Peter King: Chiefs called all 31 teams about Peters, 28 passed or offered little

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Since everything negative on the Chiefs side seems to get its own thread...

The Chiefs called all 31 other teams about Marcus Peters. 28 took a hard pass or offered nothing of value. @SI_PeterKing on why Kansas City moved on from its star cornerback: https://t.co/EAVdfM504G pic.twitter.com/ppLh2tJQlg

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 27, 2018

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For the Chiefs, Marcus Peters Wasn’t Worth the Trouble—and Only Three Other Teams Had Any Interest

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Peter King
February 27th, 2018

Day by day, we learn more about the Chiefs-Rams trade that netted Los Angeles a 25-year-old star cornerback, Marcus Peters. On Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the terms of the deal: Kansas City dealt Peters to Los Angeles for a fourth-round pick this year (the 124th overall pick) and a second-round pick next year.

The compensation, even for a problem player like Peters, seemed light to me. The Rams won 11 games in 2017, and if they win a similar number next year, they’d likely have a second-round pick in the low 50s. So, let’s say Peters was acquired for the 124th pick in 2018 and 58th pick in 2019.

Seems like the Rams got a heck of a deal for a 25-year-old turnover-creating machine who’s been named to two Pro Bowls in his three seasons and was All-Pro in 2016.

Now I’ll tell you a few reasons why the compensation was as light as it was:

• I’m told the Chiefs called all 31 other teams in the league this month on Peters, looking for a trade partner, and 28 teams either said they were not interested or did not make an offer of any value. For a player with the playing history of Peters at a vital and hard-to-fill position, that’s amazing. One team made an offer of a mid-round pick, laughable for a player of Peters’ age and stature. (My guess is that was Cleveland or Indianapolis.) Two were in it until the end—the Rams and 49ers. And the Rams’ offer of second- and fourth-round picks was evidently better than San Francisco’s.

• The fact that a GM who knew Peters very well—Indianapolis’ Chris Ballard—did not pursue Peters hard for the Colts this month was viewed as telling by several other teams in the league. Ballard was the Chiefs’ director of player personnel in 2015, and visited Peters and his parents that spring at their Oakland home, before the draft. He was in favor of the Chiefs picking Peters, which they did in the first round of the 2015 draft, 18th overall. Clearly, Ballard would have a pipeline to the inner feelings of the Chiefs, and when he didn’t engage the Chiefs seriously, one source close to the deal said it was a telling sign. However, there is one counterpoint to this: Because the Colts are in full rebuilding mode, they’re not a great fit right now for a very good player who could be a handful, and who could leave in free agency in two years.

• Those around the Chiefs saw there was life after Marcus. The team played one of its best defensive games of the season last year without Peters. He got suspended for a game by the Chiefs for freaking out on the field in a Week 13 loss at the Jets, throwing a penalty flag into the stands and stalking off the field while the game was in play though he had not been ejected. The next week, without Peters, Kansas City held Oakland to 104 total yards and no points through 48 minutes, building up a 26-0 lead. The Chiefs won the game, 26-15.

• The fact that the Chiefs were calling every team in the league about Peters let teams know that Kansas City coach Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach were desperate to dump him.

• Peters’ behavior had become erratic, apparently, capped by the Week 13 meltdown in the Meadowlands. The Chiefs decided they couldn’t trust his behavior anymore and, despite his playmaking ability, felt whatever they could fetch for him in trade would be better than Peters returning in 2018.

• His protests during the national anthem didn’t help—at various points he raised his fist, sat on the bench and stayed in the locker room—but weren’t the driving force behind a trade.

• Peters loves football. He practiced hard in Kansas City. But his tendency to lose it was a divisive part of his résumé too, and a big reason why the Chiefs dumped him.

So, did the Rams make a bad trade?

I don’t think so. The Rams have a defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips, who has handled high-maintenance players, and who puts great cover corners like Peters in position to maximize their ability and earning power. Peters is due $10.7 million over the next two years, very reasonable for a player who at his peak is a shutdown cornerback and one of the best in the league. So even if the Rams don’t keep him after 2019, they’ve (theoretically) paid $10.7 million over two years for a cornerback who should be supremely motivated to be great. It’s the only way he’s going to get paid Revis money.

