Julius Peppers?

Green Phin · 03-07-2008, 06:36 PM

According to PFT

PANTHERS SHOPPING PEPPERS?

We've received several e-mails over the past couple of days regarding rumors that the Carolina Panthers are poised to trade defensive end Julius Peppers.

And so we've actually engaged in a little "real" journalism -- and in some of our good, old-fashioned rumor mongering.

There are rumors in league circles that the Panthers are quietly shopping Peppers. He has a big cap number in 2008, and there's a school of thought that the Panthers aren't willing to pay him what it would take to keep him over the long haul, especially since the price tag could go up if/when the Ravens sign Terrell Suggs to a long-term deal.

As a Tar Heel, I'd love to have Peppers as a Phin, although I don't know how well he'll fit in a 3-4 D. He's 6-7, 283 and only 28, and I believe that last season (only 2.5 sacks) was a fluke for him.

What do you think?

#1dolphinsfan · 03-07-2008, 06:42 PM

i doubt that we get him but if we did that would be awsome

i got da juice · 03-07-2008, 06:53 PM

i dont want him, he will be way too much to play olb in our d

MiamiDolphins34 · 03-07-2008, 08:08 PM

Id swap JT for Peppers.(younger)

OneHondo · 03-07-2008, 08:10 PM

Hate to give up draft picks for anybody. This team has been draft poor and suffered from it.

Parcel's_Cartel · 03-07-2008, 08:12 PM

No thank you will cost too much

mullingan · 03-07-2008, 08:27 PM

Interesting but overall I think we have more pressing needs. Would be nice though.

Straztheman · 03-07-2008, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiamiDolphins34

Id swap JT for Peppers.(younger)

I'd do that in a heartbeat.

brandon1986 · 03-07-2008, 09:05 PM

i like peppers but i think we need to keep most of our picks to build on

Crayons · 03-07-2008, 09:13 PM

Any talk of any Peppers is useless. The Panthers GM came out and even put this rumor down.

Marty Hurney thought it was so ridiculous he even made a statement on it:

Quote:

Panthers general manager Marty Hurney doesn't like rising to the bait on such things, but he's pretty clear about one thing that cropped up Friday.

"We are not trying to trade Julius Peppers," Hurney said. "There's nothing to it."

Also, why would they take JT for Peppers? These people aren't loopy, they're in that position (except Al Davis and Matt Millen) for a reason. J. Taylor is old and arguably not as good as Peppers.

LarryFinFan · 03-07-2008, 10:43 PM

I read this article also, but I can't see Foxy doing this. Peppers is an exceptional DE. I'd love to have him, but I put him in the Larry Fitz category...ain't gonna happen...

FinsFan619 · 03-07-2008, 10:52 PM

J. Pepper is pretty good...

Geforce · 03-07-2008, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crayons

Any talk of any Peppers is useless. The Panthers GM came out and even put this rumor down.

Marty Hurney thought it was so ridiculous he even made a statement on it:

Also, why would they take JT for Peppers? These people aren't loopy, they're in that position (except Al Davis and Matt Millen) for a reason. J. Taylor is old and arguably not as good as Peppers.

I guess you could make an argument that Taylor is not as good as Peppers. Especially if you look beyond the numbers that states over the past three seasons, Taylor has nearly 45 more tackles, 10.5 more sacks, 2 more interceptions, and 3 more interceptions returned for touchdowns than Peppers.

#1DoLfAnOKesh · 03-07-2008, 10:59 PM

would be awesome

poornate · 03-07-2008, 11:01 PM

What an awful fit for a 3-4 defense.... He was a non-factor without strong support on the line.... What would he bring in space? Nothing...

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brandon1986 this is the dolphins time Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: florida Age: 22 Posts: 1,407 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 24 Posts	i like peppers but i think we need to keep most of our picks to build on __________________ thank you

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i got da juice Starter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Queens Posts: 495 Thanks: 34 Thanked 40 Times in 26 Posts	i dont want him, he will be way too much to play olb in our d

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OneHondo Lifetime Contract Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,557 Thanks: 53 Thanked 61 Times in 29 Posts	Hate to give up draft picks for anybody. This team has been draft poor and suffered from it.

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LarryFinFan Left So Fla, never the Fins... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NC Age: 52 Posts: 7,500 Thanks: 231 Thanked 94 Times in 61 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 2	I read this article also, but I can't see Foxy doing this. Peppers is an exceptional DE. I'd love to have him, but I put him in the Larry Fitz category...ain't gonna happen... __________________

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FinsFan619 Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Age: 20 Posts: 675 Thanks: 63 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	J. Pepper is pretty good...

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poornate Opinonated Observer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: northern virginia Age: 30 Posts: 4,071 Thanks: 89 Thanked 327 Times in 219 Posts	What an awful fit for a 3-4 defense.... He was a non-factor without strong support on the line.... What would he bring in space? Nothing... __________________ I'm afraid of the awful truth of how sweet that life can be........

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