Marty Hurney Via Twitter

[Sam Mills Fan]

"I’ve learned that, right or wrong, from being in this league 20 years, that you do not let good football players, difference-makers, leave your franchise. You don’t do that." - Marty Hurney on the decision to franchise tag Julius Peppers on Primetime with the Packman, September 17, 2009.

[pstall]

Well then maybe Jerry should address the situation.

too busy counting easy money

[methodtoll]

Suck a dick you dumb fug hurney. What a bitch...

Payin him 16 mil last year and not getting any compensation for him is pure genius. At least keeping him this last year got us that super bowl ring!

fug hurney.

The people who are a bitch are the fans that bitch about Peppers leaving... Sorry, no offense man but I am getting tired of fans blaming him for this...

Again, he offered to make him to be THE HIGHEST PAID DE IN THE LEAGUE and he wouldn't accept it

As far as trading him, there probably wasn't any teams with the balls enough to pay him that much PLUS give up draft picks. Now that he is free, teams won't have to give up anything.

[Kurb]

Well then maybe Jerry should address the situation.

He would have to come all the way down the mountain and speak to us peasant then. SelfmadeDemi-Gods do not have time for such.

He is busy keeping his crowds quiet and passing moral judgement on devil music.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Well then maybe Jerry should address the situation.

He believes he's too high and mighty to converse with lowly reporters.

[JakeFlake]

Hurney on surgeries for Williams/Stewart: Both "went fine," but it's "too early" to tell whether they will be on the field at minicamp.

[Lumps]

"I’ve learned that, right but not wrong, from being in this league 20 years, that you do not let difference-makers who play some of the time, who don't want to play for you, leave your franchise. You don’t do that. Unless it's for "too much" money. - Marty Hurney on the decision to franchise tag Julius Peppers on Primetime with the Packman, September 17, 2009.

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[Sam Mills Fan]

The people who are a bitch are the fans that bitch about Peppers leaving... Sorry, no offense man but I am getting tired of fans blaming him for this...

Again, he offered to make him to be THE HIGHEST PAID DE IN THE LEAGUE and he wouldn't accept it

As far as trading him, there probably wasn't any teams with the balls enough to pay him that much PLUS give up draft picks. Now that he is free, teams won't have to give up anything.

The Patriots were offering a second-round pick for him last offseason. We passed because we wanted more. Now he leaves for nothing.

The Rams were offering a second-round pick for Jenkins back after the '06 season. We passed because we wanted more. We then had to settle for a 3rd and a 5th.

[Kurb]

The Patriots were offering a second-round pick for him last offseason. We passed because we wanted more. Now he leaves for nothing.

Rumor?

[methodtoll]

The Patriots were offering a second-round pick for him last offseason. We passed because we wanted more. Now he leaves for nothing.

The Rams were offering a second-round pick for Jenkins back after the '06 season. We passed because we wanted more. We then had to settle for a 3rd and a 5th.

Those were rumored, they weren't actually fact... Nobody knew for certain who was offering what, if anything

[Jase]

We also forget that pep wouldn't sign his tender... if a trade was really lined up, why didn't pep sign the tender?

[Sam Mills Fan]

It was reported by nfl.com. I'm not sure how much more reliable you can get. I mean, do you honestly think the Panthers or Patriots were going to officially confirm that a trade had fallen through? Please people, don't feign ignorance.

[Sam Mills Fan]

We also forget that pep wouldn't sign his tender... if a trade was really lined up, why didn't pep sign the tender?

It never WAS lined up. The Panthers wanted more than the Patriots were offering.

[Jbro]

Looking at Peter King, NFL Live and some other national writers twitter it looks like this is a non story and it will be all about Westbrook being released.