Several readers emailed to ask the same question: Why don't the Panthers trade Julius Peppers to Denver for Jay Cutler.
They didn't trade Peppers for Cutler for the same reason they won't trade Jeff King for Peyton Manning. The Broncos wouldn't have made the deal. As inept as Denver's defense is, it wanted draft picks and a young potential starter at quarterback. The Panthers best pick is at the end of the second round, and they don't have a young quarterback who has established himself as a starter. They don't have what Denver wanted.
Remember, too, that the Broncos could trade Cutler to anybody they wanted. The Panthers can trade Peppers only to a team that he wants.
Meanwhile, most of the people I talk to around the league expect Peppers to play for Carolina next season. I don't. I think the Panthers trade him before the draft.
Who do they trade him to?