My stance on how Peppers was used as a rookie - and feel free to look back at posts from that season if you want - was that Gregg Williams drafted him to be a strong safety but realized he wasn't used as a safety in the professional football sense of the term in college. He played at the second level of the defense like a SAM nickel linebacker.
Gregg Williams was quoted after the draft as having Peppers as "his pick" and he tried to develop his weaknesses by playing him out of his comfort zone as a deep safety. Peppers indeed improved in that capacity, but during the grueling 0-16 season, it was a learning experience. He improved in the back end as the season progressed.
The hot take of course was that Gregg Williams didn't know what he is doing. I stand by the idea that Williams saw talent and since we were a tanking team without a free safety on the roster, he developed one of Peppers' most glaring weaknesses in regular season game action.
Peppers was a better player for it in year two... and a better trade chip in year two. It doesn't change the fact that in 2019 I think the Browns can find an equal value in the third round.
So if you want to punctuate your posts with "go fuck yourself" perhaps slow down and realize there is a well reasoned argument, even if you don't fully agree with it.