Peppers To The Pats?

[McBoller]

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Looks like its a real possibility... Let me just say i cant believe it.

[FerrariFan87]

[quote name='McBoller' post='169206' date='Mar 16 2009, 03:34 PM'][url="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f48fa8&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true"]http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8...mp;confirm=true[/url]

Looks like its a real possibility... Let me just say i cant believe it.[/quote]

I can, and that's why the Pats have arguably one of the best FO's in all of sports... wow, Peppers for a measly 2nd Round pick. Not measly, but considering what he's probably worth...

[mhead66]

[quote name='FerrariFan87' post='169209' date='Mar 16 2009, 03:37 PM']I can, and that's why the Pats have arguably one of the best FO's in all of sports... wow, Peppers for a measly 2nd Round pick. Not measly, but considering what he's probably worth...[/quote]
Peppers is very good, but a 2nd rounder, that you have to pay $14 million this year?

If they negotiate, Peppers may want Haynesworth-type money... I wouldn't be interested, if I was GM.

[RavenRage92]

I read that the pats were going to make Peppers one of the highest paid defensive players in the league regardless of what Haynesworth got.

[McBurks]

He also stated that he wanted to be move to outside linebacker, so that may change things for the highest paid DE.

[mhead66]

[quote name='RavenRage92' post='169229' date='Mar 16 2009, 04:09 PM']I read that the pats were going to make Peppers one of the highest paid defensive players in the league regardless of what Haynesworth got.[/quote]
These "big name" sackers and their huge contracts aren't worth it. Haynesworth has 24 sacks in 7 years - yeah, he's a run stopper, but 3 sacks a year isn't worth $100 million. Peppers averages 10 sacks/yr, but he's well below Merriman & Ware's 13/yr, and Harrison's 12/yr. If NE gives him a Haynesworth type contract, they're going to regret it.

[McBurks]

[quote name='mhead66' post='169359' date='Mar 16 2009, 10:12 PM']These "big name" sackers and their huge contracts aren't worth it. Haynesworth has 24 sacks in 7 years - yeah, he's a run stopper, but 3 sacks a year isn't worth $100 million. Peppers averages 10 sacks/yr, but he's well below Merriman & Ware's 13/yr, and Harrison's 12/yr. If NE gives him a Haynesworth type contract, they're going to regret it.[/quote]

New England usually knows what they're doing and will probably give him a higher contract something like Adalius Thomas.

[Reddawn36]

this could be a no bueno situation for us :/ we have to play them /cry lol

[Nevermore52]

This doesn't really surprise me at all. The Pats were obviously one of the 4-5 teams in the market for him based on his trade desires. And when they shipped Vrabel to KC, I thought it might be to pave the way for a Peppers trade. Peppers is going to be amazing in NE when Belichick signals in the upcoming plays and audibles. Well unless it is a run at him. Oohhh I said it.

[Johnny U]

My Question is this. Why is Carolina contiously denying the trade?

[Nevermore52]

Its probably easier to deny the trade until it's complete than to answer questions about it that you don't have the answers to quite yet.

[mhead66]

[quote name='Johnny U' post='170004' date='Mar 18 2009, 12:17 PM']My Question is this. Why is Carolina contiously denying the trade?[/quote]
Teams are forbidden from negotiating trades for players who haven't signed their Franchise Tag offers - and Peppers, who is Franchised, hasn't signed the tendered offer.

Legally, Carolina can't talk with the media - or with NE - about trading Peppers.