Last year's stats: 6 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 2-5 record. That plus the Love Boat plus Brad Johnson's success puts Duante in a very weak bargaining position. "Give me more money or you're stuck with a Super Bowl-winning quarterback who went 7-2." Johnson almost dug them out of the deep hole Culpeper put them in. I admire him as a player, but I think he's a crybaby for asking for a raise when he was due for a $6,000,000 bonus this month. And the Vikings aren't a team that's going nowhere. They finished very strong last year, they've got a new (and hopefully competant) coach, they're fixing their defense, and they've got a lot of salary cap room.
Culpepper is expected to go to the Raiders but I don't think that would be a good move. Culpepper and Moss didn't get along in Minnesota and I'm sure it will be the same in oakland. Plus oakland's new head coach is an ex o-lineman which means he will probabaly want to run the ball.
posted by chemwizBsquared at 10:49 AM CST on March 10 Collins wasn't that bad last season (Turner's offense just didn't work last season). I don't know which Collins or Raiders team you were watching last season. But it sure wasn't the Oakland Raiders.
nort, I don't really know if Oakland would go to a run-first offense. With the assets they have at the WR (mainly Moss, then Porter), they'd be crazy to get away from the passing game. They just need the right QB (which will be Culpepper) to run the offense. I do think that there will be a more balanced offense when it's all said and done. LaMont Jordan is emerging as a valuable back that can block during the pass, so the Raiders should go far on their play-actions. Right now, the X-factor will be if Culpepper is still as mobile as he was before that devastating knee injury.
Culpepper may have a hard time coming back from that knee injury, only time will tell. As a Raiders fan and ticket holder, I'am willing to wait. As far as He and Moss getting along that's a moot point! Different team, coach, situation. Yes Shell was an ex o-lineman, Correct me if I'am wrong. Don't you have to establish the run game for the pass to work?
Ah, the Raiders. Where overpaid has beens go to die. posted by Tinman at 10:47 AM CST on March 10 Ah! Have a heart Tinman!
Culpepper and Moss didn't get along in Minnesota
Well, as kirk alluded to I don't think the stats really show that, at all. Culpepper to Moss was one of the most feared tandems in the NFL.
/Obvious disregard of any off-the-field dissension. Hey Tinman, I don't think Jim Plunkett, (waived by NE after 10-12 yrs) would say he was an overpaid has been, but he does have 2 Super Bowl rings. Ah, but I live in the past. Those were the days.