In the end, Peters’ temper and disposition probably cost him a long career in Kansas City. But talent always gets a second chance (and a third, if the talent is as big as Peters’), and the Rams are betting that Sean McVay and Phillips and a more forgiving environment will be a good new start for a very good player.

[Bewbies]

Originally Posted by DaFace

If Veach is stupid enough to send a spam message to all 31 other teams advertising that he's desperate to get rid of Peters, we've got far bigger issues than we'd realized. You gain negotiating power by keeping discussions quiet and not letting the other party know what your situation is.

So take your pick: the Chiefs are telling the truth and are complete idiots when it comes to negotiating trades or the Chiefs are lying to save face about getting a shit return in this deal. It's one or the other.

This also assumes when you want to trade a guy you keep it hush hush and don't tell more than one or two teams about it.

I'm sure when someone is available they call around the league to see who'd be interested in getting the player.

If you're not calling all the teams you're really selling yourself short. Even if they know you're going to dump him they still have to outbid each other. If nobody bids it's not because you lowered value, it's because nobody wants him.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Bewbies

This also assumes when you want to trade a guy you keep it hush hush and don't tell more than one or two teams about it.

I'm sure when someone is available they call around the league to see who'd be interested in getting the player.

If you're not calling all the teams you're really selling yourself short. Even if they know you're going to dump him they still have to outbid each other. If nobody bids it's not because you lowered value, it's because nobody wants him.

Exactly.

It was the only way to start a bidding war.

[redfan]

Well, of course they did(n't).

[Bewbies]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Exactly.

It was the only way to start a bidding war.

I hate losing Peters, but clearly the discussion in here disregards reality in regard to behavior, negotiation and management of people.

[BossPooper]

Peters demanded a trade. Then had his agent spread the news that he wouldn't sign long term anywhere but in California. Clark caved in on all demands because he is a grade A pussy.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Since when is Los Angeles "right next to Oakland"?

No kidding!

[BossPooper]

LA and Oakland are very similar. If you mention Trump around here, you'll get your ass kicked. Not saying it's right, it just is. I can see why minorities would feel uncomfortable outside of California.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by BossPooper

LA and Oakland are very similar. If you mention Trump around here, you'll get your ass kicked. Not saying it's right, it just is. I can see why minorities would feel uncomfortable outside of California.

as a minority i'd feel more comfortable outside of california! lol at least when walking out in about in a city! lol

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Exactly.

It was the only way to start a bidding war.

We wanted this type of war...



...but it ended up being more of a bidding skirmish.

[Bewbies]

Rock throwing would tend to mean there's someone throwing the rock back at you.

[tyreekthefreak]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

People keep saying "off field issues", yet he hasn't been arrested or suspended or investigated for anything.

If the "mother" situation is true...........anybody would have gotten rid of him!

[JoeyChuckles]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

People clamoring that we could have gotten a 3rd round comp pick can't guarantee that it would have happened. If we let Peters walk but sign another comparable FA.....then that comp pick isn't happening. They basically guaranteed themselves a return for Peters.

I don't understand the third round comp pick argument, we got a higher pick than that in compensation. Is it just cause we would have had him one more year and then the third rounder?

And don't comp picks come after the round, or am I mistaken?

[tooge]

Peters is shit. He doesn't tackle. He's a great coverage corner that creates turnovers often by stripping the ball while other guys are actually tackling the runner. He literally gets out ofthe way of contact. How many third downs the past two seasons could the D actually gotten off the field when Peters just moved out of the way. Good riddance you POS

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by JoeyChuckles

I don't understand the third round comp pick argument, we got a higher pick than that in compensation. Is it just cause we would have had him one more year and then the third rounder?

And don't comp picks come after the round, or am I mistaken?

Comp Picks are awarded after each round, beginning with the third round.

The earliest Comp Pick awarded would be #97 overall.

Plus, there's no guarantee that the Chiefs would be awarded a 3rd round comp pick after the 2019 season because they're weighted.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Are we supposed to believe that the Chiefs actually called the Raiders or KC's other divisional foes and offered to trade them a top 3 CB??

I would bet Reid called Gruden, yeah.