What is known is that Culpepper had 2, count 'em, 2 bad games in 2005. The rest fit his history pretty well. What else is known is that Culpepper was sacked 31 times in the just over six games (about 5/game) he played in as opposed to the 23 times Johnson was sacked in the almost 10 he played (2.3/game). The OL jelling up couldn't have had anything to do with BJ being able to get the job done, could it have?
The fact that Minnesota went 8-8 in 2004 had more to do with Minnesota's defense allowing 24.7 points/game than with poor play by Culpepper. Culpepper did what he could. The defense, however, sucked... In the 8 wins, the D allowed just over 20 points/game (20.375). In the losses, just under 30 (29.75).
The simple fact is that Culpepper at 65% is better than any starter we've had since Marino at 100%.