So why was Culpepper’s name missing from the announcement that the Steelers had signed Leftwich?
Apparently Culpepper wants to be more than just a backup: John Clayton of ESPN reports that Culpepper was hoping for a chance to compete for a starting job.
Frankly, it should be obvious to Culpepper that Ben Roethlisberger is the starter in Pittsburgh, and that the reason the Steelers called him is that they wanted a fill-in for the injured backup Charlie Batch, not because they wanted a quarterback who could challenge Roethlisberger for the top job. If Culpepper really believed he was going to get a chance to start ahead of Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh, he is about as ignorant of the way the NFL works as it’s possible for a nine-year NFL veteran to be. But he apparently did, in fact, think he would be given a chance to compete for a starting spot when he boarded the plane on his way to Latrobe.
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Wow the rapid descent of Culpepper is amazing from a 41 TD campaign about 4 years ago to this. :pity:
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i got it! He should go to Minnesota!!!
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LMAO......
This guy is a space cadet.
He's pompous and dumb as a stump if this report from Clayton is true.
Take the backup spot Culpepper, it's all your good for.opfinistic likes this. -
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A). He really thought he could start in Pitt
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What I'm thinking is, Culpepper was called up by Pitt. He knows he doesn't have a chance to start, but decides to take their physical. That way, when he turns down the offer, the other teams know that he is healthy after he passes the physical, thus more teams interested.
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Regardless, IMO he's "dumb as a stump" as coral reefer so eloquently put it because it's in his best interest to
#1 Hire an agent!!!! Pardon me....but Culpepper is out of work, but both McCowns have a job. Brock Berlin has a job. Cleo Lemon has a job.etc, etc.
#2 Take a back up position. So what. You never know when you'll be needed. At least you're able to remind people that you're a QB in the NFL.
Culpepper is bringing about his own downfall. If he had an agent he would probably be on a team somewhere.opfinistic and Lab3003 like this. -
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C-pepe is not dumb, quite the opposite, he played us like fiddles by refusing to be traded to Jacknsonville, then landing a job with Oakland.
Where C-pepe falls down is in the "conceit" department, but even still, Qb's in the NFL are a valuable commodity, he knows sooner or later, someone will get desperate and give him a phone call.
He didn't sign with Green Bay because 1 million bucks is really to little money when on the other hand, some team may need a Qb badly enough to offer him far more then 1 million.
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He should have been starting for the Dolphins last season instead of Trent Green. What a fiasco. I agree that he should leave contract negotiations to an agent or at least hire a sports/entertainment lawyer. If I have to choose between Josh McCown or Daunte Culpepper, give me Daunte Culpepper
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Someone will be calling him. If not soon, later. With the way Qb's get hurt as said earlier, someone will pay him what he wants.
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There was a stat done on the amount of different starting Quarterbacks in the league. I want to say it was 33 but I can't exactly remember, it was a high number though. I think that stat shows that these QB's on the market will be given the chance to perform on Sundays at one time or another, they just have to be patient.
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Honestly, Culpepper should've hired an agent and he should've taken a backup position. I mean you gotta take a hint here when every team passes on you no matter how sorry their QB positions are (which could possibly show how sorry Culpepper is).late again likes this. -
I mean, after all there's a reason why players, coaches, GMs, etc all have them.
If doing the agents' job was so easy, very few would bother employing them.Big E likes this. -
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Look, it's not like Ben R got hurt and he had a chance for playing time. Let Leftwich pick up the scraps and possibly get cut when Batch comes off of PUP in 4-6 weeks.
In my opinion, it was smart to: (a) let people know he could pass a physical; (b) let people know that reports were that he looked sharp in his tryout; (c) keep his name a float as a candidate in case a starter (not a backup) goes down; and (d) not get tied up in a spot where he wouldn't be available if a starter spot DID become available.
He made $3.5M or so last year with the Raiders, $7M with the Dolphins the year before - missing out on less than $750K this year may be a gamble - but one that may pay off for him.Last edited: Aug 11, 2008padre31 likes this. -
Mortensen reported tonight on why Culpepper didn't sign with the Steelers. He said that the Steelers basically told him that he's on the team until Batch comes back which is week six or seven. When Culpepper was told that, he basically said no thanks because he wants to have a full-time job. However, the initial report stated that Culpepper wants to start. Mortensen says that Culpepper said he is willing to be a backup on a team.
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I really thought PFT took Mortensen's Culpepper quote:
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EDIT: Michael Smith is part of ESPN so that explains the screw-up.