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Culpepper situation
Having mentioned Culpepper, it’s worth noting that the Dolphins are increasingly optimistic about his chances to open the season as the starting quarterback. Culpepper recently received a strong evaluation from Dr. James Andrews, the renowned orthopedic surgeon who repaired the three torn ligaments in Culpepper’s right knee, coach Nick Saban said.
The Dolphins were close to turning down the trade for Harrington altogether recently because of Culpepper’s progress. Miami was almost willing to wait until Harrington was cut in June before making a move for him. The problem is that Harrington would have missed all of the Dolphins offseason program if they had waited, putting him way behind.
One final note on the Dolphins quarterbacks: The team has completely reworked its depth chart over the past eight months. After opening last season with A.J. Feeley, Gus Frerotte and Sage Rosenfels, the team has traded for Culpepper, Harrington and third stringer Cleo Lemon.
The funny part is that in trading for Feeley and Rosenfels, former Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman and coach Dave Wannstedt gave up second- and seventh-round picks for two guys who had seven games of experience between them. To get the current three, the Dolphins gave up a second and two sixths. They got three quarterbacks with a combined three Pro Bowl appearances and 139 games of experience.
Culpepper situation
Having mentioned Culpepper, it’s worth noting that the Dolphins are increasingly optimistic about his chances to open the season as the starting quarterback. Culpepper recently received a strong evaluation from Dr. James Andrews, the renowned orthopedic surgeon who repaired the three torn ligaments in Culpepper’s right knee, coach Nick Saban said.
The Dolphins were close to turning down the trade for Harrington altogether recently because of Culpepper’s progress. Miami was almost willing to wait until Harrington was cut in June before making a move for him. The problem is that Harrington would have missed all of the Dolphins offseason program if they had waited, putting him way behind.
One final note on the Dolphins quarterbacks: The team has completely reworked its depth chart over the past eight months. After opening last season with A.J. Feeley, Gus Frerotte and Sage Rosenfels, the team has traded for Culpepper, Harrington and third stringer Cleo Lemon.
The funny part is that in trading for Feeley and Rosenfels, former Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman and coach Dave Wannstedt gave up second- and seventh-round picks for two guys who had seven games of experience between them. To get the current three, the Dolphins gave up a second and two sixths. They got three quarterbacks with a combined three Pro Bowl appearances and 139 games of experience.
