Albert Breer, of the Boston Globe, reports there are mixed opinions on the value of Carolina Panthers pending free-agent DL Julius Peppers around the NFL. On one side of the ledger, Peppers is regarded, mostly by people in his inner circle, as a good guy, a teammate who works hard in the weight room and is always in shape, and a player with the kind of rare talent to redefine the prototype for a position. On the other side, however, is an athlete who often disappears not for snaps or series but for games, who has been said by some to bring nothing to the locker room, and who has frustrated many coaches and teammates with a lack of passion for football. ‘I wouldn’t touch him, for that money and what he gives you,’ said an ex-Panthers personnel man. ‘On the field, he’s a freak athletically, but it’s whether he shows up or not. He’ll go two and three games and do nothing but take up space. Then he’ll have two sacks, a forced fumble, a pick, and change the game. And that’s the danger. He can mesmerize you, but it’s not consistent.’ An AFC scout added, ‘He could end up costing some personnel guy his job. I’m terrified of him. In my heart of hearts, I believe that if you pay this guy, I don’t think you’ll see a double-digit sack (season) again the rest of his career.’