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Not Worth A Million

fignewty314

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It is not Peppers fault that he is making that kind of money per game. The blame lies with Hurney and the organization, the time to extend Peppers was 3 years ago into a long term Dwight Freeney kind of deal, now we get a one year rental and the guy is going to go elsewhere next year and come back to life.

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Julius Peppers is the same player he has always been. A good one who has good speed for his position. When we had guys like Jenkins and Rucker (in his prime), Peppers was that much better. But he is not, nor has he ever been a dominant player like Reggie White or Bruce Smith. Many in the fan base thought he was, until he wanted to leave. The contract issues exacerbated the issues.

Now people expect him to be a superstar, winning games singlehandedly. Isn't going to happen. He can't change into something he is not. He may have a great game tomorrow, and I hope he does, but at the end of the season, he will still be just an above average NFL defensive end.

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