[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

The eighth-year pro played into the second quarter, completing 7 of 9 passes for 86 yards and leading a nine-minute touchdown drive after producing little offense on his team's first three possessions

Tampa Bay's Barrett Ruud and Anthony McFarland sacked Culpepper on consecutive plays in the first quarter, with the first hit causing a fumble that Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown recovered at the Miami 18.
Ruud later tested the quarterback's mobility, chasing him out of the pocket and forcing Culpepper to throw a pass that was ruled intentional grounding when the ball failed to get back to the line of scrimmage.

ESPN.com - NFL - Recap

so let's see

it took him 4 drives to score one touchdown, on the way he was sacked twice, fumbled and had intentional grounding

yeah youre right, real good outing

he's the man

Lets put it ot a vote Simon...cause that was a good outing buddy...

And all of a sudden the sacks are his fault huh?...gee I seem to think its 11 guys that make a team and a few of those are suppose to keep their QB standing up...but hey, a lot easier to blame Daunte right?...and in what planet is a 7 out of 9 day a bad outing?...maybe if my boy was throwing knifes at a girl pin to a spinning wheel that would be a bad day...but on planet NFL it is a darn good day...a better day then a guy name Vick or McNabb had, not to mention a dozen other starters not coming back from injury.

Look, just cause you don't like the man, doesn't mean you have to wear a set of horse blinders when evaluating a performance...

Come on dude...its okay to hate my boy...that's your option...but to say he had a bad day doesn't make for a very abstute observation.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

and in what planet is a 7 out of 9 day a bad outing?....

on this planet when it's against their 2nd string defense

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

on this planet when it's against their 2nd string defense

Ah, I see...its Daunte's fault too that the Bucs had their #2 Defense on the field huh?...Poor Daunte should have stopped the game gone over to the Bucs bench and said something like..."Man, I wish you guys put in your A team, cause there is this dude name Simple Simon I really, really wanna impress and your second unit ain't gonna cut it."...get over it man, the guy had a good showing...as if he could not have done it to the A team...please...the guy has one of the highest QB rating in lifetime in the NFL... his lifetime career completition percentage is over 64%...but hey, he really needs that B team huh...you crack me up man... ...so that's it....that's your weak case...that's what you got on Daunte?...come on dude...look I am sorry if you once bet on the guy and lost money or he didn't lead your fantasy team to victory, but base on what he did this week, your take is one of a guy holding a grudge period...so come on now Simple Simon, say it with me..."Yes I hate Daunte...but I can clearly see that any QB in the NFL that completes 7 out of 9 passes has had a good day"...I know its really, really hard to string the words together, but give it a try...you'll be a better person for it...its never too late to admit you blew the call... ...we ain't gonna hold it against you...much...

PS...next thing you'd tell me is you would walk a guy going after Joe D's hitting streak on his last three at bat...ooops you've gone there already...my bad...

[simple simon]

Culpepper's line for game 1

18/37 262 yards 0 TDs 2 interceptions

ESPN.com - NFL - Boxscore

looks about like an overrated boob to me

but im sure GDK will find a silver lining and a way to tell me im crazy

somehow the interceptions werent his fault right ?

heck id say Culpepper didnt even look as good as the #'s show

many of the passes were to wide open people less then 10 yards away (yes i know, every QB has those kinds of completions)

and Welker had some great catch and runs, which really added to his yardage total

if my math is correct 18/37 is about a 48.6 completion percentage

not exactly stellar

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

Culpepper's line for game 1

18/37 262 yards 0 TDs 2 interceptions

ESPN.com - NFL - Boxscore

looks about like an overrated boob to me

but im sure GDK will find a silver lining and a way to tell me im crazy

somehow the interceptions werent his fault right ?

heck id say Culpepper didnt even look as good as the #'s show

many of the passes were to wide open people less then 10 yards away (yes i know, every QB has those kinds of completions)

and Welker had some great catch and runs, which really added to his yardage total

if my math is correct 18/37 is about a 48.6 completion percentage

not exactly stellar

You know, as I watched the 4th quarter, and saw him throw the two picks, my first thought was "Darn, now I got to hear SS about this"...

