Losing Out On Daunte Culpepper
by Brandon
on Jun 21, 2008 2:03 PM CDT
in News
The Packers brought free agent QB Daunte Culpepper in for a visit before the April draft. I thought they might sign him after the draft if they didn't draft a QB. Instead it turns out that GM Ted Thompson didn't wait and offered Culpepper a $1 million contract as a backup, but he turned them down.
From Culpepper's perspective, he really blew it. He did want a chance to start, but any team that might sign him as a potential starter probably have a lot of problems on offense. And with the Packers, he would have been playing on a solid offense that is undergoing little change outside of the QB position, and he would have been second in line to an injury prone QB. He would have started some games next season, and really had a chance to make himself a viable starting candidate as a free agent in 2009.
As a Packer fan, I'm really glad he turned them down. Thompson needed to draft another QB to develop, and having Culpepper on the roster would have delayed that process. He might have been more of a help in 2008, but in 2009 and beyond QB Brian Brohm is going to be better for the team.
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the main reason I am happy
is that Culpepper did not seem to have much to offer to the development of the offense and, more specifically, Aaron Rodgers.
A-Rodg is a smart guy, has a good handle on his position and in the game in general. What I wanted to see was the team signing somebody like Gus Frerotte, somebody who doesn’t offer a lot in the actual game, but can teach younger players in film room sessions and practice.
Brett taught Rodgers a lot, but Rodgers will never stop learning (if he’s smart, at least). A smart veteran quarterback would have been a huge help, in my opinion. Culpepper isn’t stupid, but he’s not the student-of-the-game type quarterback I would want as more of a glorified consultant.
-- "I do know that I plead the fizzif."
by Mitchell_M on Jun 21, 2008 4:11 PM CDT 0 recs
I hardly think the Packers lost out on anything!!! If THompson really wanted him he would have offered a little more than barely over the league minimum for a 10 yr vet. 1M for a one year contract is chicken scratch… ANd not to mention that Culpepper isn’t the QB he once was, nor would he have been a good fit on this Packers team…
by Strohman on Jun 21, 2008 9:11 PM CDT 0 recs
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