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Hearing Barwin has some options. GB among them.
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Reunion: The #Panthers are working to bring back veteran pass-rusher and old friend Julius Peppers, sources say.
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Panthers closing in on deal to bring Julius Peppers back, per source.
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I think he has just a good of a chance going to a Super Bowl with Carolina as he would the Packers
good luck to him. it was fun!
Bad idea as you would be weakening two positions on the line. Lang is a better guard than Bulaga, Spriggs is not a better RT than Bulaga (at least at this stage). If they lose Lang I would rather they try a greenhorn like Lucas Patrick who apparently they like at guard and keep Bulaga at RT. Perhaps Patrick can hold his own like Taylor did. If not, they can always fall back to Don "I blow" Barclay or start juggling.
I was just going off information that was out there a few days ago that said Peppers wants to play again this year, but that likely won't be with the Packers. That's why a 30 year old Connor Barwin would make sense. I'm not saying he's the second coming of Peppers, but he'd be that veteran presence to work with Clay and Nick to generate pressure. In a 3-4, the LB's are supposed to be the stars.
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This seems like some of the smartest dollars one could spend in FA right now if you plan on running a 3-4. I imagine his price will be a bit lower than Perry's but with a little more guaranteed.
The NY Giants have proven the "mullet" approach to defense-building. Get yourself sorted out up front and leave it trash in the back.
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its a fake number
its 8 million guaranteed in a signing bonus. then they went ahead and said the first two years are guaranteed because, duh, they just gave him an 8 million dollar signing bonus. base salaries on 2.3 and 3.7 the first 2 years
= 14 million "guaranteed"
they can actually dump him after 2017 and not take a negative cap hit
i really don't like the idea that lacy is spending today and part of tomorrow with the seahawks, then the rest of tomorrow and sunday with the queens before coming to green bay
thats one way to look at it, the other is that he's giving other teams every chance in the world to sign him away from green bay.
if he's just trying to get a number to show the packers, then why is he spending multiple days with other teams?
or the team could have given him a deal before our rivals dictated his value to us