How do you feel, now, after dissing Pep?

[raleigh-panther]

Peppers disappears in big games. This is not news.

He will have plenty of opportunity this year to show the Cowboys, Pats, Eagles, and Redskins and others what they missed by not taking him.

Plenty of opportunities to 'maximize his potential' in big time games.

Anyone care to bet how many sacks, fumbles, interceptions, disruptions he causes without Oakland and Detriot on the schedule?

[mantal]

Amazing, simply amazing....

[Happy Panther]

Are you gonna boo Delhomme if he doesn't play well? Beason? Gross? Smitty? Jarrett? Moose? King? Kemo? Otah? Davis? Harris? Marshall...?

That's not a happy panther.

Peppers is on the shortest leash because he said he doesn't want to be here and he is making $17m.

Meh, let's be honest... I'll be too busy drinking Cheval Blanc and eating Brie to care

[Jangler]

The first sack and all this hate will be forgotten.

[KillerKat]

The first sack and all this hate will be forgotten.

No, the excuse will be it was against a weak Tackle or the QB held the ball too long.

[ProfessorPeppers]

Meh, let's be honest... I'll be too busy drinking Cheval Blanc and eating Brie to care

I'm having a difficult time deciphering whether or not that was sarcasm or truth.

[ncbobcat]

I'm still quite content in my dissing of Peppers. A bunch of drama over nothing and drama that could potentially hurt team unity.

All good here.

[ProfessorPeppers]

I'm still quite content in my dissing of Peppers. A bunch of drama over nothing and drama that could potentially hurt team unity.

All good here.

I don't agree with how he handled it at all. I don't care what you say, it was completely unprofessional and self centered. Especially to a team and city that has treated him like God.

He had better show up in 09 if he wants to get back in the good graces of alot of people, and I'd imagine a few team-mates as well.

Damn, that's the last time I ever use a players name in a screen name...

[ncbobcat]

Damn, that's the last time I ever use a players name in a screen name...

Yeah, I have Hoover's number in my handle on other message boards. Once he retires, or Lord forbid, gets cut, I'll probably have some scrub as my part of my screen name.

[AKPantherFan]

i WILL remain as objective on Peppers play as I have ALWAYS been.

He held this team financially hostage this offseason, and I EXPECT dividends!!!!!!

[Doc Holiday]

hmm. well I still wonder aloud about Peppers amount of effort at times I have always taken the I don't care approach when it comes to contract talks and the I believe it when I see it to stuff like this.

[Brandon]

Disappointment is very different than intense hate. That's what I don't understand, why the fans are taking it so personally?

He was one of the most loved players on the team and most people here expected him to be a Panther for life. People spent lots of money on jerseys, cards, even action figures, and now that he wants to leave all those things seem tarnished in their eyes. It's not necessarily the right way to handle the situation on their part but it is understandable.

[mantal]

He was one of the most loved players on the team and most people here expected him to be a Panther for life. People spent lots of money on jerseys, cards, even action figures, and now that he wants to leave all those things seem tarnished in their eyes. It's not necessarily the right way to handle the situation on their part but it is understandable.

No it's not, it's not reasonable at all. They bought those jerseys, etc. based upon what he has done in the past, not on what he's going to do in the future. I mean, that would be stupid and I don't think most people are stupid. I keep going back to a Sandal Bergman line in the movie Conan, "Do you want to live forever". Do you really expect a player to stay with your team forever?

[dksmith17]

Pep's just a weird dude. Its that simple. Don't look to much into it.