Peppers a Packer

[Tony Oday]

Who is glad Wist isn't our D coordinator?! Ooh pick me!

[bobblehead]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/writer...een-bay-packer



Liked the vibe of the gentleman he was meeting or liked the contract? Odd he didn't talk to Capers?

God often tells players to sign the phattest contract.

[mraynrand]

God often tells players to sign the phattest contract.

it's hard to put money in the offering plate if you don't make anything. IOW, you can't help anyone else if you can't help yourself.

[mraynrand]

Caper's schemes seem to improve dramatically when he has better players. Go figure.

[pbmax]

Caper's schemes seem to improve dramatically when he has better players. Go figure.

Here is the nightmare scenario, PackerRats edition.

Peppers, Neal and a developing Jones allow Capers to align in more fronts with 3 lineman (counting guys with hands in dirt).

Defense improves.

wist healthy enough to watch games, claims credit for 2-4 fail theory.

[smuggler]

Packers Pickup Peppers Past His Prime to Perkup Paltry Pass Pressure

[Fritz]

Here is the nightmare scenario, PackerRats edition.

Peppers, Neal and a developing Jones allow Capers to align in more fronts with 3 lineman (counting guys with hands in dirt).

Defense improves.

wist healthy enough to watch games, claims credit for 2-4 fail theory.

If this means the Packers win, then I'd be fine with that.

And anyway, if the Packers win with Capers as coordinator, Wist won't be happy anyway. It would merely be luck.

[call_me_ishmael]

I know I'll get fleeced for thinking this, but I'd add Ebron to that group and might draft him over all three. To me, those four are the list we'll be picking from, and one will fall IMO....odds are it's Prior...who I pointed out months ago would be an ideal fit

Dunno if you take haha or pryor that high with them running high 4.5's low 4.6s. That is too slow. Haha was expected to run a 4.35ish. I suspect he falls. Pryor was expected to be 6'2". Instead, he's 5'11. He'll fall, too.

My preference would be:

1. Ebron because he's a freak
2. CJ Mosley because he's a 10 year starter
3. Haha because he is still an alleged freak athlete
4. Pryor in round 2-3.

[Smidgeon]

I'll be honest. I'm kind of giddy about the Peppers signing. I have no tangible reason to point at, but I really like it. I still can't believe he signed.

I kinda want to get his jersey now...

[Guiness]

Sorry if someone posted this earlier, but reading an article today, some stats jumped out at me:

9 interceptions (probably the most intriguing, for a DE)
39 forced fumbles
62 passes defended.

62 passes defended? I like that A LOT. That has to make a QB nervous, and the defensive backfield's job a ton easier.

Jolly always got a ton of tipped balls, I assume that's what is meant by 'pass defended' for a DE?

[KYPack]

Packers Pickup Peppers Past His Prime to Perkup Paltry Pass Pressure

Say that shit 5 times fast.

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62 passes defended? I like that A LOT. That has to make a QB nervous, and the defensive backfield's job a ton easier.

Jolly always got a ton of tipped balls, I assume that's what is meant by 'pass defended' for a DE?

with his size and length he could just line up right behind the d-line and play a basketball type defense with his arms up. he could take away the whole middle of the field

[Cheesehead Craig]

In a 4-2 I might not send any LB's... if you're sending 4 designated pass rushers, that's good enough on any given snap.

The point of running a 4-2 and 3-3 is to get talent on the field. I'd argue until the cows come home that it is better to have Jones, Perry (as a pass rusher), Daniels, and Peppers on the field to produce pass rush than any alignment that would have Hawk and Jones on the field.

Combine that front with Matthews and/or Neal and Mulumba, and every player you have on the field in that alignment is a threat to generate pressure. The Personnel alone might be enough to force a predictable check down that could be anticipated and defended.

As for coverage - Matthews can cover, you can still have Jones or Hawk in subpackages, and you're still in the nickel.

I don't mind Hawk or Jones in subpackages, but I count them as being of lesser talent that all of those other guys we're talking about - and to that end, I want that talent on the field, as opposed to the lesser talents of Hawk and B. Jones.

It's not said often to you wist, but this is a very good post. You address your thoughts on how you would run things instead of just the "Capers sucks" posts with no helpful info given (not that you do that very often). I was also on the fire Capers train, mostly because he doesn't seem to be able to adjust during a game when Plan A isn't working. Not because things are unsound. But it is going to be interesting to see what Peppers can do for this defense when we can put 2 very good pass rushers on the field at the same time with him and Clay.

[Jimx29]

I kinda want to get his jersey now...

I know where there are a lot of bear/peppers jerseys

[woodbuck27]

I'll be honest. I'm kind of giddy about the Peppers signing. I have no tangible reason to point at, but I really like it. I still can't believe he signed.

I kinda want to get his jersey now...

That was just my thinking immediately after seeing he signed with us.

I love the name too.