But once the regular season started, Peters — again, self-admittedly — made plays that were uncharacteristic for an individual of his talent level.

“What I think was unique about getting a chance, in the first year to see Marcus go through a lot of things in one year, where some of the things early on, we know what a great player he’s been throughout the course of his career in Kansas City and there were things that — he made plays that weren’t really indicative of what we feel like he is,” McVay said. “And what I love the most about Marcus is that he took accountability for it, and I think that says a lot about him. Where he wasn’t shying away from the fact that, ‘I got to be better, I got to be more disciplined.’

“And then I think his ability to take the accountability, but then also respond, get it corrected with Aubrey and “E” doing an excellent job of correcting and addressing some of those issues, I thought he played excellent,” McVay added, referring to cornerbacks coach Aubrey Pleasant and safeties coach Ejiro Evero.

As the season continued, McVay said, Peters got even better.

“I thought his best game was arguably the Super Bowl, and really I don’t know where that cutoff was, but really the last half of the season, he played really good football,” McVay said. “I think he is such an instinctual tough football player, he’s got a charisma and a presence and a swagger about himself. But I think the thing I was most pleased by Marcus was you find out a lot about people when they go through some tough times, some adversity and the way that he responded from some of those things early on in the year is what you love about him.

"And, hopefully, we get the chance to work with him for a while.”