Peppers says he wants to explore free agency

As several have said Peppers & Haynesworth both have similar histories of playing big but not being consistent, except in contract years.

Neither one of these guys can fix our pass rush, and we can't sign both. We already have too many guys near or over 30. This D could be really avg. to poor next year. They held it together & over achieved in 08, but age & the lack of young talent is soon to catch up. We'd have to cut a few vets & one of these guys by himself can't make up for their loss.

I wouldn't be opposed to signing Peppers, I would give him a 3 year contract with an option for a 4th and it has to be cap friendly. We all know that's not going to happen since he's looking a Fort Knox type payday.

When teams make big free agency signings, they know they are going to overpay in terms of dollars vs. units of talent. They know that going in.

But what they have to be willing to say is that, "this player is worth more to us then he is to every other team" and they also have to be able to provide reasoning for that. Otherwise, its a bad signing by definition.

I looked at Haynesworth stats and he has been pretty inconsistent, whereas Peppers (save for last year) he has had consistently good years. I would not mind Haynesworth, I just feel that he has the potential to be a bust.

I agree with production but I think Peppers is not worth the money he's asking at this point in his career

What is it with people wanting out of Carolina? First Jenkins and now Peppers. I'd certainly take a look at him and you know we will cause that's how Dan and Vinny operate. I think he can help us and he's better than anyone we have so why not??

got a point, i mean we all hate the thought o maybe bringing in Jenkins cuz he was washed up, no good, but look at the year he had. Im probaly completely wrong on this and do tell me if i am, but he really has a good year, helped stablize the Jets Deffense some. So i ask you why not?

We'll pay him way more than he ever made in Carolina and he'll never deliver the same production. Haven't we learned our lesson?

Ravens, Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Titans, Giants, Rascal - teams that draft well, develop talent and know when to let players go. These teams find good free agents and get great production out of them. The Skins get great free agents and get average production out of them.

Going after Peppers would be a bad move.

Agree 100000% 44Dez. Seems like everyone comes here to retire. It's kind of like the NFL equivalent of moving to Florida :)

Agree 100000% 44Dez. Seems like everyone comes here to retire. It's kind of like the NFL equivalent of moving to Florida :)

:laughing2 Sometimes it seems that way. Too funny 44.

Assuming Taylor doesn't return, which at $8 million is a virtual certainty, Peppers is a perfect compliment to Carter. He already plays the opposite end, is strong against the run and can drop down to DT in a pinch.
Peppers is not strong against the run and there is no way he can drop down to defensive tackle. He wants to become an outside linebacker in a 3-4.

ProFootballTalk.com - PEPPERS WANTS TO PLAY IN A 3-4 DEFENSE (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/01/17/peppers-wants-to-play-in-a-3-4-defense/)

This should dash some hopes of the Peppers fans.

got a point, i mean we all hate the thought o maybe bringing in Jenkins cuz he was washed up, no good, but look at the year he had. Im probaly completely wrong on this and do tell me if i am, but he really has a good year, helped stablize the Jets Deffense some. So i ask you why not?

I could be wrong but I thought when Mangenius was fired some were saying it was as much fault as players like Jenkins who laid down toward the end of the year as it was the coaches that the Jets fell off. Heard it somewhere, can't remember where.