NFL Draft Trade Rumor: Detroit Lions Offered 3 Picks To Arizona Cardinals To Get Patrick Peterson
by Jess Root on May 4, 2011 10:25 AM MDT
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PrintDuring the 2011 NFL Draft, there was a great fear (and hope by some) among the fans that the Arizona Cardinals were going to trade out of their first round selection and try to move down in the draft to pick up more picks. When Patrick Peterson was available, I, for one, was hoping this did not happen. It did not, but reports are now coming out that they had an offer on the table from the Detroit Lions, who coveted Peterson to shore up their shoddy secondary. Their offer was not small, either.
Reportedly, the Lions would have given the Cardinals their second and fourth round picks to swap first round picks. The Cardinals would have then drafted with the 13th selection. The Lions ended up with Nick Fairley, also a steal who at one time could have been the number one pick in the whole draft.
Had the Cardinals made that trade, they still would have gotten a very, very promising player, but I am very glad they did not.
Maybe it was because I was not as involved in Cardinals news then as I am now, but Patrick Peterson really gets me excited for the 2011 season. I get the feeling that he will be a bona fide game changer. Neither Antrel Rolle nor Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie got me that fired up after they were drafted. There was a lot of buzz about Tom Knight way back in the day (another corner), but in any case, I do not recall anywhere near the buzz that Peterson is causing.
It turned out to be a good idea, at least for the later picks. Assuming the Cardinals had stuck with their pick of Ryan Wiliiams with the 38th selection, the Lions' pick at number 44 would not have landed a player we figured would have been on their radar. Akeem Ayers, Brooks Reed and Kyle Rudolph all would have been off the board, so they would not have been able to address their needs with one of the players that were likely right there on their draft board.
Now, it's not certain whether Peterson will be the next big thing, or if he will be only something like DRC, or if he will be a Rolle or (gasp) a bust like Knight was in the 90s. But I would not have done that trade. You can't walk away from a top of the draft, potentially game-changing talent like Peterson.
The Cardinals made the right choice.
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Seems like a fair trade
But I’m liking the Peterson pick more everyday. You got it right, Jess, PP21 is possibly the most sure bet to be a superstar. We would have a lot less of a possibility of those other picks we would have gotten becoming superstars. But…
We could have packaged the two 2nd rounders to get back into the first round…
Hindsight sucks ass, lets live in the present with PP21 roaming the field at UoP in Cardinal red (and black)!
"When life gives you lemons, I say f**k the lemons and bail."
I was a 'yes'
I completely agree that taking one of the closest players to be a sure-thing superstar is hard to pass up, especially with our DC who is a former DB coach. But I do think with our holes in the OL (2-3 players), OLB, and MLB it would have been great to have the extra picks, like you mentioned possibly package them and trade back up to get another 1st round talent. Maybe a OLB or OL.
But what’s done is done. With Peterson in the backfield I’m thinking we’re finally going to see sacks again!
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Like the Peterson pick
Would have been okay with trading, too. I think we would have seen offensive line addressed if we had done this.
It's a tough call, but...
I think they did the right thing. They need playmakers all over the field and Peterson could be special for a long time… But I would have understood if they did the deal.
I'd honestly have taken that trade
A second 2nd round pick would have been huge and you probably could have squeezed a bit more out of them too.
by Steamin' Beamin' on May 4, 2011 3:48 PM MDT reply actions
That must have been tough to turn down.
Amukamara went 19th. Could have still addressed the corner position. Could have taken Quinn or Pouncey (14th and 15th picks). Peterson was rated #1 though. You take the best player in the draft when you have the chance. Another two picks would have been a boon. Could have nabbed some help for the O-line with those picks.
I say no.
I would not have thought Prince Amukumara would have dropped that far. But, he did and that is the guy I wanted. The other guy to trade down for would not go until Miami, so that would have been good too. It may have paid off, becouse the RB would have still been there at 44 and grabbing Ayers at 38 would have been what I wanted and most people on the SB Nation site and the NFL Cards chat line in the War room.
So yes is not so dumb right now, but if he lives up to the hype it’s no way. Peterson was the right call with what we knew then.
considering the deal the falcons got just one pick later
no. even though that was a crazy desperate trade on their part
by cardsfanforlife24 on May 4, 2011 10:26 PM MDT reply actions
Keep in mind
Atlanta had to give up a lot more than Detroit would have because they moved up 21 spots as opposed to only 8 if the lions would have hone to the fifth pick for Peterson.
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