seem to be tapping Walker on the shoulder, then I say Walker.

Jason Peters is one of the few high level players who’s Id say deserves a better contract than he has. I say this is one of the player we should just give in to and give em the money he deserves

Is there a 4th choice for the poll?

Neither Chambers nor Murphy has a track record on which we can judge them. One of them might make everyone say, “Jason Who?” That’s just not the smart way to bet…

Walker will almost certainly have even greater need for assistance on the left side than he has needed on the right. Teams typically put their best pass rusher against the left tackle. Walker is a big guy and isn’t at his best when faced with speed rushers….the kind of guys RDEs he’d face at LT. Besides, this is a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Peters and Dock form a solid left while Butler and Walker form a solid right. (You’ll note I didn’t say spectacular for either side of the line.) If Buffalo has a drop off at any of the positions currently manned by those 4 guys the running game will be a shambles. Defenses will be free to cheat towards the side with the two starters. After all, the Bills can’t run up the middle so long as Fowler (or Preston for that matter) is the starting center so the run has to go either right or left. If one side has a good lineman and some guy it’s a good bet the Bills will run the other way. If Buffalo does move Walker to LT look for Butler to spend a lot of time pulling—leaving Fowler and whomever to try to at least get in the way of the backside pursuit.

Maybe this is wishful thinking but I really don’t see the worst case happening. Peters doesn’t have a tremendous amount of leverage. Buffalo can just sit on his contract for the next several years (particularly since Peters wouldn’t be getting paid if he didn’t play) while Peters gets older. As we’ve discussed with Bentley, Peters won’t hit the free agent market for a couple of years. Who is going to throw stupid money at an ingrate malcontent who has spent the past couple of years sitting on his hands? My guess is that Peters makes his point, the Bills forgive however much in fines he racks up and some new incentive clauses are added to his contract.

This does, by the way, throw into stark relief just how screwed Buffalo is if Peters, Dock, Butler or Walker gets injured.

Its def. not good when your best player holds out of mandatory events. Dont you think the head coach should have at least tried to get a hold of Peters some time during the offseason, I mean he is one of the best LT in the entire league, and just entering his prime and still getting better, dont you think it would be prudent for the head coach to atleast speak to him once. On the other hand the fact that the Bills took a chance with him and molded him into a probowler, its seems pretty selfish to take the road that he currently is. I know NFL contracts are not guaranteed, what happens if he gets injured? The Bills renewed Schobels contract despite him having a few years left on his contact, so that he would make more than Kelsay, then why cant Peters be compensated for his contribution, he is clearly the best OL on the team and should be paid accordingly, its a double edged sword, and i hope this will be resolved sooner than later, what would this do in terms of team chemistry and attitude towards the front office from the players perspective. PAY THE MAN before he becomes disguntled and chooses not to return to Buffalo.

Brian, I thought that he could only get fined the $8,000+ for missing the 3 days, not $8k for each of the days.

You mean this guy is earning $3.25 million this coming season and he can’t wait his turn behind Lee Evans and Angelo Crowell? What in the world is wrong with Peters? I’ll tell you – he’s being selfish. Yes, he went to the Pro Bowl, and yes, he has a world of upside and talent, I’m not debating that at all.

Peters signed a contract in 2005 that was apparently good enough for him then. Is it too much to ask that he wait a season before getting into a messy contract dispute with the team? Or is he selfish enough to risk disrupting the team chemistry that the Bills have been attempting to recapture for the first time in about 15 years? I’m sorry if $3.25 million ain’t enough for Jason to live on for one year. I’d sure take it in a New York minute if it was me. That’s probably more than I’ll earn in my whole career, Mr. Peters. Let’s get a little perspective here. When is enough money enough?

My suggestion: suck it up, play lights out this season, and then you can start making a case for a new contract after Lee and Angelo are taken care of.

they reworked schobels contract to avoid any dispute between him and Kelsays contract that he received, then why cant they rework Peters’s contract dont you think he noticed that and is probably expecting the same, He has outperformed his entire line and is the most valuable player on the team, why will they not renegotiate.