Top 5 Explanations for Peppers, McKinnie Missing PB Practice

by Jaxon on Jan 30, 2010 11:06 AM EST Comment 23 comments

So by now you’ve heard our own DE Julius Peppers missed a mandatory practice at the Pro Bowl and now faces a fine from the NFL. He wasn’t the only one, Vikings LT Bryant McKinnie was conspicuously missing as well.

Maybe playing in the Pro Bowl isn't a big deal for Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie and Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers.

How else can we explain the two skipping out on practice Friday?

How else can it be explained you ask? Well I can think of a number of plausible reasons why these two competitors might skip a practice….together?

Explanation 1: They both went to see a South Beach Jamaican psychic. Peppers is trying to decide if he should leave Carolina or not stay. McKinnie wants to know if he is going to be abused by Peppers again next season so he plan to get injured right beforehand.

Explanation 2: Peppers was meeting with Dolphins GM Bill Parcels about coming to Miami. McKinnie was just along for Parcells autograph.

Explanation 3: McKinnie offered to settle the score with Peppers with a bragging rights match-up playing Madden10. After all, he has a better chance of winning the match-up in Madden.

Explanation 4: They were toilet papering Drew Brees room.

Explanation 5:

I’ll leave that one to you guys…any other explanations?

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Peppers wanted to finish the job he started in that Vikings game.

by SlayerGhaleon on Jan 30, 2010 11:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

The night before Peppers told McKinnie he'd buy him a beer....

to make up for the embarrassment he caused him, one beer became 5, then came the shots…..and they stayed up partying all night with the ladies on south beach.

by JC_GSO on Jan 30, 2010 12:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hahaha! Some good ones!

I think Pep had a flat tire and McKinnie offered to give him a ride. On the way, McKinnie spotted a McDonald’s. He quickly whipped the McCar in the McParking-lot, and 35 McHappy-Meals later Peppers is still wondering “WTF?!”.

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by D-Ranged1 on Jan 30, 2010 12:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The hangover part 2?

Someone check Julius’ mouth and make sure he has a full set of teeth.

by univonc on Jan 30, 2010 12:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

lol...loved that movie!

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by Jaxon on Jan 30, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agent?

Peppers’ agent told him to hold out for a longer contract with more money in a city other than Miami.

Because his agent is an idiot.

If God came down on Christmas Day
I know exactly what He'd say
He'd say "Oi!" to the punks
and "Oi!" to the skins
but "Oi!" to the world and everybody wins.

-The Vandals

by Oi2dwrld on Jan 30, 2010 1:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Peppers ditched...

he heard he wasn’t going to be making $1 mil this game, figured he doesn’t play for any less.

by EyeSack on Jan 30, 2010 5:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

well never mind, just read he gets 1.5 mil bonus

by EyeSack on Jan 30, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

$1.5M? that's crazy...and he can't make a practice

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by Jaxon on Jan 30, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Practice?! Don't need no stinkin' practice!

by bigdavis on Jan 30, 2010 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

well that is true

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by Jaxon on Jan 30, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

McKinnie's been kicked off the team.

Claims he wasn’t able to go, but admits to clubbing.

http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2010/1/30/1284866/bryant-mckinnie-is-off-the-nfc-pro

by bigdavis on Jan 31, 2010 2:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Mckinnie is a playboy

Which for someone that big is quite remarkable.

The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by Flowing Willow on Jan 31, 2010 6:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This is no joke, he has been kicked off the team

Here is his excuse, he had to ‘withdraw’:

Here’s the latest McKinnie tweet on it: “Had 2 withdraw from Pro Bowl! I’ve been playing thru pain the last month and need time 2 let my body heal.”

So just say you aren’t going to play instead of not showing up. That’s crap and he knows it. What a chump!

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by Jaxon on Jan 31, 2010 7:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn't have been named anyway, had Gross not been on IR.

by bigdavis on Jan 31, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

McKinnie is a total douche for pulling this move.

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by James The Aussie on Jan 31, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Funny...

People lauded Rivers for the exact same decision.

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by MichaelProcton on Jan 31, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Mckinnie was kicked off the team

That “tweet” is just an effort for him to keep face. Rivers on the other hand withdrew.

The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by Flowing Willow on Feb 1, 2010 2:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

+1000

Apples and Oranges.

Rivers didn’t commit to the ProBowl, fly down to Miami then refuse to show up to practice.

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by James The Aussie on Feb 1, 2010 7:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

mckinnie and pep

i heard the NFC only has two OT for this game now that McKinnie is out. that is plain ridiculous. how could they not have at least three back-ups. so now those two guys have to play the whole game? someone should be fired.

as for peppers, have we even offered him a contract. it seems that right now, he’s not holding out or anything. i would think that we should have offered him a contract by now. what do you think? is there an offer i don’t know about?

by usana_gaines on Jan 31, 2010 9:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Contractual talk almost always starts after the Superbowl.

I think it’s going to be business as usual until then.

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by James The Aussie on Jan 31, 2010 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Panthers "will not make an effort" to keep Peppers...

Hard to believe we could just let such a “world-beating”, “dynamic” player go.

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by MichaelProcton on Jan 31, 2010 11:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

thats bs

I don’t know where that quote is comming from but I’m assuming its an NFL insider…no one from the panthers organization is going to tell a “mouth” what they are going to do. Its speculation. They will offer him a reasonable deal. If there’s no cap and he refuses then he will be tagged. There’s no way they make the decision to spend so much cap room on him last year when it tied their hands on making other moves to just let him go this year when it can’t hurt us to put the tag on. I think he will be tagged if he’s smart.

Richardson you better not screw this up for me!

by STEVEN 785 on Feb 1, 2010 6:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs