Peppers headed for free agency?

Peppers doesn't make or break the team.

 

A second transition tag isn't all that useful.

How is that? they have to put him on for 20 million to try and trade him

 

how much are the Panthers going to spend to make sure they are not the team that "let julius peppers get away"?

cut bait and move on

 

Time for a change in QB it seems!

 

I'm sorry, I should have wrote "don't franchise him and then trade him".

 

thats true

if he were more of a leader like a minter, mills, or even buckner he would be missed a lot more . .. the guy is just a gifted DE who wants his dump truck full of cash so he can sit on top of it.

 

to Atlanta? I hope he goes somewhere out of the division at least.

falcon fans comments dont sound to high on him though.

http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2010/01/31/julius-peppers-could-be-answer-to-falcons-problems/

 

Can we put a lesser tag on peppers than the franchise tag? I know it would not net us two number one picks but if we could do a lesser tag that netted us a second or third rounder for him or paid him less if he stays under said tag then I would be all about that.

 

No.

 

You're talking a Transisition tag I believe? We get no compensation if we choose not to match offer from another team.

Transisition Tag- A transition tag is a tool used by National Football League teams to retain unrestricted free agents. It guarantees the original club the right of first refusal to match any offer the player may make with another team. The transition tag can be used once a year by each club unless they elect to use a franchise tag instead. Transition tags can be rescinded, however, teams that rescind a transition tag cannot use it again until the next season.

If a player signs a contract after receiving the transition tag, his original team can not use the tag again on any player until the contract has expired. The exception is if the player first signs a transition offer sheet, which is a one-year contract equal to the average salary of the top ten players in the league at the player's position, or a twenty percent salary increase, whichever is greater. This contract was not historically guaranteed, however, it will be guaranteed starting in 2007 per the collective bargaining agreement agreed to by the NFL owners and the NFLPA on March 8, 2006. If the player signs the offer sheet prior to a long-term contract, the player's team can then use the tag the next year.

If another club offers a contract to a transitioned player, his original club has seven days to decide whether the original club will match that offer or not. If the original club agrees to match, the player is forced to sign with the original club at the terms agreed to in the offer by the other club. If the original club declines to match, the player signs with the other team, and the original team is offered no compensation, as they would be if the player had received the franchise tag.