Patriots Prepping to Pick Peppers from Panthers?

SmootSmack · 03-16-2009, 04:46 PM

If this trade goes down like this, then I can't help but wonder...do the Pats really miss Pioli, and was he maybe not the magical personnel wiz in New England we all thought he was?

Ruhskins · 03-16-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If this trade goes down like this, then I can't help but wonder...do the Pats really miss Pioli, and was he maybe not the magical personnel wiz in New England we all thought he was?

And it would make Bill Parcells' feat of getting a 2nd/6th for Taylor look like nothing compare to getting Peppers for a 2nd rounder. Maybe Darth Hoody wants to show Parcells off with this trade. Not to mention that his defense would be ridiculous. Once again, I can't believe the Pats are giving up just a 2nd rounder, there's gotta be more to this.

GMScud · 03-16-2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If this trade goes down like this, then I can't help but wonder...do the Pats really miss Pioli, and was he maybe not the magical personnel wiz in New England we all thought he was?

You could argue the opposite as well, sort of. Maybe Pioli was SO good that he groomed the staff underneath him to be able to take the baton and keep running at full speed without him. Maybe that's why the Pats were willing to let him walk.

We know the Pats epitomize "team" as well as anyone. Maybe their front office structure is the same way.

vallin21 · 03-16-2009, 06:20 PM

For a 2nd round pick if I'm the Pats I'd make the trade. In '07 he played awful, but last year was a contract year so I expected him to put up good numbers. He's older (29) but he's still has alot left. That would be a good trade given that they play a 3-4 which Peppers wants to be in.

tryfuhl · 03-18-2009, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If this trade goes down like this, then I can't help but wonder...do the Pats really miss Pioli, and was he maybe not the magical personnel wiz in New England we all thought he was?

I think that you could make the argument that they have a competent FO as a whole and it's not necessarily tied to just one person.

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03-16-2009, 06:20 PM	#4
vallin21 The Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,180	Re: Patriots Prepping to Pick Peppers from Panthers? For a 2nd round pick if I'm the Pats I'd make the trade. In '07 he played awful, but last year was a contract year so I expected him to put up good numbers. He's older (29) but he's still has alot left. That would be a good trade given that they play a 3-4 which Peppers wants to be in.

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