Peppers

I hate to say it - not seeing the product that was so heavily hyped in the pre-season.

If the season ended today - which i know it doesn't - I'd keep Gross over peppers, maybe try to draft a nice pass rusher ( oops we have no first rounder. )

Anyway - disappointing.

 

have we played with a lead long enough to pin the ears back yet?

besides, our defense is awesome this year... it's not about individuals, he'll get his

 

I think it's the schemes they're calling on the D, Meat. I don't particularly like them dropping Peppers back into coverage, but they have had some success with it at times in years past. When they drop him back and have a LB blitzing clean the QB's clock, it works at times.

But overall, I wish they would quit being cutesy and let him do what he does best, as he was doing in the pre-season against first-string offenses. I believe he's fine health-wise and we'll start seeing more pressures and sacks in the next few weeks.

 

i love all the blitzing btw... they look like a pack dogs waiting for the gates to open

 

It's only been 2 games...

 

they are blitzing because the line isn't getting much pressure and the blitz hasn't been too effective either. Seems like blitz = first down completion.

 

His job was to keep LT in check the first game. (under 100 yards) and Then i don't know should have rocked K. orton. but they had him double teamed allot of the time.

 

No, we're not seeing the huge year I was expecting, but it's still early. And there's no way I'd keep Gross at his cost regardless of what we do with Peppers.

 

Agreed.

And it's been 2 games - but he's still only had 2 sacks since Christmas Eve 2006, when we beat the Falcons on the ground.

That kind of production does not command $100 million, and that's what we're talking about.

I really don't care if he worked out and bulked up. I think his problems are between his ears. He's a much greater physical specimen than Steve Smith or Chris Harris - but those 2 are 100 times the football player.

I guess after being optimistic about Peppers, something switched and i'm done.

 

Maybe he'll turn it on, it's certainly to our benefit if that happens. If it does, we'll get some wins and if there's no deal reached we can franchise and trade him.