You guys would know more than I would since I only watched him every once in awhile on the Panthers, but it would not surprise me if one of the reasons he slacked a bit was because he was on a shitty team, a la Randy Moss. Before the Panthers fell apart he seemed like a total badass. Now he's playing on what seems like a good team, playing along with some guys he has to be accountable to and a coach maybe he respects a little more ... also, even his worst seasons in Carolina he was a disruptive force, and the Bears didn't really have that. If he draws double teams it will make it easier for Urlacher and Briggs to roam. I think he makes that defense a lot better.
― funky house skeptic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
the panthers have never been worse than 7-9 since he's been there, and had three seasons of 11+ wins. you might be right, but this is not a moss on the raiders thing.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
They were pretty dang bad last year, 7-9 notwithstanding.
― funky house skeptic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, and they were pretty damn good the year before--peppers' reputation did not suddenly appear last year.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Peppers was also kind of banged up for a couple of years in Carolina, which was part of the reason his production slid down a bit.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:16 (thirteen years ago) link