How do you feel, now, after dissing Pep?

[carolinarolls]

...the only people who cared about his value were the whiny ass dum-dums here who used the term "without compensation" repeatedly, proving over and over again that they couldn't define the word "compensation" without Webster's online even if their Jake Delhomme jersey collections depended on it.

[Fireball77]

What the hell are you babbling about now? That makes no sense.

[top dawg]

Hey look, Top Dawg is back to gloat some more, and still, no one cares.

SmutsCaddy69, or whatever your name is, you like being a troll, now don't you? I usually just ignore people like you, but I decided to respond just for my own amusement. Go troll!

[panthers55]

Agree rayzor. They know they are a better team with him and that's all they care about. I would bet (and stated all along)that pretty much 100% of players don't give a tiny little ish about his contract drama. They want guys around them who will make them a better team and guys who will give it their best effort. If Pep does the latter, they will be happy.

That's really it. I can see folks feeling we paid too much or are afraid we will see more of 2007 versus 2008 in terms of production. But honestly for me that is Hurney's problem not mine. So far Hurney has played this great so why should I doubt him now.

Seems my job is to support the team even if I don't like everyone equally. When the seasons starts we will see what we see. From what I have heard from the players, they think Pep will dominate this year in this scheme. Frankly who would know better? I really think that if they didn't really believe that this defense was better or were negative toward Pepper's coming back they would be saying very little instead of all the positive statements about the new scheme and how Peppers will perfom.

I never understand why folks always complain about the money as if it were their own anyway. There is no way I would give him 17 million dollars if it were mine. That why I am sitting here writing this instead of sitting in Hurney's office. Still looking it as a fan who doesn't have to worry about the money, I am happy Pepper's is back. He makes our team better.

Will he be worth the money. I don't think he could be worth 17 million no matter what he does ? Seems to me we have to be talking going all the way in order to justify it unless we get a long-term deal. That is just a ton of money!!!

The only thing is that even if we tag him next year as well we still wouldn't have spent what he will get in guaranteed money on a long-term deal. And we have to decide how long does he have left. Are we better paying as we go no matter the price or do we give him huge guaranteed money and hope he is still playing 4 or 5 years from now.

[rodeo]

i never dissed him and have said from day 1 that he will be a Panther in 2009.

[panthersphan]

Same.

[CatMan72]

I never dissed him, but I feel allot better now that I know he's not going to hold out of camp and become a distraction to the team... to me, that would have been unforgivable.