nfl.com - 1/17/2009
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After spending his entire life in North Carolina, Julius Peppers wants out. The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end has decided he won't sign a long-term deal with the Carolina Panthers when he becomes an unrestricted free agent on Feb. 26. Peppers, who grew up in tiny Bailey, ...
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totalprosports.com - 1/18/2009
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Total Pro Sports - In an article released
earlier today it is reported that Julius Peppers of...
the Carolina Panthers wants out of Carolina. He is not going to sign a long term contract with the team that drafted him, Peppers, a North Carolina native has spent his entire football career in that ...
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Panthers Not Spicy Enough For Peppers
spartyandfriends.com - 1/18/2009
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spartyandfriends.com —
Uh, yup... you'll do. Following perhaps one of
the strangest NFL Regular Seasons in my lifetime, it...
should come as no surprise that the playoffs are just as ridiculous and unpredictable. Consider: home teams are 3-5 so far in the playoffs. Teams with a first round bye went 1-3 last week ...
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PEPPERS WANTS TO PLAY IN A 3-4 DEFENSE
ProFootballTalk.com —
Defensive end Julius Peppers doesn’t want to play for the Panthers. He apparently also doesn’t want to play for any team that uses a 4-3 defense.“ He certainly feels that he can excel and thrive in a 3-4 defense ,” agent Carl Carey said Saturday. This narrows significantly the field of potential suitors, and reduces Peppers’ overall leverage. So maybe a 3-4 defensive isn’t a dealbreaker.“He is also open to just another system in general that will allow him to maximize his athletic abilities,” Carey added. It’s unclear whether Peppers envisions himself a defensive end or a linebacker in a 3-4 set. As a linebacker, he’d assume a three-point stance and rush the quarterback on ...
Monday Notes: Schwartz, Lions Front Office Head to Senior Bowl
Pride Of Detroit —
... Julius Peppers isn't going to return to Carolina because he wants to play in a 3-4 defense. The Lions are considering switching to a 3-4, and I can't think of a better way to make that switch than by signing someone like Peppers. ...
Three Things Not To Do: Defense
Da' Bears Blog —
... Julius Peppers has announced he has no interest in signing a long-term deal with the Carolina Panthers under the premise that he longs to play in a 3-4. Peppers is still one of the best pass rushers in the game and rushing the passer was the biggest weakness of the 9-7 Chicago Bears. Maybe he's telling the truth. Maybe he's not. But if he's not franchised and a bidding war starts...I want in. ...
Packers, Lions Both Mulling New 3-4 Scheme
The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans —
The 3-4 defense has become the big thing in the NFL, mostly thanks to the Steelers and Patriots, but the alignment has only made cameo appearances in the NFC North, notably a couple years ago when the Vikings used it for a few games because of injuries along their defensive line. Now, however, there are not one but two teams in the division mulling adopting the alignment as their base defense. Not surprisingly, those two teams, the Packers and Lions, had terrible issues with their defenses last year, making big changes an inevitability. Both teams have ...
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PEPPERS WANTS TO PLAY IN A 3-4 DEFENSE
profootballtalk.com 1/18/2009 — Defensive end Julius Peppers doesn’t want to play for the Panthers. He apparently also doesn’t want to play for any team that uses a 4-3 defense.
“He certainly feels that he can excel and thrive in a 3-4 defense,” agent Carl ...
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carolinagrowl.com 1/17/2009 — Agent says Peppers wants to play in a 3-4 defense Del.icio.us | Print | Email | Font Size Decrease Text Size Increase Text Size CHARLOTTE -- It's been a rough eight days for the Carolina Panthers. One week after getting upset by the Arizona Cardinals ...
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Ok, so there isn’t any plan. We don’t have any control over the matchups. Yet it still seems like this weekend couldn’t have turned out any better for the Carolina Panthers. Some say the Panthers won the lottery. Both teams that ...
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profootballtalk.com 1/12/2009 — On the day that the Panthers were supposed to begin the process of exorcising the demons of two years of underachievement, we might have seen the last of quarterback Jake Delhomme in black and Carolina blue.
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Julius Peppers In DC? Don't Count On It. —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/17/2009
Julius Peppers just announced he wanted out of Carolina so that he could reach his full potential by playing in a 3-4 scheme. "I am seeking new challenges that will allow me to grow, develop and reach my personal potential on the football field," ...
