Peppers?

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(03-05-2017, 06:29 PM)Jpoore Wrote: Difference is polamalu actually had hands. He had 1 pick that came off a tipped pass. Thats it. People look at his veraatility and while it is commmendable, hes not a good defender. His coverage skills are below average, as are his ball hawking skills. 

Polamalu had only 6 int his entire career at USC and only 32 for his entire 12 year nfl career, and 14 of those came in 2 seasons. That leaves him averaging 1.8 int per year. Compare that to a guy who really had hands, Ed Reed who had 64 int in 12 nfl seasons.  Polamalu ended with 12 sacks to Ed Reeds 6, and 47 stuffs to Ed reeds 32, which helps illustrates my point. You use Peppers like Polamalu, and not like Ed Reed and your probably going to see some significant rewards. 

And as to coverage skills being below average and lack of ball hawking; In his 1 year at Safety Peppers had more PD than Polamalu did in any 1 season at USC (10 vs 7).  granted the sample size is not large, but when your coaches keep moving you for the benefit of the team you don't get a lot of time to pad stats or to even maximize your position specific skill set.


Stat Sources:
http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/troy_polamalu_787.html

http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jabrill-peppers-1.html
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4474/troy-polamalu
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/3552/ed-reed