Peppers Enters Busy Offseason

Post #1 » by **Rooster** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:52 am

http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... offseason/

Thoughts? Despite the dubious wording, I think he just wants more cash and is willing to stay. I say keep him... you know, quite obviously.

ohara · Post #2 » by **ohara** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:12 pm

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/478863.html

There's your answer. We need to franchise him, then trade him for some serious value. I am intriqued with something like a trade to NE for Cassell and the NE 1st. That would give us our QB for the next 10 years. Detroit has 2 first rounders, #1 and I think something around #19 (Dallas' pick). There are options and we can take advantage. We can also fill the DE postion via FA, so this could work to our advantage if we play our cards right. We have to sign Gross without a Franchise Tag if we use it on Peppers though.

ohara · Post #3 » by **ohara** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:35 pm

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/200 ... -make.html

Article on our options and key dates.

Post #4 » by **Rooster** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:51 pm

Dammit, my opinions are now in the other thread. :lol:

Basically, yeah, let's lock up Gross and trade Peppers. I can't believe he'd do this - he was such a fixture. I wouldn't mind getting a player back, like a really good player, if the picks don't look appetizing enough.

Post #5 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:16 am

I didn't see this situation coming, but I hope he doesn't go far from Charlotte, so I hope his final destination is Atlanta. :wink:

Post #6 » by **Rooster** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:05 am

I don't think there's a way he stays in the division. Even another NFC team seems like a bit of a stretch.

ohara · Post #7 » by **ohara** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:36 pm

Well, we can franchise him, but he does not have to sign the tender for $17 mil. He can elect to sit out a yr. And piss away that $ ? No way. He'd sign, and we'd then have to find a way to trade him. That takes 2 first round picks. I know Detroit has #1 and Dallas' pick around #17-19 range. Dont know if teams can waive the 2 1st's rule. I'd love to get Cassell and NE's 1st for Peppers. That gives us our QB for the next 10 years and also a mid 1st round pick. I could live with that.

ohara · Post #8 » by **ohara** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:54 pm

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post ... nfl,135548

Is there hope we can keep him? Cross your fingers!

ohara · Post #9 » by **ohara** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:36 pm

Hey! He signed his tender. And more than that, he and his agent have been having good talks with the Panthers. We may be able to get him signed to a long term after all! Hope it happens!

TTown · Post #10 » by **TTown** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:05 am

If Brown has a successful rookie season, and the coaches deem him adept enough to build around, would the potential saved by not signing Peppers to a long-term deal make more sense than shelling out what would almost certainly be one of the biggest contracts to a defensive player ever? It seems to me that the South is improving almost every day (ATL has had a great offseason, New Orleans is slowly building a defense, and Tampa will continue to be solid, especially if Josh Freeman develops) and we'd be hamstrung with huge contracts to Delhomme, Smith, and Gamble. Not to mention the young linebacker core that will be coming off their rookie deals at some point.

ohara · Post #11 » by **ohara** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:31 pm

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/

Well crap! We have to go through this whole thing again next season? No! Trade his lousy butt for what you can get. But I dont want to lose him for nothing next season and I really dont see him being worthy of being the highest paid D-Lineman.