Danger wrote:

do believe that Peppers wants to stay, especially with how things were going at the end of last season, but hopefully someone calls the others bluff before its too late.

all the jockeying and posturing...really seems non-sensical when considering a relationship that is 8 yrs old...guess I am just a cut out the crap and shoot straight simple dude at heart...of course doing so depends upon trust being the key common denominator b/t the two groups...

While I wrestle with the tag or not to tag option...I do think at the end of the day that the club should get a very respectable 3-4 yr offer out on the table...doing nothing but letting 90 walk just makes zero sense from this little simple corner of the world....

He's a freakin LOSER that's why it can't get done. I don't understand why any fan in his right mind would want the guy. He has now become a major cancer and even his biggest supporters are turning their backs on him. All this "posturing" was not in his character until the last 2 years. He used to be a good ole humble southern eastern NC boy. I'm not sure what happened...he found the Lord (NOT), found a girlfriend, didn't like the DC, wants more $$, has a bad agent, or all of the above(?) Bottom line is this, he had his chance to sign and blew it. JRich is a man of strong character and few words who puts the nfl brand and name before everything else (even his own family in some cases), but he will try and make an example of jp. And I will be laughing my tail off.

The scenario of JR, MH, 90 and CC sitting down and working things out to everyone's benefit seems like a no-brainer, but it's unfortunately just a huge pissing contest. I place a lot of the blame (as I did last year) on Carl Carey. The guy is a stubborn ass and gives Pep a lot of bad advice, IMO. He wants to be Drew Rosenhaus, but he doesn't have the brains. I mean, Pep is his ONLY client and he can't get a deal done. I think he liked the idea of getting his cut of a $16.7 million dollar, one-year contract, and he even more fervently likes the idea of getting his cut of a $20 million one this season. Therefore he's like Iago from Othello, whispering in Pep's ear all the things he needs to say to get tagged again. He's a slime IMO.