Breaking Down "The List"

[carpanfan96]

My title seems ironic now.

The Panthers didn't "break down" his list. They crushed it; crumpled it into a little ball, spit on it, shot it basketball style into the nearest trash can and followed up with a cheer of "whoooo, two points" :sosp:

Peppers and Carl Carey sought to put the onus on the team, either dissuading them from franchising him or forcing the team to do the heavy lifting for them by negotiating with a team that Peppers considered acceptable.

Hurney's response: "You want a deal somewhere else? Go find it yourself. Oh, and keep in mind that whoever makes you an offer has to believe it's worth parting with two first round picks to get you."

Ouch! :eek:

Hardball's fun, ain't it? :sosp:

Hurney didn't seem to care too much for peppers demands and certainly crushed them up and threw them away. I wouldn't have minded hearing peppers and Carey's convo after the Hurney Interview though. Probably would have had at least a laugh or two.

Oh yes Hurney playing hardball back is fun.

[Mr. Scot]

Hardball's fun until it comes back and hits you in the soft ones :eek:

[carpanfan96]

Hardball's fun until it comes back and hits you in the soft ones :eek:

Peppers and Carey know that feeling all too well now. lol

[BlindSite]

Jets, New England, Miami or Baltimore.

Pep wants to win a superbowl and he'd like to play in the NFC. Atlanta and Tampa made strides, tampa is in florida (no income tax) and atlanta is pretty familiar to him.

The AFC team is harder to pick, Miami has no income tax either and is a 34 team.

Jets, Pats and Baltimore all run the 34 and all need some OLB/DE tweener type player help and Pep could help the Pats return to and win a superbowl with brady under centre, he could help the jets get into the Playoffs and he could also help baltimore replace suggs.

[Fireball77]

Hardball's fun until it comes back and hits you in the soft ones :eek:

What's the worst that can happen in this scenario? Pep sits out the whole year and they have to eat the 17 million against the cap though he doesn't play? I don't think that is likely at all though I have said in another thread that he is one of the few players whose rookie deal was so long that he won't have to worry about losing a year of accrued FA if he does sit the whole year. Still, I don't see him sitting out the year. It's almost a career killer dollar wise. Worst case I see happening is there's no trade, his agent and the Cats agree not to tag him the following year, he signs it, and plays his butt off and gets another huge payday elsewhere in 2010. I would expect him not to show up at all for offseason, TC etc. though.

And hell yeah I don't think the Cats need to go to the teams Pep wants to play for to open negotiations. Let them do that. I think he will get traded though, just not for 2 #1s.