by Eric Quackenbush
There's an old saying that goes, "You're only as strong as your weakest link."
The way I've seen things in recent years with the Panthers, the performance of Jake Delhomme has way overshadowed that of Julius Peppers.
Julius Peppers, a former first round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers, has underperformed his entire career.
If you break down each season, Peppers has been mediocre at best. He's had spikes in performances from game-to-game and season-to-season.
The rest of the time has been drops in production, his worst year being in 2007, where he garnered two-and-a-half sacks, 38 total tackles, and five passes defensed.
In his time with the Panthers, Peppers has averaged just over 10 sacks per season. Nothing impressive, but fairly productive; certainly not worth $17 million for one season.
Peppers has also produced an average of 47 tackles per season, which is being generous, considering that three out of those seven years he was under 47 total tackles.
The way I've seen things in recent years with the Panthers, the performance of Jake Delhomme has way overshadowed that of Julius Peppers.
Julius Peppers, a former first round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers, has underperformed his entire career.
If you break down each season, Peppers has been mediocre at best. He's had spikes in performances from game-to-game and season-to-season.
The rest of the time has been drops in production, his worst year being in 2007, where he garnered two-and-a-half sacks, 38 total tackles, and five passes defensed.
In his time with the Panthers, Peppers has averaged just over 10 sacks per season. Nothing impressive, but fairly productive; certainly not worth $17 million for one season.
Peppers has also produced an average of 47 tackles per season, which is being generous, considering that three out of those seven years he was under 47 total tackles.
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