall
DT Anthony Montgomery
OL Rueben Riley
LB Tyson Smith
K Shaun Suisham
CB Byron Westbrook
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I'm okay with Peters going to Philly
I was more worried about trying to defend against Boldin and DesSean Jackson.
Ware can beat Peters off of the snap.
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This is all Peters will hear in Philly
Cha-Ching, Whoosh, AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Cha-ching for the money he makes
Whoosh for every play against DeMarcus Ware rushing
And well, the last one is self-explanatory, its Donovan McNabb in pain.
Tony Romo off in dat hole, Watch roll and watch him throw, Watch him lead dem cowboys to the super bowl, now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys!
by ProBowlFactory on Apr 18, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
"Whoosh" for every snowball that whizzes by his head.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
Buffalo sucks
How do you trade away a young Pro Bowl LT ?
And don’t trade him to the Iggles. This is payback from the 2 Super Bowls we beat them. Has to be.
Feb. 27 -- Veteran free agency signing period begins. Trading period begins.
April 25-26 -- NFL Draft
T.O., who was despondent, was heard to say...
“that’s my left tackle mannnnnnnnnnnnn!”
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I think its a fair trade
Its not like Peters exactly protected Edwards’ blind side last year.
Well after reading all the negative info on Peters
Maybe Buffalo did us a favor. I feel better.
Feb. 27 -- Veteran free agency signing period begins. Trading period begins.
April 25-26 -- NFL Draft
by APerfectStar on Apr 19, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
depends on reid'splaycalling
Peters is a huge dude and a pretty good run blocker.If they do run the ball more, he could prove to be a worthy pickup for them. How many times have we seen DWare shut down the weakside of the line of scrimmage,specifically against philly? I don’t know if he’ll have as much success with Peters there.
peters is a top 3 LT but they did give up alot
Peters was awesoem in 06-07 …in 2008 he was ave at bestgiving up over 11 sacks..he struggles against pass rushers like ware and osi…Tra thomas was a better pass protecter but peters a much better run blocker and overall a better LT…
Last year
PHI was ranked 22nd in rushing
Their pass / run ratio leans heavily to pass and I don’t see that changing much
For the offense that they use, I don’t really see Peters as a huge upgrade; may cost them a few more sacks
And if McNabb is injured by one of those sacks, they’re history
Exactly.
It would be one thing if the Eagles were a running team but they’re not. Pass blocking is what they need the most because of how Reid runs their offense and Peters wasn’t very good last year.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
If the Eagles
had made a trade for Boldin, I’d be a little more concerned, but a trade for Peters – ehh?……. umm?…….. NO!
Peters strong like bull, but also slow like Hippo
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LOL
Peters also rich like Diddy
Feb. 27 -- Veteran free agency signing period begins. Trading period begins.
April 25-26 -- NFL Draft
by APerfectStar on Apr 18, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
He wasn't good because he finally had pass rushers to deal with like Joey Porter.
Tony Romo off in dat hole, Watch roll and watch him throw, Watch him lead dem cowboys to the super bowl, now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys!
by ProBowlFactory on Apr 18, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Jason Peters at his very best!!!
http://replay-re-cutter.nfl.com/clip.aspx?key=D49BC60CCD187E99&ctx=myclips&type=image
http://replay-re-cutter.nfl.com/clip.aspx?key=D49BC60CCD187E99&ctx=myclips&type=image
http://replay-re-cutter.nfl.com/clip.aspx?key=2ED35568139127EB&ctx=myclips&type=image
The guy has brute strength but his feet are awful and speed rushers abuse him.
I want to thank Andy Reid and Tom Heckert for DeMarcus Ware setting the record for sacks in 2009 with 42 in a season, 26 of them coming against the Eagles.
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nothing changes in Philly, Donovan will still be running for his life!
OOOOH! A Pro Bowl OT Peters is added to the team (relacing a much better Tra Thomas who was lost to the Jags). Peters was sent to the Pro Bowl in the seasons prior to this last one when he was eaten up by Joey Porter (new addition to the Dolphins).
Also he now comes from a division not known for sacks and pass rushing to the most sack happy division in the league, the NFC East. This man will be eaten alive. He also comes from a team that knew how to get to superbowls but lose every one of them (4 straight superbowl losses) which is quite laughable and sounds almost like another team I know (wink, cough, IGGLES!!) I can’t even wish Peters good luck, because he will need much more than that.
Tony Romo off in dat hole, Watch roll and watch him throw, Watch him lead dem cowboys to the super bowl, now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys, Now watch me "yua!" crank dat cowboys!
I
think that this trade helps them out a lot. But the NFC East pass rush is a lot better than the AFC East (even though Porter abused him.) I think Peters should be solid, but he’ll give up a few.
They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
looking at the giants offseason
I think its difficult to see how they’ve improved. They lost butler and plax, gained boley, canty and bernard. The thing is, the moves are just as much provide depth in 2010, when robbins and cofield will be FAs, as for this year – 8 dlineman just can’t realistically see the field with significant playing time.
Interestingly, with dawkins, considine and butler leaving and the giants and eagles only signing C.C> Brown and Sean Jones….the safety play in this division could drastically worsen.
Granted, they both have a ton of picks, and the giants could trade for edwards or boldin which would definitely change my opinion of their offseason.
The draft is huge this year
whichever team fills their holes the best and the quickest has an immediate advantage.
Giants were done the day Spagnuolo left
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This is the most underreported story of the NFC East offseason in my mind
Everyone thinks the giants will just switch coordinators without skipping a beat. Don’t count on it.
Jason Peters is like the RW trade
Just more expensive
I thank God everyday i wasnt born a Eagles fan!!!!!!
contract wise
but we gave up a little more in terms of draft picks
Charter member of the Dutch bandwagon
"ill have to go with another lefty, Derek Holland."
by rchawk12 on May 19, 2008 2:01 PM CDT
IMO
The Eagles should be the early favorite to be in the Super Bowl. Followed closely by the Giants, depending on how their wide receiver situation pans out. I mean, just look at these teams on paper, they are pretty stacked.
Luckily the games aren’t played on paper, and we should have a shot at making the playoffs, if things go our way.
the eagles went 9-6-1 last year
and traded thomas for peters. And lost dawkins and considine. They really don’t have any safety play whatsoever.
The giants went like 2-3 or something without plax and have yet to fill is hole. They lost butler and brought in more dline depth that reinforces their position of strength.
Why exactly are these teams any better than us? The draft will have a lot to do with these teams’ success next year, cause they have some real holes. with dawkins, plax, TO leaving, this division will not be as good as it was last year.
Because
they have better offensive and defensive lines than us. Football games are won in the trenches.
AND BETTER COACHING!!!!!
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
they almost made it last year
they almost make it every year, what’s so far fetched?
by DoomsdayD75 on Apr 20, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
they went 9-6-1 last year
and have been slightly above average the last 4 years. They are not in any better position than us.
they
also destroyed us 44-6 in what was essentially a playoff game. We have no excuses for that.
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