Getting to know Jason Peters

by JasonB on Apr 17, 2009 4:06 PM EDT

The Eagles have reportedly pulled off arguably the second largest deal of the offseason by trading multiple picks for Bill's LT Jason Peters. However, having played for Buffalo in the AFC most of us Eagles fans haven't seen much of Peters and don't know a whole lot about him.

So let's meet our new 6-4 340lb LT.

Peters entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie free tight end in 2006. He ended up getting cut and added to the Bills practice squad. He was added to the main roster later that year and played special teams and acted as a blocking TE.

The following year, Peters won the starting right tackle job for the Bills and his impressive play earned him a new 5 year contract. The next year, Peters was shifted to LT midway through the season and earned his first pro bowl berth. He was also named to the NFL All Pro team.

The following offseason Peters wanted a new contract that he felt was more inline with his newfound all pro LT status. He ended up skipping most of the Bills' offseason program and struggled at times last year. His pass blocking specifically suffered as gave up 11 sacks and battled injuries. That said, he was dominant at times in the run game and earned his second straight pro bowl berth.

The general feeling with Peters' performance last year was that his unhappiness with his contract and the fact that he didn't show up for camp really affected his play. Most league analysts think that if Peters gets a new deal and is in camp, he should be every bit the dominant all pro tackle he was in 2007. While the holdout certainly doesn't speak well to his character, no one can accuse the guy of being lazy and he's never gotten into any type of trouble. He turned himself from an undrafted TE in a two time pro bowl left tackle. He certainly did deserve a raise, but you can't like the way he went about trying to get it. That said, it seems like when he gets his new deal he'll be happy and we should have a pretty damn good player.

The prospect of an Andrews, Andrews, Jackson, Herremans, Peters line is something that should make Eagles fans giddy.

Check out Peters player page for lots of articles about teams that thought the Eagles would be trading with them.

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Matt Mosely's comments

Eagles fans have been waiting all offseason to see what their team would do with a surplus of cap room and draft picks. And on Friday, Andy Reid and Co. answered the bell by agreeing in principle on a trade that would bring Bills left tackle Jason Peters to Philadelphia.
Peters

At first blush, I think the Eagles made a solid deal in giving up the No. 28 overall pick and a fourth-rounder for Peters. I’ll be anxious to see what pick the Bills receive in 2010, but no matter what, it appears the Eagles have solidified the most important position on the offensive line for the next five years or so.

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by JasonB on Apr 17, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions

ESPN update

* Peters is meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles sans agent Eugene Parker, and talks are going extremely well. So well, in fact, that the deal could be announced Friday. The initial expectation was it could take until Sunday.
* The conditional pick for 2010 might be only a sixth-rounder. Probably not what Buffalo Bills fans wanted to hear, but the club’s intention was to get first- and third-round picks for Peters.

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by JasonB on Apr 17, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

ESPN also thinks Peters’ new contract will be around what Jordan Gross just got. He’s going to among the top paid player at his position.

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by JasonB on Apr 17, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions

Adjusted Line Yards.

Football Outsiders Statistics follow something called Adjusted Line Yards which attempts to separate Yards gained by the Offensive line from yards gained by the Running Back.
Buffalo gained 5.79 yards per carry on runs outside of left tackle and 4.33 yards per carry on runs in behind left tackle. That compares with Philadelphia’s 3.54 YPC to left end and 3.2 behind Left Tackle.
This represents an absolutely huge boost to the running game

by cavortingEagle on Apr 17, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

i just came...

by Manoovi on Apr 17, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Red Zone Offense

I would love to see Peters line up next to the “Wall of Andrews” as an eligible TE. This is exactly what BAL did last year in their heavy package then they lined up two full backs in the backfield. Instead of Mcclain and Neal we could line up Kelcko and Weaver.

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by DownHillBradley on Apr 17, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

I sound stupid saying this considering its Andy Reid…but maybe the retooling of the offensive line will give Andy more motivation to establish the ground game next season. you have to think that the inconsistency on the offensive line last year had a lot to do with our inability to run the ball. If our running game can get back to what it was when we had the three headed monster in the backfield It would do as much for our offense as the addition of a big time reciever

by njh3293 on Apr 17, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

With the young/huge line we have now running the ball becomes a viable option

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by DownHillBradley on Apr 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

At first blush, I think the Eagles made a solid deal in giving up the No. 28 overall pick and a fourth-rounder for Peters. I’ll be anxious to see what pick the Bills receive in 2010,

probably will depend on what we get from the Jets,,in the Lito trade?

by SHOEMAN on Apr 17, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

Holy Crap!!

