GAME ON- PEPPERS TO BECOME UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT

[Bretsky]

Per NFL Network; running accross bottom of screen

Anybody think TT will make it happen ??

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Nope, and it will be a historically dumb move. Best FA since Reggie by a mile!

[bobblehead]

Nope, and it will be a historically dumb move. Best FA since Reggie by a mile!

I'm guessing you drew this conclusion based on him being in action on every major name to become available since he got here

Will we land him...who knows, but I think TT will be in the mix. If Peppers is offered the most money by GB but goes elsewhere ala Arrington, will this be just another example of cheapskate TT??

[packers11]

Peppers wants to be a 3-4 OLB... NOT A 4-3 DE... So unless we change schemes he is not coming here... Dream on ladies and gentlemen...

Big Albert Haynesworth is more valuable anyway... I'd rather have him (Hes younger too)...

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Nope, and it will be a historically dumb move. Best FA since Reggie by a mile!

I'm guessing you drew this conclusion based on him being in action on every major name to become available since he got here

Will we land him...who knows, but I think TT will be in the mix. If Peppers is offered the most money by GB but goes elsewhere ala Arrington, will this be just another example of cheapskate TT??

Peppers is going to command HUGE money. Like never before seen type of money. He's the best DE in the league by a mile.

At any rate, Carolina will franchise and trade him. He's not going anywhere fo' free. With that said, Teets loved his draft picks and won't pony up the two firsts or first and second to land the stud.

As for Haynesworth providing more value, I completely disagree. Not only is DE a more important position and a tougher one to find a very good player at, but Haynesworth has serious character concerns, including a long suspension and I believe he's gotten in trouble for drugs before, too. A big no to the face stomper, at least until he has gotten into the fray for Peppers.

How good would our DL be with both of those guys

[Lurker64]

It's sort of silly to announce this now, considering that the Panthers can very easily change their mind at any point in the next month or so. They have two major FAs coming up. Clearly it looks like their priority is on Jordan Gross, but if they can work out a deal with him before FA, the Franchise Tag is going on Peppers.

[RashanGary]

Hayensworth and Peppers are going to command huge deals and will get offers from several teams. They would probably choose a better place to live for less money than come here.

We could probably lock Kampman, Jolly and Pickett all up to new deals for the same price as Peppers. Then we could sign a guy like Rocky Bernard away from Seattle, maybe get a guy early in the draft and have some growth from within and we could be in good shape. If we end up hitting a stud in teh draft, we could be in really good shape and still have money to continue building the rest of the team.

The thing about the DL, it's very important. We need to focus on getting it right, but we can't fix the DL only to fall apart elsewhere. We have to sign the right guys without overextending our budget and losing our own guys. You can't get better only to get worse. It's a give/take. It's a balancing act.

[Waldo]

Hayensworth and Peppers are going to command huge deals and will get offers from several teams. They would probably choose a better place to live for less money than come here.

We could probably lock Kampman, Jolly and Pickett all up to new deals for the same price as Peppers. Then we could sign a guy like Rocky Bernard away from Seattle, maybe get a guy early in the draft and have some growth from within and we could be in good shape. If we end up hitting a stud in teh draft, we could be in really good shape and still have money to continue building the rest of the team.

The thing about the DL, it's very important. We need to focus on getting it right, but we can't fix the DL only to fall apart elsewhere. We have to sign the right guys without overextending our budget and losing our own guys. You can't get better only to get worse. It's a give/take. It's a balancing act.

Kamp and Pickett won't require much more than they get now (very little change to the overall cap). They are both paid fairly for what they do. Jolly is not good enough to weigh starting/star caliber FA's against. For all we know Jolly could be headed to the big house or suspended several games. IMO the team is going to be replacing him ASAP, possibly as early as this year if FA and draft cards fall right and Harrell has a good camp.

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Dude you're whack. Kampman's pay day could easily double. He is getting on average 5.25 mil a year, next to nothing compared to JA.

[RashanGary]

Here's a good scenario

Resign

Kamp (6 years, 48 mil)
Jolly (4 years, 18 mil)
Pickett (4 years, 24 mil)

Sign

Bernard (5 years, 35 mil) it always costs more for UFA's

Jeremy Thompson takes a big step and becomes a legit pass rusher
Jenkins comes back strong
Harrell has a healthy off season and becomes a good contributor

We have a really good draft, adding talent and depth across the board.

A bunch of our young guys continue to take steps forward.

We still have money to lock up Jennings, Collins, Spitz, Colledge, Tramon and others so our team can continue to grow together instead of losing good players and starting over with rookies.

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Jeremy Thompson takes a big step and becomes a legit pass rusher
Jenkins comes back strong
Harrell has a healthy off season and becomes a good contributor

Isn't this the exact problem of last year? Relying on people to do things that they do not normally and consistently do?

Harrell cannot be looked at as someone expected to contribute or they will be in trouble again. Anything they get from him will be a benefit.

Same with Jenkins. He hasn't been an impact player in two years because of injuries, and has had a total of ONE good year out of 6.

[Waldo]

Dude you're whack. Kampman's pay day could easily double. He is getting on average 5.25 mil a year, next to nothing compared to JA.

JA is a RDE, Kamp is a LDE.

Kamp is in the top 5 highest paid LDE's. If he want's more money, he needs to move to the right and not disappear up agaisnt LT's.

Kamp is not nearly as good as the majority of Packer fans think that he is.

[RashanGary]

Several things can happen this off season that would greatly improve this team. I'm all about looking at these guys, but if they don't want to come here, there are a bunch of guys in our own lockerroom that would love to be locked up to long term deals right now and there are probably a few family type guys around the league that would be happy to come here and make this team better.

[Partial]

Dude you're whack. Kampman's pay day could easily double. He is getting on average 5.25 mil a year, next to nothing compared to JA.

JA is a RDE, Kamp is a LDE.

Kamp is in the top 5 highest paid LDE's. If he want's more money, he needs to move to the right and not disappear up agaisnt LT's.

Kamp is not nearly as good as the majority of Packer fans think that he is.

DE is DE is DE. Kampman doesn't have a say over where he plays. The coaches do. I suspect he comes close to doubling his earnings.

Kamp is very good. I get that you're a n00b, but c'mon, Kamp is a top 10 end in the NFL without a doubt.

[RashanGary]

Isn't this the exact problem of last year? Relying on people to do things that they do not normally and consistently do?

Harrell cannot be looked at as someone expected to contribute or they will be in trouble again. Anything they get from him will be a benefit.

Same with Jenkins. He hasn't been an impact player in two years because of injuries, and has had a total of ONE good year out of 6.

We still have Bernard. Which is an improvement. And everything went wrong this year. I doubt everything is going to go wrong again next year, although it could. Everything could go right to. That's the thing. No team wins it every year. It's very tempting to think you can just make it happen right now and have all the answers, but the reality is a little different. Just keep taking steps. Keep stacking successes. Get the team to that top level and hopefully the stars align with that healthy year.