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As the Detroit Lions prepare to improve on the worst single season in the history of the NFL (if not all pro sports), they’ll apparently do so with Daunte Culpepper taking the snaps.
Former Lions receiver Mike Furrey told Alex Marvez and Ross Tucker of Sirius NFL Radio on Sunday morning that other quarterbacks on the roster have been told that Culpepper will be the starter.
This could mean that the Lions will target in the first round of the draft a quarterback, despite any lingering urges to take a wideout.
Then again, it’s not as if the franchise has mastered the art of snagging signal-callers in round one. Over the past 40 years, they’ve taken three: Joey Harrington, Andre Ware, Chuck Long.
Well, maybe they’re due.
Culpepper is due to receive a $2.5 million roster bonus later this month, so if he’s not cut before then it’s a pretty safe bet that, indeed, he’ll be the No. 1 guy in 2009.


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I'm not surprised by this and I still also believe that Culpepper can play in this league. But unless they do something about that O-line, there isnt any quarterback that will have success on this team.

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I am hoping they are just having him as a vet for Matt Stafford. If there are lions fans that aren't farmiliar with him please ignore ESPN (they will always say the players from USC are the best) and go on youtube and look for highlights on him. He has one of the biggest arms I have seen in a long time.

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Originally Posted by 2418jk

I am hoping they are just having him as a vet for Matt Stafford. If there are lions fans that aren't farmiliar with him please ignore ESPN (they will always say the players from USC are the best) and go on youtube and look for highlights on him. He has one of the biggest arms I have seen in a long time.

That makes the most sense, to have him as a veteran mentor for Stafford. I think Culpepper can play but I dont think he is a guy you can build a team around. And the Lions definitely need to do some rebuilding.