Following Jabrill Peppers’ surprising release on Friday, one of the popular explanations was that he wasn’t a great fit for the new scheme Terrell Williams and Mike Vrabel have implemented for the Patriots defense.

The hard-hitting Peppers — who has delivered some of his best work playing downhill in the box — had been demoted to the second team behind Jaylinn Hawkins and Craig Woodson. Both new starters are more conventional deep safeties.

Peppers doesn’t buy the scheme fit narrative. The 29-year-old took to social media on Monday morning to push back on it accordingly.

“Going on 9 years in this league. I’ve had 7 HCs & 6 DCs lol,“ Peppers posted. ”There is no scheme you can place me in where I won’t find a way to be effective.”

Former Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley — wh

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