why did julius peppers play like a lemon?
Late in the first half at Soldier Field, the Minnesota Vikings had the ball at their own 33. It was second and 10. Chester Taylor had just been stuffed on first down. The Chicago Bears led 14-7. Then Adrian Peterson took a handoff from Tarvaris Jackson and ran left. He cut at the line and exploded up field. Brandon McGowan had both arms around Peterson’s left leg at the 45, but the rookie shrugged off the tackle. He made an obscene cut at the 50, causing Adam Archuleta to lose his footing and skid away. Another cut turned Charles Tillman around. Peterson veered toward the right sideline, switching the ball to his right hand. He then found himself in a footrace with Tillman and Brian Urlacher. Peterson won. Touchdown, Minnesota. ADVERTISEMENT There may not be five running backs in the NFL with the combination of skills necessary to make that run. In fact, it’s possible there aren’t two. The 67-yard TD wasn’t the only play where Peterson outsprinted Tillman, either. He did the same on a
Julius Peppers is all but gone from the Panthers. He will wear a Panthers helmet one more time in the Pro Bowl and that will be it. My reaction: What scenarios are out there for the Panthers in their quest to trade Julius Peppers? I have grown fairly ill-tempered to athletes who can’t tell the honest truth and believe that in embellishing on the truth they are protecting themselves. If anything, it makes the athlete look foolish and leaves a bad taste in our mouths about that person. Here we have Julius Peppers, a fine specimen of an athlete for the Panthers, but has never been consistent as a playmaker. One year his numbers were down, another year they were good, or he was injured. His record with Carolina averages out to one rating: mediocre. Perhaps he wishes to escape his problems, and it might also have something to do with the fact that back in March of 2008, Peppers’ personal life of owing the state of North Carolina a great deal of money in property taxes was brought to light b
