Eagles Acquire Jason Peters

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Originally Posted by Paintrain

Well you articulated what I meant to say.. They were in position to do this because of their draft day trade last year to pick up the extra pick. Peters is a pro bowl tackle on the right side of 30. That's a good move for what they gave up. They also signed arguably one of the best tackles on the FA market to play the other side. They got younger, more athletic and stronger at 2 key OL positions. You could make the argument they overpaid but now they are still sitting on a 1st round pick and one less hole to fill.

I think the Eagles had to make this move so good for them. However, there are factors which mitigate against such a positive take on this. One is Stacy Andrews' injury history. Another is the $10 mil. that Peters is seeking - that's a big cap hit. Another is the uncertainty about Peters - will he be the beast version of 2007 or the creaky version of 2008 or somewhere in between?