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This name game is pretty Gay. What!? Former players count.
This name game is pretty Gay. What!? Former players count.
In that case maybe we should Branch into another topic
Trying desperately to long-term Gross this evening.Thanks for the Carolina info, but I thought the Panthers were going to franchise Gross....?
i have always liked peppers but he would have to take a pay cut (i would think??) to play here.
if he wants a SB right then maybe he does it for a year or two.
I'm not one to get overexcited about these kind of rumors. HOWEVER, I would say that there is a certain amount of logic to this one, if you make 2 very big assumptions: (1) Peppers really wants to play for a 3-4 team and is willing to negotiate a reasonable contract, and (2) Carolina has truly given up on Jake Delhomme after the debacle against Arizona. IF those 2 assumptions hold, then trading Cassel for Peppers works for both teams. The Pats free up $14.6M from their cap and can sign Peppers to a long-term deal with a lesser cap hit, addressing the pass rush which is one of their biggest needs. And Carolina saves face by getting rid of Peppers and his $17M cap hit which totally ties their hands, cutting Delhomme and freeing up his salary, and signing Cassel to a more cap-friendly long term deal. Cassel in Carolina, with Gross at OT and Steve Smith at WR, would be a nice place for him to end up.
The Pats would be fairly set at their front 7 for next year. They could either keep AD outside to pair with Peppers (which would be amazing) or move him inside to SILB and use Vrabel/Woods/Crable/etc. And Carolina could focus on keeping the rest of their team intact without the huge cap hit from Peppers, and on finding a decent DE in the draft or FA.
I doubt it will happen, but it's not entirely ludicrous.
I have mentioned this before and this would be intelligent. Swap Cassel to K.C. in an exchange of picks plus their second rounder #34. Swap the Chiefs #3 for Peppers. Carolina gets one more year out of Jake and signs Stafford to sit for a year and watch. Carolina has a good team. They won't get a shot at a top QB pick unless something like this happens. Now we get Peppers and the#34 pick which is like a late round first round pick as they say there are 37 first round grade picks this year.
We might have to throw in a low picks to sweeten the pot.
Thoughts?
DW Toys
I'm not sure this post would really Warren a response.
If anyone thinks that he isn't serious about getting out of Carolina to go to a 3-4 team you are mistaken. He's already turned down a deal from Carolina that would've trumped Jared Allen's monster deal.
Whats the issue with him and the Panthers anyway? I don't get it. The fans don't get it either and hate him.
And I even heard the Cowboys mentioned as a potential spot.
He wants to play in a 3-4 defense.
The only problem I see is that you are assuming Stafford will be available at #3.I have mentioned this before and this would be intelligent. Swap Cassel to K.C. in an exchange of picks plus their second rounder #34. Swap the Chiefs #3 for Peppers. Carolina gets one more year out of Jake and signs Stafford to sit for a year and watch. Carolina has a good team. They won't get a shot at a top QB pick unless something like this happens. Now we get Peppers and the#34 pick which is like a late round first round pick as they say there are 37 first round grade picks this year.
We might have to throw in a low picks to sweeten the pot.
Thoughts?
DW Toys