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Pepper's Summer of Discontent?

Jangler

By Jangler,
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Take it for what it's worth...

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/26/panthers-peppers-says-hes-not-concerned-about-inef/sports/

Peppers, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, speaks so infrequently -- he declined an interview request after practice yesterday -- that the little he does say is dissected for days. The quote led to a flood of angry talk-radio callers and message-board posters who questioned Peppers' commitment after he loudly declared in the offseason he had "maxed out" in Carolina.

A slew of preseason injuries have exposed Carolina's lack of depth, which is largely because of Peppers' monster contract. The Panthers didn't sign one unrestricted free agent from another team and lost several key backups this offseason because Peppers' $18.2 million cap figure takes up about 14 percent of Carolina's available salary pool.

"You hate to say it's no big deal, but that's kind of what it is," quarterback Jake Delhomme said. "It's, ‘All right he's back.' That's pretty much it, because he never has a circus around him. I think that's the biggest thing."
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It was a HUGE gamble to tag Peppers when you take both his statements about his intentions and his pricetag into consideration. Too big for my taste.

That said. This is a discussion for 90 days ago and not now. NOW we should be praying to anything and everything that he delivers double digit sacks and attracts enough attention where his salary can act as if it spreads across two players instead of one.

Any hack who brings this up now is just that..a hack.

And if you did not have the common sense to see the potential for problem then you might should keep your mouth shut now.

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