Seahawks: 3 Vikings that could follow Karl Scott to Seattle

Patrick Peterson

Patrick Peterson isn’t the player he was with the Arizona Cardinals from 2011 through 2018 but he is still good. You might read a lot about how Peterson isn’t as good as he was after getting injured in 2019. Maybe that is true. But let’s look at the raw numbers and compare 2021 to other recent seasons.

Peterson was targeted 76 times in 2021, 79 in 2020 and 73 in 2019. He allowed his lowest completion percentage (56.6 percent) when targeted of any season prior to his last Pro Bowl year of 2018. He allowed his lowest yards per completion (11.1) since at least 2017. His quarterback rating allowed was his lowest in several seasons (78.7). His yards per target was more than 2 yards less than in any season since 2018.

The bottom line, Peterson is still a good player and he is big enough and smart enough to not have to rely on pure quickness to be good. He is 6’1″ and 200 pounds and will be 32 years old but still young enough to be a very good corner for at least two seasons. Two years is what Seattle should sign him to with the first year being heavily guaranteed and possibly the second season voided.

Assuming (hopefully!) the Seahawks re-sign D.J. Reed this offseason, Peterson would be an excellent choice to play on the opposite side. Sidney Jones was surprisingly good as the 2021 season wore on for Seattle but he still isn’t someone who you can count on as being consistent. Peterson is.