Re: How about Cassel For Julius Peppers - My Speculation
This thread is fascinating. I actually came here to post the same proposition when I saw the Peppers news.
If Peppers is a fit at OLB it becomes VERY interesting/tempting. It would be nice to have Peppers as a third DE to rotate with Warren and the usually-injured Seymour, keeping all three fresh, but it's hard to justify big millions for a platoon player. However, if Peppers was an OLB most of the time, he could still give the DEs a rest from time to time, and suddenly we're kicking butt!
Love the idea.
Peppers could play OLB. We could move Vrabel or AD inside (preferrebly Vrabel) since both can play that position. We'd have Peppers and AD at OLB and Mayo and Vrabel at ILB in our base 3-4 defense.
For anyone saying Peppers is too big for OLB, keep in mind that AD is 6-2 270 lbs. Peppers is 6-7, 283 lbs and can move. He's got quick feet and I think can play in pass coverage if he needs to (extremely wide wingspan). He was ahtletic enough to play basketball for North Carolina hoops so I don't question his athleticism.
This sounds almost too perfect for both sides so it probably won't happen. Then again, I never thought Randy Moss would become a Patriot so who knows.
This thread is fascinating. I actually came here to post the same proposition when I saw the Peppers news.
If Peppers is a fit at OLB it becomes VERY interesting/tempting. It would be nice to have Peppers as a third DE to rotate with Warren and the usually-injured Seymour, keeping all three fresh, but it's hard to justify big millions for a platoon player. However, if Peppers was an OLB most of the time, he could still give the DEs a rest from time to time, and suddenly we're kicking butt!