Peppers, maybe he will stay?

[LaChance87]

Definatley need him around because of the pressure he causes... Offenses have to come up with a plan just to block him... without him they would just have one for picking up the blitz or something... and just have one on one with the rest of the defense... He's a play maker and a one of the elite defensive ends that we can not just let go.. I mean its not often you have a guy like peppers on your team...

[Samuel L. Jackson]

Thats what I'm saying. Guys, try to look past next season and what a long term deal would mean. We'd be committing lots of $$ for years to come when his contributions will only decline.

I guess we better not extend Stewart when his contract comes up then, because he'll be done faster than Pep...

[unicar15]

It wont be 16.7 million per year though so yea we can afford to keep Peppers.

He might want 15 million a year in an offseason where Richard Marshall needs a new deal, TD needs a new deal, and the guy who will probably be our starter at QB next year needs a new deal...Great job Hurney.

[blackcatfever]

I guess we better not extend Stewart when his contract comes up then, because he'll be done faster than Pep...

Hey genius...Stewart is in his second year of a five year deal...which will only make him 25 years old when his contract ends. Need I say it is a completely different deal?

[Bostonheelfish]

Why would anyone sign an extended K when you don't know if your coach or DC will be here beyond 2010? Unfortunately, I see another tag, until a decision is made on Fox's future.

[LaChance87]

Hey genius...Stewart is in his second year of a five year deal...which will only make him 25 years old when his contract ends. Need I say it is a completely different deal?

Running backs careers are alot shorter than those of other postions because of all the physcial abuse... usually running backs are done at 30.. as far as production.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

Hey genius...Stewart is in his second year of a five year deal...which will only make him 25 years old when his contract ends. Need I say it is a completely different deal?

Hey genius... no it isn't... Your argument was that Pep is somehow going to start wearing down and deteriorating...

Stewart's style will mean he'll do it at a more rapid pace, and at even 25, Stew will be old by NFL standards...

I'm not saying it's a bad thing or that we should get rid of Stewart, because he's currently my favorite player... But to simply want to throw Pep away because he's wearing down or whatever is foolish...

Ask any of the coaches we've faced this season if Pep is wearing down...

[blackcatfever]

Running backs careers are alot shorter than those of other postions because of all the physcial abuse... usually running backs are done at 30.. as far as production.

Yeah, I know...and he'll be 25, so I'm still waiting to hear your point.

[blackcatfever]

Hey genius... no it isn't... Your argument was that Pep is somehow going to start wearing down and deteriorating...

Stewart's style will mean he'll do it at a more rapid pace, and at even 25, Stew will be old by NFL standards...

I'm not saying it's a bad thing or that we should get rid of Stewart, because he's currently my favorite player... But to simply want to throw Pep away because he's wearing down or whatever is foolish...

Ask any of the coaches we've faced this season if Pep is wearing down...

Like I said, I'd love to have Pep for the next couple of years, but who knows after that. I don't want to commit to a long deal because in the end we're going to end up paying for more than we get in return.

Let us not forget there was a reason no one wanted to trade for him last off season...it's because no one else sees him as worth that kind of long term investment.

[LaChance87]

Yeah, I know...and he'll be 25, so I'm still waiting to hear your point.

Example... Terrell Davis, Portis, LT, they are just some of the more recent... with the exception of Ricky Williams... you dont get much out of a running back after 30.

[N1kkadeemuz]

For the first time in a long time Peppers play showed the one thing he has been missing, heart.

[blackcatfever]

Example... Terrell Davis, Portis, LT, they are just some of the more recent... with the exception of Ricky Williams... you dont get much out of a running back after 30.

Again, HE'LL BE 25 at the end of his current deal. And if Stewart is playing at a high level when that comes, of course we would re-sign him. But you can't compare Stewart to Peppers as Samuel Jackson was trying to do.

[LaChance87]

Again, HE'LL BE 25 at the end of his current deal. And if Stewart is playing at a high level when that comes, of course we would re-sign him. But you can't compare Stewart to Peppers as Samuel Jackson was trying to do.

The Point is Peppers will be 30, and your claiming that his productivity will go down... because of his age. Steward will be 25 and and so why sign him to a few more years because his numbers will soon decline because of his style of power running football!

[blackcatfever]

The Point is Peppers will be 30, and your claiming that his productivity will go down... because of his age. Steward will be 25 and and so why sign him to a few more years because his numbers will soon decline because of his style of power running football!

I'm sorry, all this trying to compare Peppers situation to Stewart's is ridiculous. Who knows where the team will be cap-wise and how Stewart will be playing in 3 YEARS.

The fact is, we have limited draft picks and are already squeezed under the cap and Peppers is going to demand maximum dollars for his services the next few years. Once again, maybe he's worth every penny the next couple of years, but you can't tell me he'll be worth it 5 years from now when we're still stuck in a big contract.

The best GM's in the league know it's better to cut ties and replace with young, cheaper talent, than it is to lock into risky long term contracts. Try to imagine how Indy or NE would handle this...no way they give him a long-term maximum deal.