I don't know that there is a big gap there as far as talent goes. Harris is a very talented DT, the difference is Peppers has been way healthier.

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Yes, but besides like a 10 game stretch, the talent gap has been pretty wide their entire careers.

If your performance is blamed on your lack of health for several years in a row, I'm not gonna consider you as talented as someone that several times a season displays talent equal to the best in the league at his position.

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I guess I did not realize that health affected talent.

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I think to a certain degree it's arguable it does. But even taking health out of the equation, Harris has never been close really to Peppers in talent in my mind.

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I think it is pretty close. When he was healthy, who was a better DT in the league?

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Albert Haynesworth. Unless he's only been healthy for like half of '06 and '07 then there's probably 4-5 more you can add to it. If everyone was 100% I'd take the Williams guys over him too, especially Kevin.

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I agree. Harris isn't in Peppers class, but they are both up & down players. Harris' talent level isn't close to Peppers.

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Well Tommie Harris sucks no matter how "healthy" he is or who plays next to him. Peppers did make everybody else on the line better though.

True, I did get that wrong. He is playing worse than last year.

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For the life of me I cant understand why the Bears don't cut Tommie Harris & save the $25-$30 million or so that he is owed until 2012 including $8 million this year.

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Peppers leads the NFL is batted passes at the line of scrimmage.

Still think this was a bad move, Kirkhead?

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Apparently you haven't read any of my recent posts about Peppers where I said after a terrible start to the season, he has been a beast the last 9 games & should win defensive player of the year. I just wish the Bears would spent some money on the OL & WR's. Brandon Manumaleuna & Chester Taylor have been awful & a complete waste of money.

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You sound like a national media guy. Were you actually watching the games or looking at sack numbers later?

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I think he was looking at sacks

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Whats wrong with a nice pair of slacks

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When did ScoreHead get into the locker room?

And I bet he enjoyed the view.

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The first few games were disappointing? Like the Detroit game where Peppers decapitated Matthew Stafford? Or the Packers game where he drew an obscene number of holding penalties?

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Well sure. If you say it like that...

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