Peppers a Packer

[SMBASS]

Yep, Anthony Collins shoved Peppers all round Soldier. Then, when we play 'em, Peppers pounds on Bakh.

Which guy do we get?

Well, the Bears D was pretty bad last year so I guess we'll find out if his play was part of the problem or a symptom of the problem.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Well, I'll be dipped in shit, TT signed an external FA....

[Pugger]

So we traded MD Jennings for Julius Peppers. Sort of.

Even if Peppers is 34 we got the better end of this deal big time.

[woodbuck27]

I wouldn't have predicted this in a million years.

Yes Siree !

Finally a move to a UFA with hopefully something left.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10612157/julius-peppers-agrees-deal-green-bay-packers

Source: Julius Peppers joins Packers ... Updated: March 15, 2014, 9:28 AM ET (10 minutes ago)

ESPN.com news services

If Julius Peppers makes his last play as a Chicago BEAR on Aaron Rodgers (if John Kuhn) doesn't cut him down and allow AR to spring left to get off that nice toss to Randall Cobb...we don't see our beloved Green Bay Packers win the NFCN in 2013.

I believe this move may well be significant. This move also makes more sense of the BJ Raji resigning.

Damn it doesn't take a lot to keep some of us packer fans happy/excited. It doesn't take much to give the SPIRIT of we really have some hope now to Packer nation.

Nice move Ted Thompson and damn it if you don't drive me to distraction some times.

Packerrats (and I'm a fan that doesn't need to apologize for being the Packer fan I am ... and wants to win - win - WIN !) I never expected less of myself in any competition. . . . as a part of any past championship team effort. It's all about the journey towords a legitimate shot at winning and not necessarily needing to win. I just want the Green Bay Packers with Aaron Rodgers to be very significant in the NFC. Winning the NFCN isn't enough for me with a QB like Aaron Rodgers leading the Green Bay Packers.

Now Ted Thompson PLEASE address the Safety position and get us an ILBer with skills PLEASE :

Maybe it's my age because I don't have the time for that certain patience I used to have. The proof of that is the long ...way too long of a wait from Super bowl II to the Green Bay Packers third Super Bowl win ( January 26, 1997 and a win Vs New England ) and the next season fourth Super Bowl appearance ( January 25th, 1998 and a loss Vs Denver ) .

Ted Thompson and Julius Peppers. If this works out time will tell but today and for that chance. . .THANKS TT !




GO PACKERS ! GO PACK GO !!

[3irty1]

I don't think its automatic that Peppers will be playing DE. The guy has built his entire career as an edge rusher, I don't think you'd drop big cash on him unless you were scheming to get him lining up on a tackle. Perhaps he'll be a giant OLB. That move has been known to extend some careers.

[3irty1]

I'm sure this was important to Thompson.

Oh yeah great point. That's awesome.

[PlantPage55]

I like this signing well enough. I almost love it, just because of how amazingly cap friendly it is.

Not sure what he has left in the tank, but I think the biggest thing the signing does for us is from a team-motivating standpoint in the first place. Not as great a motivator as Charles Woodson, but an approximation of that. You can bet that Mike Daniels, Mike Neal, CM3, etc... are all pumped about this.

That's good enough for me, even if the guy wasn't high on my wishlist.

[woodbuck27]

Packers signed Julius Peppers, formerly of the Bears, to a three-year, $30 million deal.

The deal includes $7.5 million guaranteed.

Wow ! That surprises me.


That's much bigger money than I expected TT would pay for a player of Julius Peppers age.

[Bossman641]

Packers signed Julius Peppers, formerly of the Bears, to a three-year, $30 million deal.

The deal includes $7.5 million guaranteed.

That's more than I expected. Hopefully the third year is inflated.

[SMBASS]

Peppers has definitely been durable. He's only missed 6 games in his 12 year career. We'll see if the Packer training staff can fix that glaring issue.

[wist43]

I don't get it - how in the bloody fuck is he going to be used??

Seriously, if anyone can enlighten me as to Spraypaintedhair's evil plan - I'm all ears.

Since 2-4 is our most often used alignment - is Peppers going to be one of the DT's?? I assume Peppers and Daniels. If that is the case, the flaw in that thinking is that Hawk and B. Jones are still on the field - 2 very substandard players... not to mention the mess at Safety.

I would not have signed anyone new to the front 6/7... it's a waste of money. Another player for Spraypaintedhair to misuse.

If I was going to spend money in this FA period, I would have gone after Byrd or Ward - and actually solve an obvious disaster position. Next I would have looked at replacing either, or both, of Hawk and B. Jones.

I don't get this at all.

[sheepshead]

Mike Daniels @Mike_Daniels76 4m

Looking forward to line up next to/learn from one of the best pass rushers, Julius Peppers #SackTime Still complaining about free agency??

[red]

well, that was unexpected

wow

lets hope the old guy can still play

[red]

i think we're more of a 4-3 team right now then a 3-4

we still need a fucking safety, or its all for nothing imo

[3irty1]

I don't get it - how in the bloody fuck is he going to be used??

Seriously, if anyone can enlighten me as to Spraypaintedhair's evil plan - I'm all ears.

Since 2-4 is our most often used alignment - is Peppers going to be one of the DT's?? I assume Peppers and Daniels. If that is the case, the flaw in that thinking is that Hawk and B. Jones are still on the field - 2 very substandard players... not to mention the mess at Safety.

I would not have signed anyone new to the front 6/7... it's a waste of money. Another player for Spraypaintedhair to misuse.

If I was going to spend money in this FA period, I would have gone after Byrd or Ward - and actually solve an obvious disaster position. Next I would have looked at replacing either, or both, of Hawk and B. Jones.

I don't get this at all.

I honestly don't know. I imagine the player he'll displace the most often though is Perry. Peppers is an edge rusher.

The fact that I don't automatically know how the front 7 is going to look excites me because I don't have the hubris to think I know personnel better than Ted's team or NFL defenses as well as Dom's team.