Alumnus93

September 27th, 2016 at 10:32 PM ^

maybe ten yrs ago the nfl had a player or two like him but they didn't have a proper position and or didn't know how to use them yet.

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Humen

September 27th, 2016 at 10:54 PM ^

What we need is a commercial series (I know, I know) of Peppers in med school where he becomes Dr. Peppers and plays ten years of college football. Dr. Peppers is unique. 23 flavors, 23 positions



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MichiganMAN47

September 27th, 2016 at 11:05 PM ^

We may never see a better comparison to Tom Harmon in the modern day. I doubt he kicks a field goal or throws more than one or two passes this year, but Jabrill is the best player on the field at several positions in all three phases of the game.

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J.

September 28th, 2016 at 2:13 AM ^

Naah, probably not, but if one of these games gets out of hand, I could see him trying an extra point.

I'm looking at you, Rutgers.

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Lambeau Schembechler

September 28th, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^

Peppers is bigger, but the way they are using him, and the way he excels at so many different positions, reminds me of how Dom Capers used Woodson in Green Bay. He played safety, nickel, corner, OLB-type substance. Blitzed a ton, made instinctual and athletic plays, and made the whole defense better. Both are very rare talents, both mentally and physically.

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Braylon_Edward…

September 28th, 2016 at 12:29 AM ^

I can't believe only one other person has said it but wow does he remind me of Eric Berry. Berry may have had slightly better coverage skills at this point but from a do-it all and be physical as hell standpoint I see Berry.

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Sllepy81

September 28th, 2016 at 4:19 AM ^

Ian Gold. He came in as HB but it was crowded and moved to LB. He looked good at HB, turned into a special teams takling machine and eventually pro bowl LBer.

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Everyone Murders

September 28th, 2016 at 8:05 AM ^

He reminds me very much of Rod Woodson (dating myself with this reference, of course).  Woodson was a versatile D-Back who went 10th overall to the Steelers, and had a stellar career with Purdue before then.  1993 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.  Eleven-time Pro Bowler.  Built like a brick shithouse, but also a tremendous track athlete.

I can't think of a better comparison when it comes to physical ability, smarts, and versatility.

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LSAClassOf2000

September 28th, 2016 at 8:54 AM ^

How about Tyrann Mathieu? Sure, this is based off of aggressive projections, but Peppers has the physical talent and potential diversity of impact that could lead him on the same trail as the Arizona Cardinals' defensive back.

I would dare say that on the present track, Peppers has more to offer then NFL than even Mathieu, but I could see this as one of the closer (but not necessarily the closest) NFL comparisons. The major difference, however, is that Peppers is larger and also Peppers plays linebacker AND can be a functioning safety or CB in a different formation depending on the read of the offense. I don't see Mathieu as someone who is dangerous in a couple spots at the same time like Peppers can be - that's where I think the Sean Taylor crowd is onto something in this thread.. 

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taistreetsmyhero

September 28th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^

The biggest thing peppers needs to do to be an all time great in the NFL is improve his coverage skills. He won't be a functional LB in the NFL, so he will be asked to cover multiple positions in the pros. He's going to really need to improve those skills before you can call him a Mathieu or Eric Berry.



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Ali G Bomaye

September 28th, 2016 at 10:43 AM ^

I think he's more like a Deone Bucannon, the LB/S for the Cardinals, or Mark Barron, the LB/S for the Rams. Both played safety in college and are about 215 lbs, but mostly play in the box in the pros, similar to Peppers this year. Peppers is currently listed at 205 lbs, so he could easily get to that weight.

The Ringer had a good article on the evolution of this position:

https://theringer.com/nfl-linebacker-position-evolution-deone-bucannon-mark-barron-6bd005ab96b#.7095vklku

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Blue Know It

September 28th, 2016 at 10:54 AM ^

Where he stands now, Pep is ahead of where Honey Badger was at this point in the year of his magnificent (2011?) season.

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