He's got the physical potential to BE the whole D.

He's a veteran, he knows what he's doing.  He knows he's auditioning for next year and wants to be sure to be as healthy as possible so he's taking it easy in the preseason to put on the best show he can when it counts.

At least thats what I'm telling myself.

I don't know what to think.  The season will unfold all these things.  I'm disappointed because I thought the defense would be better than what we're seeing.  So far Peppers is a disappointment. It seems every O tackle is beating him at the line of scrimmage.  I'm just flummoxed about the whole thing.

16.7 mil is alot of money. I could easily make that last my entire life, and to show up and collect 1 mil every week, sounds like a great move for someones future lol. But all joking aside, and speaking of the future, anyone else think the Panthers would be stupid to franchise him next year because they would be looking at 20 mil for that 1 year!!! Anyone have any idea what the odds of that happening are? I'd say slim to none, but look at what Hurny has done in the past with spending too much money on other players. If by the trade deadline he doesn't look like he's giving his all, trade him for a first round pick in next years draft and get a future QB. IMO.

I doubt the Front O would be willing to franchise him at that price, and if they would it would definitely be to trade him and receive some type of compensation.  The main goal of the Front O this year should be a contract extension for D-Will....not another Peppers debacle.