Quote on Peppers in PFW

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

What if peppers signs a tender but then half-asses it all year?

a 2 sack year followed by a 14 sack year followed by an extremely trying offseason followed by a half-assed, pouty season?

Not gonna look good to the GM's or head coaches of the world.

[charlottenian]

What if peppers signs a tender but then half-asses it all year?

then he pisses away his chance at landing another mega pay day

[Highlandfire]

Look he wants to go where HE wants to go that is the problem. He would have been traded already if not for that and his outragous money demands. but until he signs that tender, Carolina can't talk to anyone about him

[AKPantherFan]

then he pisses away his chance at landing another mega pay day

You wouldnt consider a 10 year 80+ million contract "mega"?

thats what he turned down.

You know the funny thing, I dont see the Panthers offering him that type money again.

[Murph]

You wouldnt consider a 10 year 80+ million contract "mega"?

thats what he turned down.

You know the funny thing, I dont see the Panthers offering him that type money again.

There is no reason to now that Brown is on the roster plus the progression of Charles Johnson.

[Fireball77]

The getting paid part is what they'd have issues with.

No question about that at all. They don't pay guys elite money when they are projections, which is exactly what Pep would be at any spot in the 3-4 (my guess is WOLB as the only spot he fits). IMO he can't play 5-tech so it doesn't help them with replacing Seymour if they want to let him expire after this year. They paid AD some healthy dollars as a FA but he was proven at his many positions. They paid Rosey Colvin who was transitioning from 4-3, but he was 3+ years younger than Pep at the time, but that was a FA signing. This would obviously involve some dollars AND draft picks.

[AKPantherFan]

i honestly think the Panthers KNOW he will be back, if not I would think they would have Brown on the right side where he played in college?

Am I missing something here?

[OneBadassCat]

Our defense is going to suck without Peppers.

[rayzor]

i honestly think the Panthers KNOW he will be back, if not I would think they would have Brown on the right side where he played in college?

Am I missing something here?

there are a lot of things being said that make me think the players and coaches are expecting him back and are trying to make things ready for him.

they may know...at least coaches and a few vet players do, anyway.

i'd be fine with it.

interesting theory on brown being on the left predominately, though. that can still be explained several different ways but i do think that the right side is saved for the more polished, solid, and/or established DE. brown is over on the left side for now because he has to work up to the right. it could be that is where they are planning on him playing, though. if peppers is back and brown is starting...pep will be on the right and brown on the left.

[rayzor]

Our defense is going to suck without Peppers.

i wouldn't say it is going to suck. baker and meeks are going to be able to do good things with who we have. we don't have horrible players. we are going to have a better coached group of players who will be empowered with more tools going into the season. they are making a more solid core of players.

i would rather peppers be a part of it and going at 90-100% but i don't feel bleak about a DL without him.