Between Peppers freakish athletic stature and formidable range and pass rushing skills, combined with his tendency to take games off (see vs. Denver 2008) or years off (see 2007) his age, (29) and his lack of either leadership capabilities or simply a voice box, it's hard to gauge exactly where he might end up. One could just assume that any trade is possible, from one that can really delight you or piss you off, depending on which team you root for.
Proposition #1: Julius Peppers to Denver for 12th overall pick in the draft. Well, no doubt this would be the talk of the announcer's table at the NFL draft. Denver's defense is piss-fucking-poor and they happen to be switching to a 3-4 this year, which is the preferred defense Peppers would like to join. Plus they're a contender, so Julius shouldn't bark at this one at all. From Denver's perspective, they get a freak of nature DE/OLB to build their defense around, much like the Panthers were able to do when they drafted him in 2002. From the Panthers perspective, they cashed in on an investment and got a really valuable pick for him in return. Peppers is no spring chicken, but Jason Taylor went for a 2nd rounder last year, and he's like 1000 years old. What could the Panthers do with that pick? ...probably draft Michael Johnson, you know, Mr. Massive Question Mark and force me to throw my hat at the television and hurl insults at the screen.
Proposition #2: Julius Peppers + 4th round pick to Green Bay for 9th overall pick. Mike Trgocrap now works in Green Bay as a DLine coach, so his connection with Peppers could help him lobby for the Packers to pull the trigger, assuming people actually listen to what Trgovac has to say. (crazy thought, right?) Plus, again, Green Bay is just another team looking to convert to 3-4 action. That trade would propel us into the top ten and in comparison to the Denver prop, all we'd have to give up in addition is a 4th rounder. When the fuck has a 4th round draft pick ever panned out for the Panthers?
Proposition #3: Julius Peppers to Washington for 13th overall pick. NFL Rule of thumb # 192903: No list of prospective high profile trades for a player is complete without mentioning Washington as one of the suitors. It's just a rule of thumb. I guess Dan Snyder sees a player he likes on another team and his dick gets hard and he just has to have that player. The Skins are not shy to trade any draft pick for a player, they will readily do it, because unlike most teams, they like to build through free agency. ...I don't know why, because it's so much more expensive that way, but they're stupid and I guess they just want to sell jerseys so whatever.
Proposition #4: Julius Peppers + Ken Lucas to Oakland for 7th overall and 3rd round pick. Hey........when your owner is Al Davis anything is possible. That would make for the biggest trade in the entire offseason, or recent memory. Pull off this type of deal and Rich Eisen will look on with shock and awe, Chris Mortensen will look on with a shit eating grin on his face like he knew the whole thing was going to happen all along and Mel Kiper's head will spin and steam will shoot out from his ears until his stone-hard fucking helmet head blows off his neck, flies into the crowd, and kills a fan. Panthers get a top ten selection and a 3rd round pick to tinker with later on. Al Davis is a demented fucking lunatic who should retire but is unconciously keeping the Raiders in a shithole. The guy should be popping Geritol and sitting on his armchair watching Green Acres and going to sleep at 6:30 PM but instead he's walking around in black Raiders jackets and getting into media wars with Lane Kiffin, -----who could probably beat the shit out of his old ass. Since Oakland could use some secondary help with Nnamdi hitting the market and cutting DeAngelo Hall loose in the middle of the season, the Panthers could throw Lucas in to sweeten the deal and draft a cornerback later on with that third round pick.
Proposition #5: Julius Peppers + Panthers 2nd round pick to Detroit for 20th overall and 2nd round pick. Detroit screams "FAIL". Peppers wouldn't be too happy about it, but fuck him, we payed him an assload of cash. Who knows. As for who I would select in those picks. Well....
Stafford and Sanchez are interchangeable. I look at some of the mocks, some people have Stafford ahead, some would have Sanchez ahead. I would personally prefer Stafford on experience alone but I'd be happy to take Mark. Maualuga tops my list of defensive players from where'd we pick. He has the size and speed to rush the passer and he's just a fucking beast. Imagine for a second having Davis, Beason, and Maualuga line up side by side. Now just contain your uncontrollable enthusiasm before your family has you committed. Everette Brown is the only first round DE I'd take a chance on....but of course the Panthers don't take QBs. They'll be just fine going into week one with Delhomme in there ready to throw interceptions again. The other two they would probably agree with taking. I can't complain about their judgment overall on first rounders though. Even if they stockpile talent at the same position they've consistently panned out for the most part. I just think we need a fucking QB, period. And with the kind of running game we have, plus the most prolific WR in the game and a savvy vet, PLUS Rip Scherer as a QBs coach, Stafford or Sanchez shouldn't have as much a problem transitioning to the pro level as Jamarcus Russell or Matt Leinart.
....only time will tell....
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