I’ve been traveling and training for work and am stuck in Oklahoma for 3 months so I haven’t been on here hardly at all in the last 2 weeks. This is awesome our line should be able to dominate! If we can’t run the ball now it is time to get rid of Reed!

by pooch900 on Apr 17, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

shhhh!!!!

nobody say ‘run game’ in case fatandy is reading!!! i don’t want this thing jinxed…

by PHIGHTINPHILS on Apr 17, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

does this mean

we wont draft a lineman in the first round this year(finally)?

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by phillyduck23 on Apr 17, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

Now we need to give McNabb a raise to pay for all the Pancakes he’ll be feeding his O-line. These are just estimations:
Sh. Andrews~350lbs
St. Andrews~350lbs
Jackson~320lbs
Herrmans~330lbs
Peters~340lbs

Thats almost a Ton of man playing O-line. We should be able to run the ball… I am actually pretty excited about this because having Shawn inside improves our inside run game tremendously.

by Clyde Simmons on Apr 17, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

holy crap thats a lot of weight for five dudes pancakes ? sounds like they need a horse trough ha ha

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by EAGLE_MAN71 on Apr 18, 2009 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

soooo....

what do we do now? no more boldin right? RB at #21 for sure, right?

by Bleediots on Apr 17, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

no guarantee

but it’s pretty safe to say

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by #1EaglesFan on Apr 18, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Peters

hey, I’m a Bills fan from over at www.buffalorumblings.com, part of SBNation as well. You are getting a great LT in Jason Peters, who was hated buffalo ever since we doled out huge contracts to Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker in 2006. Since then he has bitched and moaned to get a new deal and now he has finally gotten his wish. Peters is a DOMINATE run blocking LT. He will maul defenders 10 yards downfiield and as a former TE, it is a thing of beauty to his athleticism in that dept. He does struggle in the pass game as he plays to upright and not enough bend in his knees, but hopefully with a new contract and a full off-season (he held out all of last year until the night before week 1) he can come into 2009 in shape and ready to play for you guys. As a person, I’ll admit every Bills fan wants Peters to fail miserably as he was a complete d bag in handling his situation in Buffalo….But I’m so friggn glad he’s out of our hair. The compensation was a reduced price as buffalo had to deal him as Dick Jauron needs players that will be on the field in 2009 and not a distraction (we already have T.O. for that).

Good luck with Peters. You’re getting a heck of a football players and with a new contract you should have a franchise LT for years to come

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by MARVelous on Apr 17, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

regarding his pass blocking, I have full confidence that the Eagles offensive line coaches will be able to mold Peters into a good pass blocker. With the exception of Winston Justice, I think theyve done a great job at developing offensive linemen.

by njh3293 on Apr 17, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks, that is my main concern I think he is an exceptional run blocker but pass blocking concerns me and well we pas 99.9% of the time. I keep going back to “Andy knows lineman” and I find solace in that, for now.

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by Whodie126 on Apr 17, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

wow

the thought of Weaver leading Knowshon through a hole created by Peters is chilling. Things are looking bright

knowshon... Knowshon... KNOWSHON!!!!

by anuj on Apr 17, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

This is a done deal

Press conference Sunday at 11AM
Six-year deal

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=17670

by ajay on Apr 17, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions

Andy knows linemen. That 6 year deal says a lot. Let’s hope he just had a case of Randy Mossititus last year. I’m excited about this. If only September were tomorrow.

by BMY on Apr 17, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Woah

Weird, I think the Eagles accepted the current two years on his deal and then extended him for another 4 years/53 mil after that.

That means Peters only counts for ~3.75 mil against our cap this year, if I am correct. That’s nasty. That means we still have like ~30 million in space…what the hell are we going to do with that? Let’s start the (continued) speculation…

by ajay on Apr 17, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions

Oops

And whatever his signing bonus is, which is probably a lot. Anyways, still probably a good amount of space left.

by ajay on Apr 17, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

so we’ve added Shawn’s brother and former teamate … let’s hope this keeps his spirits up.

"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009

by Whodie126 on Apr 17, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Good point

I heard he and Shawn were roommates. Boy, conspiracy theorists could have a field day with this one…the Eagles must really, really, really love Shawn Andrews.

by ajay on Apr 18, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions