So....

[bleys]

I have no problem with him not signing a deal. After all, in his contract year of 2008 he has a career high number of sacks. If he wants to keep playing year to year having to prove himself again and again, it isn't a bad thing. And if he has a bad year or gets injured then he is the one risking losing value. I remember that Sims did that a few years ago for Tampa,IIRC. He turned down a deal feeling he could play out his contract and get more money. He got hurt, never recovered his form and is now a backup in Kansas playing for peanuts.

Frankly if we were going to pay him 100 million for 5 years that is 20 million a year anyway. Seems we can just dole it out year by year, evaluate the results and let him go when he doesn't perform. Meanwhile we have Brown grooming to take his place. By 2011 no one is going to pay him 24 million, he will be 33 and on the downside. He can play anywhere he wants and we got all his best years. Meanwhile Brown comes in, takes his place and we spent 37 million on Peppers instead of the reported 100 million he wants.

Interesting point.. Although he'll be extremely expensive after this year. But we would have gotten 2 "contract years" out of him rather than 1..

Although, I will bet he'll have a 10+ sack season regardless this year...

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

Wouldn't bother me either way. No single player is worth all that money to me though. Not Vickie, not Haynesworth, not Peppers.

[DaCityKats]

suggs got his money 33.1 gurat.:eek:

[CosmoGirl]

I believe that the Panthers offered him a $100 million plus contract prior to the end of last season that he turned down did they not?

Also, the money is not the only issue, at least it wouldn't be for me... so Pep gets $17 million this year, which by all accounts is a large amount, BUT let's say he played and something happened, has a bad year, gets hurt, etc. and it drastically reduces his value for the upcoming seasons... looking long term financially wouldn't it be smarter for him to sign a longer term contract rather than the one-year tender for $17? Sure he can make $17 mil this year, but he could make $12-$14 mil per year for the next 5 or 6...

Is this not the very reason the players hate the franchise designation?

But that implies that Peppers and/or his agent are smart enough to realize that. I'm not counting on it.

[Darth Biscuit]

But that implies that Peppers and/or his agent are smart enough to realize that. I'm not counting on it.

This may be the case... they haven't handled things so great thus far...

[carolinarolls]

But that implies that Peppers and/or his agent are smart enough to realize that. I'm not counting on it.

that is not entirely accurate, what it implies is that Peppers wants to play ball in Charlotte for the next 5-6 years.

for as much as everyone bashes these two they sure seem to be smelling like roses about now to me. Let's review:

Peppers took the least risk, got seriously paid, and arguably strong-armed some serious changes amongst the key staff and their mentality when it comes to utilizing him on Sundays. He worked out to his liking and personal schedule, forced the front office to make a huge move and get him some help, and only tarnished his name amongst a very small and very wacko contingent of pseudo-fanz on the Carolina Huddle.