Though, there are two silver linings...

1) I trade Culpepper in a deal for Peyton Manning in one of my fantasy leagues (it did cause me one of my backs as well)...

2) The guy I traded Culpepper too...played against me yesterday!...how cool is that?...

So yes...Silver Linings...

I am sure we will revisit this thread SS...

[phinfan72]

ive been a dolpins fan all my life and ive yet to see ne QB that was not a choker since dan marino..... feidler was ok but choked too much....lucas was a choker wen he had to fill in for fiedler for a lot of games ..... griese was totally overated and also choked wen they needed it most....i remember a rookie quarter back that i had never heard of win the game at the last second on 4th down and goal on the 10> yard line but i dont know what happened to him..... then theres culpepper....he choked against the steelers when we needed him most.... he showed how terrible he was wen his only pases were to booker and chambers which eventually lost us the game because all they had to do was double team those key players and they would shut us down ...which is just what happened...he forced the ball to those same two guys regardless of the pass coverage and thats why hes no good... because he's not complete without a grt reciever

[Trashed]

I dont think Culpepper is really rated that high right now considering last year's Mossless Viking stats. Thursday he looked slimmed down and showed very good pocket prescence against the toughest defense in the league. His stats in the game werent great but all things considering I think he did very well. The Dolphins made a great move by getting him and I think hes going to get better as he gets acquainted with Chris Chambers.

[MJHMarc]

His best year was around 2002 with the Vikings. But then, he appeared on the cover of Madden.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by phinfan72

ive been a dolpins fan all my life and ive yet to see ne QB that was not a choker since dan marino..... feidler was ok but choked too much....lucas was a choker wen he had to fill in for fiedler for a lot of games ..... griese was totally overated and also choked wen they needed it most....i remember a rookie quarter back that i had never heard of win the game at the last second on 4th down and goal on the 10> yard line but i dont know what happened to him..... then theres culpepper....he choked against the steelers when we needed him most.... he showed how terrible he was wen his only pases were to booker and chambers which eventually lost us the game because all they had to do was double team those key players and they would shut us down ...which is just what happened...he forced the ball to those same two guys regardless of the pass coverage and thats why hes no good... because he's not complete without a grt reciever

Welcome phinfan72...

I use to live two blocks from the Orange Bowl as a kid during their Glory Days...I remember the 72 team...

Still, Culpepper is a step up from what they had last year...and for all of Marino's heroics, they never had a complete team around him...so they might be better off with a game manager and a great running game...though I suspect they are going to miss Ricky Willams this year.

How do you like the signing of Lee Suggs?

[MJHMarc]

Welcome to the GoTeamsGo Fan Forum, phinfan72. I hope you continue to share your memories and thoughts about the Dolphins with us in the future.

In response to Jay Fiedler, I think you are on track. I thought Fiedler was a decent quarterback but had his strength and weaknesses. He did a sufficient job as quarterback, but was nothing special. I spoke with him numerous times during his career, and he was a very nice and respectful gentleman. Unlike a handful of quarterbacks who are uneducated and very hard to communicate with, he was one of the best I ever spoke to as a sports journalist.

[ThePundit]

Welcome to GOTeamsGo Phin fan. We all have to give Culpepper a little more time. He'll be fine.

[MJHMarc]

I hope he does.

I have already considered cutting him in one of my fantasy football leagues!

[simple simon]

keep it up Daunte

you make me look more and more like a genious every week

[simple simon]

FOX NFL Sunday's Terry Bradshaw on Daunte Culpepper:

"I never was a Culpepper fan because I thought Randy Moss made him the great quarterback that he was in Minnesota. Without Moss, Culpepper is a just a good quarterback."

FOX Sports: NFL Sports News, Standings, Stats and more

hmmmmmm, go figure

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

hmmmmmm, go figure

Lies!...Lies I tell you!...Though my boy is getting hard to defend...