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After re-watching the last two games I have come to the conclusion that his problems in pass protection have less to do with conditioning and more to do with bad technique. This is somewhat odd because his greatest strength to this point in his career has been his technique.
First off; one of the first things you are taught as an offensive lineman is the "kick step". It's nearly impossible to explain without an visuals but it's a way of creating space between you and the defender so that you can decide what he's going to do and react to it in a timely manner. The kick step should be straight back and your other leg should not leave the ground or else you are literally jumping. Jumping is the worst thing you can do because that gives the DE a split second head start on you and you can't react to it as fast. Observe Peters' left leg in this picture, he is in the process of executing the kick step, all while staying low:
The second thing you are taught is to keep your elbows tight and close to your body with your hands out and open so you can dish out the punishment with the punch straight to the chest in hopes of knocking that DE off balance. One thing that you see a lot of guys do which is horrible technique is literally jump straight back and throw their arms half way up in the air. Here's what the elbows should look like:
If both of these are done correctly you should be in a good stance with both feet firmly planted on the ground, your butt down, and knees bent. This allows you to get better leverage on the defender, something that a lot of these 6'4+ guys struggle with at times.
These are two techniques which if you master you can become what Peters was last year in pass protection. Sadly these are two techniques that have, for one reason or another, left his mind. I question just how healthy he is and if his knee has anything to do with him jumping instead of having that powerful kick step.
If all of this sounds ******ed and doesn't make sense I'll try and find some pictures to illustrate exactly what I'm talking about and hopefully it will help you to understand. This is about as elementary as it gets in describing the inner workings of good technique but it's pointless to go in too deep with it.
First off; one of the first things you are taught as an offensive lineman is the "kick step". It's nearly impossible to explain without an visuals but it's a way of creating space between you and the defender so that you can decide what he's going to do and react to it in a timely manner. The kick step should be straight back and your other leg should not leave the ground or else you are literally jumping. Jumping is the worst thing you can do because that gives the DE a split second head start on you and you can't react to it as fast. Observe Peters' left leg in this picture, he is in the process of executing the kick step, all while staying low:
The second thing you are taught is to keep your elbows tight and close to your body with your hands out and open so you can dish out the punishment with the punch straight to the chest in hopes of knocking that DE off balance. One thing that you see a lot of guys do which is horrible technique is literally jump straight back and throw their arms half way up in the air. Here's what the elbows should look like:
If both of these are done correctly you should be in a good stance with both feet firmly planted on the ground, your butt down, and knees bent. This allows you to get better leverage on the defender, something that a lot of these 6'4+ guys struggle with at times.
These are two techniques which if you master you can become what Peters was last year in pass protection. Sadly these are two techniques that have, for one reason or another, left his mind. I question just how healthy he is and if his knee has anything to do with him jumping instead of having that powerful kick step.
If all of this sounds ******ed and doesn't make sense I'll try and find some pictures to illustrate exactly what I'm talking about and hopefully it will help you to understand. This is about as elementary as it gets in describing the inner workings of good technique but it's pointless to go in too deep with it.
"Expect rejection, but expect more to overcome it." 
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