Pepper to the Pats

Submitted by XM - Mt 1822 on March 29th, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Mates
Just came across this, Jabrill Peppers is leaving the New York football Giants and signing a one-year contract with the Pats.   The article mentions that Peppers was a team captain with NY, which I didn't know, and that he'd ruptured his ACL in week 6.   

Full article here: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33623035/jabrill-peppers-new-england-patriots-agree-1-year-deal-source-says

Happy for him.  Belichick loves him some Wolverines.  

Here's to Jabrill being 100% when camps open and having a great year. 

XM 

1VaBlue1

March 29th, 2022 at 2:31 PM ^

I think this will be a really good move for him.  The Pats are always doing something right on defense, even if they lack some talent at various positions.  Brady covered up a lot of offensive issues, but defensively they've been fundamentally solid forever.  I believe they'll find a way to use his athleticism and versatility to a good advantage within their scheme - something Cleveland didn't even try to do by parking him in Lot B at Cedar Point...

mGrowOld

March 29th, 2022 at 3:40 PM ^

And by Cleveland you mean Gregg Williams.  That idiot was the mastermind behind having our single most athletic player lined up so fucking far away from the LOS he was basically useless.

Oh, and FWIW the Browns wanted JP back.  Strong rumor here that if the Pats had let him leave the building we were ready to make him an offer.

The Dawgland on Twitter: "Jabrill Peppers was doing it before it became the  norm #Browns https://t.co/jVVXsqLAOi" / Twitter

wolverinebutt

March 29th, 2022 at 2:56 PM ^

This should be interesting.  Coach B has a way of finding spots where players can excel.  Pep certainly has physical skills to play multi positions like he did at M. 

Note - Just say no to the Pep cat/QB.  We saw to much of that and that is one position Pep does not belong at.   

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NotADuck

March 29th, 2022 at 2:59 PM ^

This is an interesting pickup for the Pats.  All of their linebackers are the big burly types who clog up running lanes but aren't quick enough to do other things.  Peppers is obviously the opposite of that.  If he ends up playing some sort of hybrid space player role in that defense he could tear things up behind those linebackers and that massive D-Line.