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Peppers 1 year deal going to be blessing in disguise

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The more i think about it the more i realize that Peppers not signing a big fat long term deal is going to be better for us in the long run and to a certain extenet this year.

The only major con is the fact that he crippled us for this season but in all reality the panthers arent really known for making big offseason splashes anyway. Sure we may have been able to go out and get a mike whale or a landon johnson or a ken lucas (see where im going with this)..otherwise we could have signed him to a long term deal and if he didnt live up to it, we'd be stuck with him.

On the flipside he's got all the potential in the world,plus he's got all the fuel for his fire that he can possibly need right now.We have Everette Brown and Charles Johnson(whos still very young) waiting in the wings and we are now able to continue gaining experience for both of these guys instead of throwing them into the fire before being ready.

The other argument that could be brought up is we lost key depth in hangartner and Omilaye..but were not even guranteed they would have stayed just for money..as they are both going to have a shot at starting elsewhere..besides do we really wanna spend that much on just backups?

so in conclusion we had a bad pre-season partly cuz we no longer have the depth we once had but the time that really counts is around the corner and the wishy washy fans will be back on the bandwagon of the Panthers in less than a week

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I agree that not signing Pep to a long term deal before training camp was the best decision for the Panthers. There was no way the team gets a better Pep with a long term deal vs the 1yr. My big question is will we see the Pep we saw last year, which in my opinion, was a guy that looked great in spurts and piled up some sacks to just help himself in the offseason or will he play more consistently like the dominant DE was saw earlier in his career here.

Time will tell - but either way - I think the Panthers should do what they can the next offseason to move on without him.

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I agree that not signing Pep to a long term deal before training camp was the best decision for the Panthers. There was no way the team gets a better Pep with a long term deal vs the 1yr. My big question is will we see the Pep we saw last year, which in my opinion, was a guy that looked great in spurts and piled up some sacks to just help himself in the offseason or will he play more consistently like the dominant DE was saw earlier in his career here.

Time will tell - but either way - I think the Panthers should do what they can the next offseason to move on without him.

but, Pep ALWAYS has piled up sacks in bunches, and then gets nothing for long stretches. I dont see why that would change this year.....although I will take 15 sacks every year and be happy.:D:D

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but, Pep ALWAYS has piled up sacks in bunches, and then gets nothing for long stretches. I dont see why that would change this year.....although I will take 15 sacks every year and be happy.:D:D

There are no easy teams this year like last. Peppers will have to work every game to earn his sacks.

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