If you ask me, I say no. Let me explain why I feel this way.
Peppers is one of those players that for six games a year is the best defensive player in the NFL, the remaining ten he loafs, takes plays off and doesn't make a difference in the game.
Strike one, Peppers says he wants to play in a three four defense.
I do not see the Falcons switching their defensive scheme to appease any one single player. The team played very well towards the end of the season despite mounting injuries. They began to gel as a unit. They did not sacrifice the rest of the team to get John Abraham sacks. Abe wouldn't have wanted it that way. They did end the season as the #10 ranked rush defense in the NFL and tackle Jonathan Babineaux ended the season as the #1 run stopping tackle in the [...]
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