testtubetimmy
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This has probably been posted, but I didnt see it anywhere.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=joyner_kc&id=2585872&skipPrestitial=true&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3djoyner_kc%26id%3d2585872%26skipPrestitial%3dtrue
Finally, someone who doesn't take an opinionated view on the situation and actually looks at facts. Joyner makes an astute observation on Culpepper and shows us how exactly to win with our new QB.
" The one trait Culpepper seems to lack is patience. He wants to throw the ball deep and his opponents made him pay for this in 2005 by sitting back in deep zones and waiting for Culpepper to chuck it downfield. He forced eight deep passes into coverage in the six-and-a-half games he played last year. Those forced passes gave him a 20.7 deep pass bad decision percentage, easily the highest of any quarterback last year.
The odd part about this is that Culpepper has proven he can be a patient quarterback. When Randy Moss was injured in the 2004 season, the Vikings changed their offensive game plan and had Culpepper throw more short passes. Culpepper ended the season with the most short pass attempts in the NFL, but also had the best passing statistics of his entire career with 39 touchdown passes and a 110 passer rating.
Culpepper's short and medium pass proficiency continued during the 2005 season. He ranked fifth in short pass yards per attempt and fourth in medium pass success percentage last year. Those rankings are comparable to those of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, two of the most patient quarterbacks in the game
The eight years Culpepper spent throwing the ball deep to Moss probably led him to develop these bad habits. When things would go badly in Minnesota, all he had to do was throw the ball downfield and let Moss make the play. Culpepper never had to develop patience and now it is hurting his game. Unless he can keep his patience throughout an entire game, even when Miami falls behind, this offense will never reach the next level. "
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=joyner_kc&id=2585872&skipPrestitial=true&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3djoyner_kc%26id%3d2585872%26skipPrestitial%3dtrue
Finally, someone who doesn't take an opinionated view on the situation and actually looks at facts. Joyner makes an astute observation on Culpepper and shows us how exactly to win with our new QB.
" The one trait Culpepper seems to lack is patience. He wants to throw the ball deep and his opponents made him pay for this in 2005 by sitting back in deep zones and waiting for Culpepper to chuck it downfield. He forced eight deep passes into coverage in the six-and-a-half games he played last year. Those forced passes gave him a 20.7 deep pass bad decision percentage, easily the highest of any quarterback last year.
The odd part about this is that Culpepper has proven he can be a patient quarterback. When Randy Moss was injured in the 2004 season, the Vikings changed their offensive game plan and had Culpepper throw more short passes. Culpepper ended the season with the most short pass attempts in the NFL, but also had the best passing statistics of his entire career with 39 touchdown passes and a 110 passer rating.
Culpepper's short and medium pass proficiency continued during the 2005 season. He ranked fifth in short pass yards per attempt and fourth in medium pass success percentage last year. Those rankings are comparable to those of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, two of the most patient quarterbacks in the game
The eight years Culpepper spent throwing the ball deep to Moss probably led him to develop these bad habits. When things would go badly in Minnesota, all he had to do was throw the ball downfield and let Moss make the play. Culpepper never had to develop patience and now it is hurting his game. Unless he can keep his patience throughout an entire game, even when Miami falls behind, this offense will never reach the next level. "
