He can't claim youth, but Peppers can pass his wisdom onto the next generation. Now that he's in their locker room, the teammates who grew up watching Peppers on Sundays are trying to learn the skills that led to his long success. While Peppers learns defensive coordinator Dom Capers' system, he's doing plenty of teaching. Once he gets some more reps in the preseason, I think he's going to take off." "And so I think that you have to look at the Tennessee game more as getting his feet wet. Other than that, I think his transition's been smooth. He'll have to get used to the terminology and how we're teaching the technique and the principles. He's played long enough, and he's played in enough different schemes, to where he understands everything. "It doesn't show in the Tennessee game, but he's come in, he's adapted to the scheme. "I think he's been outstanding," defensive line coach Winston Moss said. It takes much more than one poor preseason play in limited action to make coaches worry. Even last year, in what most considered a subpar season, he finished with 7.5 sacks. Still, Peppers is a three-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowler. It was the final play for Green Bay's first-team defense, an unsettling way to go out. Peppers found himself out of position on Titans running back Shonn Greene's 13-yard touchdown run. His debut last week in Nashville received underwhelming reviews. ![]() "I'm just going to go out and try to basically get adjusted to playing a new position in a game, getting adjusted to the speed of the game at my new position, and trying to just get better, fundamentally sound." "So that's just a part of building this chemistry, jelling with these guys, and building that trust. "It's a little different practicing with guys every day versus actually suiting up and playing a game against another team," Peppers said. ![]() Louis, Peppers said he expects to play most - if not all - of the first half. In the Packers' second preseason game, 3 p.m. Peppers said he needs these preseason reps to get ready for the season. The transition can be challenging, even for a player with Peppers' resume. Each play, there is more information to dissect. The game moves faster on the second level. So when Peppers was limited to 10 snaps against the Tennessee Titans last weekend, it should have surprised no one.īut, of course, this is a different preseason for Peppers.Īfter spending most of his career in a three-point stance, an end on the defensive line, he has switched to outside linebacker. Veterans have no need to exert themselves in August, not when they've already proven themselves in the fall. He has reached the stage in his career where preseason games lose their importance. "It has been awhile, but I feel great physically. "In 2002, a lot of these guys were in middle school, high school," Peppers said. ![]() Peppers paused, then sighed, and put his age in context. First-round safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was 9 years old. Fellow outside linebacker Clay Matthews was barely old enough for a driver's license when the Carolina Panthers selected Peppers with the second overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. He looks around the Packers locker room and sees teammates who grew up watching him play. He still is fast, fit, with a body designed to sack quarterbacks. All these years, 12 seasons and 119 sacks into a potential hall of fame career, and he is just 34 years old. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Julius Peppers smiled at his own expense. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. ![]() NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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