8 Touchdowns!!!

[Stout]

Not at all... Speed isn't the issue one bit. It's all between his ears. Even Keim this morning said that Peterson, physically, has what it takes to be elite. However, he's still "learning" the position and the required techniques. He specifically mentioned his footwork and positioning as issues.

PP no longer gets the 'still learning' excuse. If he doesn't know the footwork and positioning, it is 100 percent on him. A shutdown corner with that shiny contract has ZERO excuses for not having learned his position. NONE.

 

[Chopper0080]

Fans are dumb. This team isn't better with Jerroud Powers starting in place of Patrick Peterson. Peterson is part of the solution, not part of the problem.

This.

Also, I love how a player is supposed to have perfected his craft in his 4th year as a professional player when the rules aren't even the same over those years. The refs essentially took away his size advantage in the offseason, and the thought is that there would not be any drop off or adjustment period.

 

[Stout]

This.

Also, I love how a player is supposed to have perfected his craft in his 4th year as a professional player when the rules aren't even the same over those years. The refs essentially took away his size advantage in the offseason, and the thought is that there would not be any drop off or adjustment period.

Okay, so Peterson can get torched, but nobody can hold him accountable in the least, and it's never going to be his fault? Gotcha. Yes, the rules have changed, but I don't care. If you're paid as a top player in your fourth year, you don't get the 'still working on his game' excuse. That excuse is gone. The rules have made the position harder, true. But don't talk like you're the best, get paid like you're the best, and play for long stretches like you're just a top 20 CB in the league at best. Simple.

Again, if he can't walk the walk, he should NOT be talking the talk. Bringing it ALL on himself. He can admit it after the fact and say he won't do it again, but history doesn't bear that out.

I'm sorry, but you're making excuses. He's paid like the best, but he only sometimes plays like the best. If he stops running his mouth and buckles down more, he'll get more slack. It's a simple equation.

 

[sunsfan88]

Patrick Peterson isn't a top 5 CB in the NFL. People had too high expectations for him. He's like borderline top 10.

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

Patrick Peterson isn't a top 5 CB in the NFL. People had too high expectations for him. He's like borderline top 10.

It could be argued with the rule changes, that top 10 is a stretch.

 

[slanidrac16]

Know what bothered me the most?

Watch the INT by Johnson. You'll see Peterson trotting down the field while Dumpster Dan is busting his ass to make a block about 15 yards ahead of Peterson.

What is that all about?

 

[sunsfan88]

@stevenlourie: Best kept secret in the NFL might be that Patrick Peterson leads all cornerbacks in penalties and touchdowns allowed.

As of right now, Peterson is statistically the worst CB in the entire NFL.

And yet he's paid like the best.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Peterson is the least of the Cards problems. Why do people dislike the teams best players? Is it because they get paid? I remember people not liking Dansby too. Those two are the two best Cardinals defensive players over the past 10-12 years.

 

[kerouac9]

Peterson is the least of the Cards problems. Why do people dislike the teams best players? Is it because they get paid? I remember people not liking Dansby too. Those two are the two best Cardinals defensive players over the past 10-12 years.

Yup.