Marcus Peters goes into stands to check a fan

[Psycho_X]

Peters makes a good zone CB in a defense that wants their CBs to take chances for big plays. In a defense where there is someone better than him he makes a great zone CB cause they can pick their match ups better. What Peters is not is a man, press the line CB. He's soft and does not have either the physical ability or the want to get physical... not sure which.

FINALLY, Wade figured that out before the bye and he's been playing much better. Especially with Talib on the other side. Peters match ups have been great for the most part. What our problem all season has been is that our safeties and CBs seem to not be working together. Some of that is scheme (wade admitted to leaving MP on an island at end of Saints game in press coverage which he had already proven to be bad at), some of that is CBs (MP should have still got a hand on Thomas and not made it so damn easy to run right past him), and some of it is the safeties seemingly not knowing who to pick in coverage (seeing Joyner studder step multiple directions while not committing while a receiver runs straight past him is getting old). Hard to say who is more in the wrong without knowing the assignments but either way it's been embarrassing at times.

Add in atrocious run defense and the defense is just on its heels constantly trying to decide how to commit. Back to Peters though I don't see any reason not to keep him for the 5th year. At worst he is a good zone CB who can be matched up to players well. And hopefully if the defense starts playing together better and we get a little run defense in the offseason he'll start getting those turnovers again too. Past next year though would depend on his expectations and play after it.

 

[Corbin]

Marcus Peters may prove to be more bust than success for the Rams
by Steve Rivera
https://ramblinfan.com/2018/12/25/l...d-extra-secret-playoff-weapon-in-cj-anderson/
What some considered a risky trade during the free agency frenzy of the Los Angeles Rams may have come to fruition, as cornerback Marcus Peters looks to be more bust than success.

The Los Angeles Rams went on a free agency tear this past offseason, and while the jury may still be out on the 2018 NFL season as a whole, one acquisition made via trade that looks to be either a disappointment or a bust is that of cornerback Marcus Peters.

Peters, who the Rams traded a 2019 second round pick for, has been part of a defensive backfield that has failed as equally as they’ve succeeded. While some fans have gone out of their way to defend his sometime poor and lackadaisical play, a lot have said, begrudgingly, that he’s disappointed if not failed.

That’ll better be determined when the offseason eventually rolls around, but for now it’s completely fair to say he hasn’t provided the kind of pass coverage LA fans and certainly the organization has hoped for.

The bottom line is that his over-aggressiveness has too often led to big plays going the over way, especially against the New Orleans Saints when the Rams still had an opportunity late in the game to steal a big one on the road. For his efforts, Peters has allowed a 100.0 passer rating in six of eight games where he was the designated defender in coverage.

He’s clearly trending towards a bet the Rams had wagered and lost on.

Even with three interceptions, Peters and the Los Angeles defense has been burned with great regularity. With fellow cornerback Aqib Talib out for a chunk of the season, his limitations became an obvious and clear liability even with an offense clicking on all cylinders. Most troubling however may be some of those issues that led the Kansas City Chiefs to trade him without a second thought, as witnessed in their last home game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

To his credit and that of head coach Sean McVay, it may be an issue dealt with, but if his spotty play is any indication, the Rams may be getting burned in other ways beyond how he performs on the field.

The nice thing is if we don’t resign him whenever that is more than likely we’ll get a 3rd rd compensation for him.