I am not denying that Peppers is talented. The point of the post was that Peppers has had some great years, but he's also had some relatively lousy years. He hasn't demonstrated the consistency of a Reggie White. Therefore, I'm not convinced he's worth the money. We don't know which Peppers will show up after he gets his payday.
"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:
What player really does show the consistency of Reggie White? I mean, that's just an unfair assessment. We might as well plan on never signing a free agent defensive linemen then because he hasn't shown the consistency of Reggie White. Makes no sense and is unfair.
Peppers has really only had one bad year, and that was when the whole team was playing bad. It wasn't just Peppers. It was an off year. You pair a super talented player like Peppers up with a talented coach like Capers and I guarantee you that you would see consistency and results.
If we are going into an Un-capped NFL we REALLY won't be able to afford players. I feel like we can afford a solid starter or two over the past couple of years. Let's hope the CBA gets worked out or the draft really will be the only place we can get talented players and then it will be REALLY hard to stay competitive. Several other teams will also have the draft AND free agency to better their team.
Thompson is good at drafting, but he's not great. Far from it, IMO. He's above average. Being an above average drafter and being static in Free Agency is more then likely not going to win a super bowl.
With that being said, here's to a great draft, post-draft, and regular season!!
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