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Peppers says he will be at training camp

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monstercat Newbie

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umm if I remember correctly he hasn't shown up for these early camps in the past.....I just like how people stress over it this year.

This will work its way out one of or another, it has almost become useless to talk about now

I don't think that's right. I know he works out in Arizona every off season, and he has missed some of the strength & conditioning stuff in the past, but I don't remember Peppers ever missing any practices.

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Interesting news, now how do we find the dollars to add depth to the o'line and DT position?

I wonder if we get the 2007 Peppers or 2008?

If he's not going to put in any effort this season, he might as well sit out. Both would hurt his stock equally as much. My guess is we see another 2008 year out of him.

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If he's not going to put in any effort this season, he might as well sit out. Both would hurt his stock equally as much. My guess is we see another 2008 year out of him.
i feel pretty good in saying that we very well could see an even bigger year out of him.

the defense, apparently, is much more DE pass rush friendly as in all they have to do is rush and do very little dropping back into coverage. i'm thinking there won't be near as much for him to pick up on as LBs and DBs scheme-wise. the things that he really will have to work on is the techniques that baker has been teaching the other guys and that i don't think he has ever got much in the way of coaching before. baker might be rough on him but that might just be what he needs....someone to give him a serious kick in that buttocks.

i'm thinking that if he feels good about the direction the defense is going under meeks and that baker is doing a good job with him, he could sign an extension sometime mid-late season.

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The guy is 30yrs old and he's playing for what will most likely be his final NFL contract, and he's not gonna try? How does that make any sense? Even if money is not the main concern, those teams on his list aren't gonna want to sign a quitter.

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i feel pretty good in saying that we very well could see an even bigger year out of him.

the defense, apparently, is much more DE pass rush friendly as in all they have to do is rush and do very little dropping back into coverage. i'm thinking there won't be near as much for him to pick up on as LBs and DBs scheme-wise. the things that he really will have to work on is the techniques that baker has been teaching the other guys and that i don't think he has ever got much in the way of coaching before. baker might be rough on him but that might just be what he needs....someone to give him a serious kick in that buttocks.

i'm thinking that if he feels good about the direction the defense is going under meeks and that baker is doing a good job with him, he could sign an extension sometime mid-late season.

:iagree: That's what I'm hoping for as well.

SLJ (Samuel L Jackson) and I were discussing this a few weeks back. We both agree that this could very well be a "test season" for Peppers, a sort of trial season to see if he wants to continue his career in Carolina. With the new defensive staff, new scheme, new emphasis on fundamentals/techniques, etc., I can also see Peppers having a bigger impact this upcoming season. I have a hunch that this is just what Peppers wants and needs: a staff that can coach him up to play to the best of his abilities, and a scheme that he can have confidence in. It's clear that we haven't had either for the past few years on the defensive side.

Peppers will sign the tender and report to TC and, if he feels as good about the new defensive staff and scheme as Beason, Lewis and others have suggested, then I can see him signing an extension after all, as you said.

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