Aqua4Ever04
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I record all the games on get on TV just for this reason, so I can watch them in the offseason.
The game I decided to pop in tonight was the opener against Pittsburgh when we lost 28-17. The thing I really wanted to evaluate was our QB, Daunte Culpepper. I urge you, if you have this tape, to give it a look.
I picked up some pretty nice things from this game out of number 8 and number 1 was his arm. He has a cannon and can pinpoint position of the football. He is incredibely accurate and when given time and can give a defense fits. We all know how bad the offensive line was early in the year, but in this game, they protected pretty well. Even on the plays when protection broke down, Daunte was able to get it off quickly and hit the open receiver on a hot route. After watching just this little piece of Daunte, I am sold that he is our quarterback. We just need to find the right combination of lineman to protect him and then we'll have something special.
I did a little look at the stats to try to back my point, and here's what I got.
Daunte threw the ball 20 times in that half. (Remember our running game was non exsistant.) Of those 20 throws, Pittsburgh blitzed 11 times and not once did they get to Culpepper. Daunte completed 7 quick passes on those blitz plays and picked up decent yardage with each one. His total stat line was 11/20 with 143 yards. Of those 9 incompletions, 3 were dropped, 3 were bad throws, 2 were thrown away and one was broker up.
Now I know this is just one half of a game but I do recall people being all over Daunte for this performance. My point is that give him a little more protection and the health of his knee returned, and we have a great passer. I absolutely cannot wait till Daunte returns and leads this team to the playoffs next year.
Before you start the Culpepper hating, just read the thread and voice your opionion. No need to start any hate in this thread, I'd love to hear what everyone thinks, but lets keep it friendly.
The game I decided to pop in tonight was the opener against Pittsburgh when we lost 28-17. The thing I really wanted to evaluate was our QB, Daunte Culpepper. I urge you, if you have this tape, to give it a look.
I picked up some pretty nice things from this game out of number 8 and number 1 was his arm. He has a cannon and can pinpoint position of the football. He is incredibely accurate and when given time and can give a defense fits. We all know how bad the offensive line was early in the year, but in this game, they protected pretty well. Even on the plays when protection broke down, Daunte was able to get it off quickly and hit the open receiver on a hot route. After watching just this little piece of Daunte, I am sold that he is our quarterback. We just need to find the right combination of lineman to protect him and then we'll have something special.
I did a little look at the stats to try to back my point, and here's what I got.
Daunte threw the ball 20 times in that half. (Remember our running game was non exsistant.) Of those 20 throws, Pittsburgh blitzed 11 times and not once did they get to Culpepper. Daunte completed 7 quick passes on those blitz plays and picked up decent yardage with each one. His total stat line was 11/20 with 143 yards. Of those 9 incompletions, 3 were dropped, 3 were bad throws, 2 were thrown away and one was broker up.
Now I know this is just one half of a game but I do recall people being all over Daunte for this performance. My point is that give him a little more protection and the health of his knee returned, and we have a great passer. I absolutely cannot wait till Daunte returns and leads this team to the playoffs next year.
Before you start the Culpepper hating, just read the thread and voice your opionion. No need to start any hate in this thread, I'd love to hear what everyone thinks, but lets keep it friendly.
