Are you saying this is a recent development on Ralph's part? Because in 2002, the Bills used the #4 overall pick on a guy who they paid a ton of money, to eventually play LT. And last year, Ralph doled out the most money in signing bonuses in the league.
As I've said before, it depends on what he was asking for. For all we know, Parker might have demanded the Bills redo the last 3 years of Peters' contract to given him $10M a year with $15M guaranteed and to make his last year voidable, which would make Peters an UFA in the uncapped year of 2010. Or maybe it was a longer extension, but some allowance for 2010 jacking-up LT salaries and an escalator being demanded? I don't know. But I do know that sitting-out 10 games and losing $4M, and not getting a new deal in 2009, and then ostensibly demanding a trade that probably won't come, would be the height of stupidity.