Culpepper turned back $1 million

[Guiness]

He apparently wants a chance to start. Can't blame him for that. I don't think he's starting caliber anymore, but his standards for his career should be higher than my standards for his career.

So if he decided to pursue another opportunity instead of coming here to sulk and be a distraction, then I think he made a good decision. Probably a better decision than the one Ted made to offer him the job in the first place.

Good point DH, and it may have actually been mature of him to decline if TT said he would not have the opportunity to challenge for the starting position. If that's the case then he's right that it wasn't good for either side.

[Pugger]

I don't blame TT for offering Daunte a contract. But if DC wants to start then he made a good decision to turn it down. But now after all this time without any offers I wonder if Culpepper is regretting making that decision...?

I really think TT is going to wait and try to sign another veteran QB later this summer. Some team is gonna cut a servicable vet QB that we can get "for free" (without making a trade) off the waiver wire during training camp.

[The Leaper]

Leftwich is out there, and I don't see a lot of difference between them.

Huh?

Culpepper: 22,400 yds, 142 TD, 94 INT, career 89.9 rating
Leftwich: 9,300 yds, 52 TD, 38 INT, career 79.7 rating

I don't think the two are comparable. Culpepper is a better QB than Leftwich. Leftwich is not very accurate and is probably even more of an injury concern than Daunte is...which is saying something.

Thompson was wise to offer a deal...and Culpepper was probably wise to turn it down with no chance to be the starter. If Brohm doesn't impress early and Culpepper doesn't draw much interest by August, there still is a chance Culpepper lands in GB.

[Tony Oday]

Leftwich is out there, and I don't see a lot of difference between them.

Huh?

Culpepper: 22,400 yds, 142 TD, 94 INT, career 89.9 rating
Leftwich: 9,300 yds, 52 TD, 38 INT, career 79.7 rating

I don't think the two are comparable. Culpepper is a better QB than Leftwich. Leftwich is not very accurate and is probably even more of an injury concern than Daunte is...which is saying something.

Thompson was wise to offer a deal...and Culpepper was probably wise to turn it down with no chance to be the starter. If Brohm doesn't impress early and Culpepper doesn't draw much interest by August, there still is a chance Culpepper lands in GB.

WHOA WHOA no way. Im sorry but when Pepper was putting those numbers up that make his stats look SO good he had the best WR corp in the NFL. Also what isnt in the stats is the amount of fumbles this guy had. He is a 2 progression passer that has a primary WR and then dumps it off.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Before his injury, Culpepper was considerably better than Leftwich. Culpepper isn't the same player, but Leftwich just isn't very good. His arm strength isn't bad, but he has a long delivery, ordinary accuracy, and zero mobility. Culpepper on one leg has tons more mobility that Byron Leftwich. Hell, Drew Bledsoe might have more mobility than Leftwich.

[Patler]

Before his injury, Culpepper was considerably better than Leftwich. Culpepper isn't the same player, but Leftwich just isn't very good. His arm strength isn't bad, but he has a long delivery, ordinary accuracy, and zero mobility. Culpepper on one leg has tons more mobility that Byron Leftwich. Hell, Drew Bledsoe might have more mobility than Leftwich.

However, Leftwich is more mobile than Lynn Dickey was!

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Before his injury, Culpepper was considerably better than Leftwich. Culpepper isn't the same player, but Leftwich just isn't very good. His arm strength isn't bad, but he has a long delivery, ordinary accuracy, and zero mobility. Culpepper on one leg has tons more mobility that Byron Leftwich. Hell, Drew Bledsoe might have more mobility than Leftwich.

correction

before randy moss left him, culpepper was the better qb. after moss left pepper showed he was below average

as myself and rastak have said many times, culpepper played around half a season before his injury the year moss was gone

and he looked like shit, worse then shit. he had the worst stats in the nfl up until his injury

[The Leaper]

and he looked like shit, worse then shit. he had the worst stats in the nfl up until his injury

And none of that had to do with coaching? Tice was a pathetic coach who squandered what was a reasonably talented roster, and allowed the team to become an undisciplined and rowdy lot.

Culpepper certainly has flaws in his game...but in terms of being a QB, he's clearly more talented than Leftwich.

[Partial]

Dante's got plenty of ching. Quite frankly I wouldn't risk my body for a mil or year either if I am making that annually in interest sitting on the couch.

He certainly isn't poor, but he never really got a big contract (in QB dollars) from anyone. He has made a little over $35 million in total compensation in the 8 years since 2000. How do you expect him to live on that?

Of course, his salaries go farther. Doesn't he represent himself, without an agent? I think he did at one time.

I'm sure he doubled that in adverts, etc. He is doing juts fine.

[RashanGary]

Hopefully he got his pants taxed off and spent the rest

[Lurker64]

and he looked like shit, worse then shit. he had the worst stats in the nfl up until his injury

And none of that had to do with coaching? Tice was a pathetic coach who squandered what was a reasonably talented roster, and allowed the team to become an undisciplined and rowdy lot.

Tice certainly did more with that particular bunch of guys than Childress did, since Secret Squirrel inherited essentially the same roster that Tice had when he got fired and immediately put up an inferior record despite being a "genius" replacing a "goofball."

Childress didn't even start to succeed in Minnesota until he got a more talented roster than Tice ever had and a legitimate superstar in AP.

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and he looked like shit, worse then shit. he had the worst stats in the nfl up until his injury

And none of that had to do with coaching? Tice was a pathetic coach who squandered what was a reasonably talented roster, and allowed the team to become an undisciplined and rowdy lot.

Culpepper certainly has flaws in his game...but in terms of being a QB, he's clearly more talented than Leftwich.

he also had tice the year before, when he had moss when he had a huge year. and the year before, when he also had a good year.

and the year before, when he had another horrible year

i don't see how you can blame tice who was in his 4th year as coach after daunte had two good years with him

we saw last year just how much moss can improve a qb. and last year he did it with one of the best ever

[Tony Oday]

Moss made Culpepper...Moss could have made TJ Rubly!

[The Leaper]

we saw last year just how much moss can improve a qb.

Funny. I don't remember who the QBs were in Oakland when Randy was there.

[MJZiggy]

we saw last year just how much moss can improve a qb.

Funny. I don't remember who the QBs were in Oakland when Randy was there.

And I didn't realize how badly Brady sucked before Moss arrived.