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I DON'T WANT Julius Peppers to be a Panther next year....


charlottenian

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Flame away, I got the flame retardant suit on anyways.... There has been a lot of knob slobbering about keeping the guy, I just came to the conclusion that he is not worth $1 mil a sack.... He is 29 years old so his window of top tier play is 2-3 years MAX..... I would love for this franchise to finally adapt to the methods that successful franchises have (Patriots, Steelers, Eagles) and let talent walk when the cost outweighs the benefit.... I know we won't find anyone of his caliber to replace but you build through the draft..... the time to extend Peppers was 2-3 years ago, now your going to break the bank for a DE who has more better days behind him then good days ahead of him.

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By your logic we should cut Steve Smith because he is 29 and we cant afford to pay 1 million dollars for every touchdown.

No... Steve Smith is not up for a contract extension, he is in the midst of a contract that is VERY CAP FRIENDLY for an ELITE WR.... We are getting a deal with his contract.... It is quite clear that Peppers will command the salary of the highest paid DE of all time, 3 years ago at 26 I would have given it to him, at 29 I don't think it is the best investment to put that kind of money on a guy who has 2-3 years of top play left in him.... He is not a technique DE like Strahan so as age gets to him and his explosiveness tails off, we will be stuck with a guy who has crippled our cap and about as effective as an aged Simeon Rice.

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A team does not hinge on one player.....

-Steelers let the beloved Joey Porter walk

-Patriots let caliber players like Asante Samuel walk

-Eagles have been famous for not overspending on players and cutting them when it's time- Trotter

and these three franchises are models of success that are usually in the playoffs and thick of things year in and year out.

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A team does not hinge on one player.....

-Steelers let the beloved Joey Porter walk

-Patriots let caliber players like Asante Samuel walk

-Eagles have been famous for not overspending on players and cutting them when it's time- Trotter

and these three franchises are models of success that are usually in the playoffs and thick of things year in and year out.

That's because, as you said, teams do not hinge on one player. As I said, let Peppers go and get two or three really good players for the D with the cash you would have payed Peppers.

3 good/really good players>one great player

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