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Was Julius Peppers overpaid?

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77Legend

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Mar 8, 2010 5:33 PM
Was it a bad move to pay him that much knowing they have big problems on the offensive side of the ball? At the age of 30?
Mar 8, 2010 5:33pm
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killer_ewok

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Mar 8, 2010 5:40 PM
I think they did.
Mar 8, 2010 5:40pm
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gorocks99

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Mar 8, 2010 5:41 PM
Yes. It was smart to front-load the contract, but he probably has 2, maybe 3 really good years left and you still have Jay freakin Cutler throwing to God knows who on the offensive side of the ball.
Mar 8, 2010 5:41pm
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SQ_Crazies

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Mar 8, 2010 5:50 PM
Hell yes, although it's going to make their defense ridiculous. Already a pretty solid D, getting the man in the middle back would have done about enough for them IMO. They needed to take a cue from the Ravens and get someone for their QB to throw to rather than putting TOO much into their defense.
Mar 8, 2010 5:50pm
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wes_mantooth

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Mar 8, 2010 5:54 PM
Yes, but overpaying is how you get the guy you want.
Mar 8, 2010 5:54pm
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SQ_Crazies

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Mar 8, 2010 5:57 PM
Very true. It's a world of risks and rewards.
Mar 8, 2010 5:57pm
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sleeper

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Mar 8, 2010 6:53 PM
Yeah, it was a dumb move.
Mar 8, 2010 6:53pm
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BR1986FB

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Mar 8, 2010 7:50 PM
Yes. Considering he has a reputation of showing up when he feels like it. Now that he's "fat & sassy" (got paid) I expect his production to decline.
Mar 8, 2010 7:50pm
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noreply66

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Mar 9, 2010 7:42 AM
all of them are over-paid
Mar 9, 2010 7:42am
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jpake1

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Mar 9, 2010 10:12 AM
I think they may have paid a bit too much. Mostly the guaranteed money. He'll be very productive for the next 2-3 years, then after that, I can see him slowing down. If he does, they can just cut him and then continue to pay him whatever guaranteed money that is left.
Mar 9, 2010 10:12am
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Rotinaj

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Mar 9, 2010 10:29 AM
They'll probably cut him after like 3 years(or whenever done paying guaranteed money) so i i dont think it will end up being to bad of a deal.
Mar 9, 2010 10:29am
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thedynasty1998

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Mar 9, 2010 11:17 AM
From what I understand, the contract is front loaded, so it won't affect them as much when there is a salary cap.

I think Peppers is one of the top 5 defensive players in football, but I think he's being paid like the #1. I think they may have slightly overpaid, but they got the guy they wanted, so good for them.
Mar 9, 2010 11:17am
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thavoice

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Mar 9, 2010 4:08 PM
Most teams will be front loading these contracts if they are very much.

Overpaid for him? Sure did..but they felt they needed to get something done quickly and throwing a ton of money out there is a way to assuredly get ur uy
Mar 9, 2010 4:08pm
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Nate

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Mar 10, 2010 11:30 AM
The poll on Sportsnation was Haynesworth or Peppers a better deal. I voted for Peppers. Huge deal with high risk but with high potential. I laughed at the Haynesworth deal. This one I didn't.
Mar 10, 2010 11:30am
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thedynasty1998

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Mar 10, 2010 11:47 AM
The Haynesworth deal was absolutely a worse deal.
Mar 10, 2010 11:47am
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SQ_Crazies

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Mar 10, 2010 11:51 AM
It's not fair when you have some sort of hindsight on one of the options..
Mar 10, 2010 11:51am
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Nate

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Mar 10, 2010 11:52 AM
I thought it was a bad deal before the season started, not based on last years results. I'm basing it on what I knew at this point last year also. Haynesworth is not worth that type of money at all!
Mar 10, 2010 11:52am
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Mar 10, 2010 12:11 PM
I agree, but it's too early to say it was worse than this deal. I don't believe there has been a defensive lineman in league history who is a big enough game changer to demand that much money but that's what they're giving em.
Mar 10, 2010 12:11pm