Ray Rice is not a great player anymore. I would not sign him for that reason.
Anyone suggesting they would not sign him just because he punched his girlfriend needs to stop pretending we do not already have players on our roster that have punched women.
Now if Peterson becomes a FA next season, I would be willing to sign him at the right price. I would not want to give him a huge deal given the fact that he will have missed an entire season. He also plays a position in which players get injured frequently and wear down at an earlier age. But, if Peterson would sign with us on a reasonably priced, 2 year deal, I would bring him on board. If we were to get the Peterson of a couple of seasons ago out of that deal it would be a homerun. There is just no guarantee that he could flip the switch like that after missing a full season.