Overwhelming majority of Bucs Fans would TRADE for Julius Peppers
...UPDATE... In an increasingly depressing term of events, rumors are swirling of the Carolina Panthers entertaining the thought of trading DE Julius Peppers to the New England Patriots for a 2nd Round NFL Draft Pick (34th Overall). To add insult to injury, that 34th overall selection is the pick the Patriots received in the deal that blocked Jay Cutler from being traded to the Bucs.
*****The post below was published in 2008 prior to the NFL Draft.*****
Last week we ran a Poll at Buc 'Em to gauge Bucs Fans interest in trading for the Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers. There had been rumors that Peppers had officially been put on the trade block. With the idea in mind, that trades within the division almost never happen, especially for players with Julius' upside, over 100 of you participated in the poll. An overwhelming majority of Bucs Fans would trade for the Panthers DE Julius Peppers...
With that said, it's time to make trade offers.. What? That's right, I submitted a trade offer to Cat Scratch Reader blogger, Jaxon, who blogs about the Carolina Panthers for SBNation. What was the offer you ask? I offered up our 1st Round Pick (#20) for next month's NFL Draft and I also included a 2nd Day Pick (3rd Round Pick) for next seasons NFL Draft.. What do you think? Did I offer too much? Too little? Will the fans over there accept the trade offer? We'll see in the coming days. In the meantime, tell me what you think?
Imagine Gaines Adams on the right side, Peppers on the left, and Javon Haye/Greg White in the middle. That would be one heck of a line. Throw Marques Douglas into the rotation and we have a pretty sweet push from the front four. We know an inter-division trade is highly unlikely (will never take place), so the Bucs only shot is through Free Agency next season. There's rumors of Peppers being spotted at Denver Nuggets games, thus insinuating his potential to be traded to the Broncos. Hopefully that scenario doesnt take place.
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Are you serious?
I understand this is all hypothetical, but if you guys are going to be an official blog of the Buccaneer franchise I would suggest a little better fact checking and maybe get a grasp of who is on our roster!
When talking about what we should offer in a trade for Peppers you said give up the 20th pick of the first round, when we actually have the 19th pick. Then you talk about having Haye and White in the middle of Adams and Peppers, the only problem with that scenario is Jovan Haye is NO LONGER A BUCCANEER!
by kingaling5 on
Mar 16, 2009 8:14 PM EDT
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in all fairness, this post was initiallly published prior to the 2008 NFL Draft
Obviously our analysis wouldnt be that off base.. you wouldnt know that though without a heads up, i’ll edit it to reflect such
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by JScott on
Mar 16, 2009 8:22 PM EDT
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Semantics...
…but we aren’t an official Bucs’ blog. The franchise has no affiliation with us. We’re merely just fans like the rest of you.
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by The Bull Gator on
Mar 17, 2009 10:22 AM EDT
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trades in the same division
are rare but doesent our no.19 pick trump new englands no. 34?
by bucfanlostiniowa on
Mar 17, 2009 2:13 AM EDT
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you would think
but it would be a cold day before Carolina ever traded with us
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by JScott on
Mar 18, 2009 7:39 PM EDT
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No way would I trade a
First round pick. That is much too valuable to get a guy who is A)been injured B)is getting up there in age. It disgusts me how little people value draft picks. I would consider the 2nd round pick but since that is gone…it’s a moot point. I would just not go after him.
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by UNFNOLE on
Mar 17, 2009 6:11 AM EDT
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My reaction wouldn't be to turn off the
TV, rather throw something at it.
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by UNFNOLE on
Mar 17, 2009 6:12 AM EDT
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So basically...
…if the Pats trade goes down. The Pats traded Matt Cassell and Mike Vrabel for Julius Peppers. Ugh! I hate New England!
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by The Bull Gator on
Mar 17, 2009 10:13 AM EDT
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They have a great orginzation.
We all love to hate them, myself included, but they are so savvy. I only wish the Glazers has a bit of that business/football savvy to them.
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by UNFNOLE on
Mar 17, 2009 10:52 AM EDT
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I totally agree.
It’s just frustrating. I remember sitting in a bar in Savannah with my cousin (a Panthers fan) during the draft a couple of years ago when they announced the Randy Moss trade and I nearly spit out my beer.
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by The Bull Gator on
Mar 17, 2009 11:02 AM EDT
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Does anybody really think
we will win our division, win the nfc, or make it to the super bowl this year, I dont think so, there will be more 1st round picks next year, use the first round pick on cutler or peppers get somebody to make an impact this year
by bucfanlostiniowa on
Mar 17, 2009 1:34 PM EDT
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To that point though...
…do you really think the Panthers would trade Peppers to a divisional rival? And would the Broncos trade Cutler to the Bucs when some other teams rumored to have interest (Browns and Niners) have more to offer?
Not saying we shouldn’t make a run at either, just saying the odds of us landing either are probably slim.
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by The Bull Gator on
Mar 17, 2009 1:55 PM EDT
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i completely agree with you
but like The Bull Gator neither move would come to fruition…
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by JScott on
Mar 18, 2009 7:47 PM EDT
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