What do you think Peppers would do if

[panthers1789]

We franchised him and forced him to play for us next season?

Do you think he would choose to sit out the season or play and go through the motions like he did in 2007?

[Badbak]

I would expect him to look like superman in a couple of games then become the "invisible man" like the 2007 season all the while stashing those weekly paychecks in the bank. At the same time his agent would be talking to other teams getting a job lined up somewhere else. I do not expect to see Peppers playing in a Panther uniform again. He will be tagged and traded and probably not to a team he wants to play for. Its the least the Panthers can do for him!

[carpanfan96]

Can't peppers decide where he wants to go, I mean at this point He has all the leverage in this situation.

[PantherDFense]

I honestly think that due to the chemistry they had this year as a defense, he'll return for atleast another year, I honestly don't think he's gonna get the offers that he's looking for. Or come to realization that it might be a bad idea to leave.

[carpanfan96]

I honestly think that due to the chemistry they had this year as a defense, he'll return for atleast another year, I honestly don't think he's gonna get the offers that he's looking for. Or come to realization that it might be a bad idea to leave.

He's not coming back to the Panthers to play anytime soon. maybe to retire but that's about it.

[beastson]

Play

Cause taking a whole year off at age 29 wont be good

[unicar15]

I honestly think that due to the chemistry they had this year as a defense, he'll return for atleast another year, I honestly don't think he's gonna get the offers that he's looking for. Or come to realization that it might be a bad idea to leave.

Man you are so wrong its ridiculous. Its not about money for Pep...we already pretty much maxed out an offer to him. We were ready to break the bank for him and he didn't want to come back.

Peppers coming back for one more year is WORST CASE SCENARIO at this point...it would be incredibly stupid for us to use 17 million bucks of cap on him just to let him walk the following year. Players have clauses in their contracts that they can only be franchised for one year and Pep most likely has one. So if we franchise him this year and don't get a long-term deal done (which is at about 0% possibility right now) then he walks for NOTHING. Do you really want to give up our best defensive player for absolutely nothing???

[charlottenian]

I can give you 17 million reasons why he would come back if he was FORCED to.... I wish someone forced me to go to work at the hospital for a meager 17 million.... my condolences to him for his heartache about him achieving his goals

[Highlandfire]

Once tagged we need to hope he signs quickly with someone else so we can free up the cap room.