The Curious Case of Julius Peppers

I’d take those three picks for Pep. including the #15 overall. Lets make it happen!

i think if we can do it using a 1 4 and 6 (assuming the sag deal occurs and we get a 4 back) then we got to do it…

Maybe.

If we were to pick a guy with Peppers’ ability with pick 15 and the guys we took with our 3rd and 6th didn’t pan out, would you call it as a successful draft? I say yes.

Of course, this ignores any financial implications or if it’s even legal to trade a 1, 3, and 6 for a franchised player. I thought you had to trade two first round picks? Then I’m not sure it’s worth it. First round picks are expected to be impact players, so giving up the opportunity for two of them is tough.

i think we have way too many needs on defense to give up that much. trading that many picks is a move a team makes when they have one missing piece, not a bunch.

No, hell no, and no.

Everyone thinks he’s such a sure thing to be great in Houston. Let’s not forget that he was a dog year before last – you know, the year that wasn’t his contract year.

Four the bevy of draft picks and HUGE contract it would cost, it better be a guy that you have fewer questions about.

Oh, let’s also not forget that he’s a piece of a crap and a malcontent for holding a gun to his team’s head. A lot of people are mad at Dunta for what he’s said in public – and that isn’t even one-tenth as bad as what Peppers is doing to Carolina – who has literally done everything in their power to make this big bitch happy.

I don’t want any part of him. Too expensive. Not too old – but too old for a long-term deal and the 30 million-plus guaranteed it would cost. Too much of a malcontent. Too much of a risk for him to go in the tank like he did in 2007.

As reported by Chris at his site. Another piece falls into place.

What worries me about this is that we also tendered OD not resigned. I’m just nervous and thinking that the Texans arent resigning in hopes to get the 1st and 3rd compensation for letting another team sign him away. Cause if they are making a play for Peppers they might be thinking that the compensation for OD will replace what we are giving up for Peppers. Dont know if that makes sense to anyone but me, but all the same I am worried, I like OD and think he is valuable to our offense.

and if that truly were the case, the price tag still seems a bit steep. We have to pony up a boatload of cash and give up a 1 & a 3. I think this is too much, but more to the point I see him as only being excited about one thing and that is getting his huge contract. I have doubts that he will be motivated to give 100% until his the last year of his contract. Chris pointed out that he was a no show in 2007. He is also potential clubhouse poison. Two thumbs down. This guy is a disaster waiting to happen.

Marquee free agent signings have never worked out for us, and I don’t see this being any different. I would go into the reasons, but a lot of you have done a good job describing some of them so I’ll skip to what would really disapoint me about this; it would be completely contradictory. All this talk of building your team through the draft, and repaying players for their performances and not for their potential would be proven false. I will always be a Texans fan, but if they do this deal before taking care of DeMeco and doing their best to give Dunta a long term deal (as long as he’s reasonable), Rick Smith will be exposed as disenginuine and I’ll find it hard to buy into what he says from then on. I can’t tell you how much I hope this doesn’t happen, not just because I think it would be bad for our record, but more because I like the character of this team, including the front office, and I really don’t want that to change.

I agree with what you and others have said about this not being the right move.

So say we did pick up Peppers, we would have to pay a 1 year 16 mill contract and 1st 4th and 6th pick?