No one has really talked about [Pepper]. After watching the front seven in the Chiefs game, again they’re having trouble in their run fits. They can’t stop the run. They miss Pepper. They miss Pepper around, and they miss Pepper on game day. He was the linebackers coach, but he did a bunch of different things. He filled the gaps that were needed. You look at the linebackers, especially Jamie Collins — his growth hasn’t been there. He has not played well. It’s been a problem.
Greg A. Bedard
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