If we weren't already carrying Josh Norman's salary the addition of Peterson would be a great move for this organization.
He is a consummate pro, a consistent pro bowler with rare man on coverage skills. At 30, he would seem to have another couple of years to play at a high level and unlike Norman would not be a distraction off the field.
But we do have Norman and his cap number so making any deal of this magnitude to take on salary is a non-starter.
I agree we need to upgrade the offense.
But today's game combined with the diminishing numbers for Smith from the first few weeks of the season makes me concerned a lot of this is now on Smith himself rather than the receivers.
Sprinkle and Harris were open for touchdowns against the Cowboys.
If we had made those two plays and had 3 passing touchdowns nobody would have been crying about the offense's lack of production.
Today, Josh Doctson had 5 catches but for only 43 yards. Likewise, Jordan Reed only average 8.5 yards per catch.
These are running back numbers in terms of yardage.
So, who's to blame for that? We may be questioning what we have in Doctson but we know from past experience that Jordan Reed can beat linebackers, safeties and corners down the field. We know he can make athletic plays in traffic to take the ball away from defenders.
But the lack of big plays from a seemingly healthy Reed to me is a troubling sign for Alex Smith.
The question we have to ask is going out and re-acquiring DeSean Jackson via trade from Tampa or Demaryius Thomas from the Broncos really going to help us if the real problem is Smith, the trigger man?
That's the $64,000 question.