As you saw on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Jason Peters back on a 1 year deal. Heading into his 17th NFL season, Peters will play guard for the first time, or at least thats where the group has actually listed him. More specifically, hell complete at RG to change Brandon Brooks, who is done for the season with a torn Achilles.
The money
Peters offer was commonly reported as having $3 million in warranties, and deserves as much as $6 million. The particulars will ultimately come out, but on the surface area it appears to be an affordable deal for Howie Roseman and the Eagles front workplace.
Depth
Yes, Peters is filling into a beginning function, and hell likely be an upgrade over former presumptive starting RG preferred Matt Pryor, however he also helps in terms of overall OL depth. Prior to the Peters signing, the Eagles OL depth chart looked something like this:
Jordan Mailata.
Jack Driscoll.
Nate Herbig.
Jack Driscoll.
Jack Driscoll.
Andre Dillard.
Isaac Seumalo.
Jason Kelce.
Matt Pryor.
Lane Johnson.
Jason Peters.
Lane Johnson.
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Andre Dillard.
Isaac Seumalo.
Jason Kelce.
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Jack Driscoll.
Nate Herbig.
With Peters back, it now looks more like this:.
LT.
LG.
C.
RG.
RT.
– Upgrade at RG: As noted above, Peters will likely be an upgrade over Pryor as the starting RG. Like, if Lane Johnson got injured, for example … If youre Doug Pederson or Jeff Stoutland, would you feel more comfy with Jason Peters at RT and Matt Pryor at RG, or, say, Peters at RG and either Pryor, Jordan Mailata, or rookie Jack Driscoll at RT? Can, you understand, Peters in fact play RG?
As noted above, Peters is a danger to Dillards starting role at LT, but Peters has also kindly mentored young gamers throughout his career, consisting of Dillard. Peters can continue to take Dillard under his wing, while his simple presence must also keep Dillard motivated not to lose his job.
Prince Tega Wanogho.
Sua Opeta.
Luke Juriga.
Julian Good-Jones.
Jordan Mailata
Prince Tega Wanogho
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Keegan Render
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Matt Pryor.
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Keegan Render
Jason Peters.
Jordan Mailata.
Sua Opeta.
Luke Juriga.
Julian Good-Jones.
Jordan Mailata.
What are the distinctions? There are both apparent and subtle differences.
– Upgrade at RG: As noted above, Peters will likely be an upgrade over Pryor as the beginning RG. Previously this offseason, we took a comprehensive look at the 3 games Pryor played in throughout the 2019 season. The conclusion I drew from that exercise was that Pryor is best fit as a backup, and perhaps only at guard. His size and power are nice, however if he were to need to begin several video games, opposing protective coordinators would want to put him in circumstances where he was forced to attempt to manage speed and speed. Theres less worry about that with Peters in place, even if hes transferring to a new position.
– Andre Dillard bust insurance coverage: Through the totality of this offseason, there was speculation that Peters might be back, though it was in the context of coming back to start at LT in location of Dillard, not at RG. Theres truly no chance to sugarcoat it– Dillard was bad as a rookie. This offseason, Dillard has bulked up a bit, which ought to help with his problems anchoring versus power in 2019. If he can be a considerably better gamer in 2020, to be figured out.
Matt Pryor.
Jack Driscoll.
Having Peters in location permits the Eagles to turn over the beginning reins to Dillard at LT, while also covering themselves in case Dillard just isnt doing the job in Year 2. They can sort of have their cake and eat it too.
If Dillard plays well, great! If he falters and has to be benched, its better to learn about his makeup now, so that LT can be a focus for the team next offseason, but at least theyre covered in the short-term.
– Better depth at LT (and maybe RT?) : Even if Dillard is an acceptable beginning LT, Peters is great to have as LT depth, and perhaps even at RT also? Is that a stretch? Like, if Lane Johnson got hurt, for instance … If youre Doug Pederson or Jeff Stoutland, would you feel more comfy with Jason Peters at RT and Matt Pryor at RG, or, say, Peters at RG and either Pryor, Jordan Mailata, or rookie Jack Driscoll at RT? Peters being on the roster gives the team more options.
– Less of a load on Driscoll: As we kept in mind last week, because of the COVID-shortened offseason, the Eagles arent likely to try to cross-train their rookies, and will instead allow them to focus in on one position at first.
The one exception was most likely to be Driscoll, out of requirement. Prior to Peters arrival, the Eagles might have felt that they needed to get Driscoll all set to dip into three different positions– LG, RG, and RT, while likewise maybe giving him a chance to take on Pryor for the starting RG job..
Now, Driscoll can forget RG, and the Eagles can have him sharpen in on RT, or a combination of RT and LG. The bet here is that theyll enable him to focus on RT
. Can, you understand, Peters actually play RG?
Your guess is as great as mine, though the transition from tackle to guard isnt an incredibly overwhelming job. Older offending linemen commonly make that transition, and Peters is such a clever gamer, and a physical freak of nature that theres little reason to question his ability to change. He isnt just moving from deal with to secure– Hes also changing from the left side to the best side, which includes an additional level of trouble..
Yes, Peters is actually old, however hes been really old for like five years now, lol. The bet here is that he will figure it out between now and the start of the regular season.
Veteran mentor.
And after that, of course, keeping Peters in the locker space is always a terrific thing. As noted above, Peters is a risk to Dillards beginning role at LT, however Peters has actually also kindly mentored young gamers throughout his career, consisting of Dillard. Peters can continue to take Dillard under his wing, while his simple presence should also keep Dillard encouraged not to lose his task.
Itll be enjoyable.
The concept of Kelce, Peters, and Johnson, three gamers who will all be Eagles legends when their playing professions are over, all playing on the ideal side of the line together, just looks like itll be fun. I indicate, right?.
In general, its difficult to discover any issues at all with Peters go back to the group. It all feels extremely positive.
LT.
LG.
C.
RG.
RT.
