Okay, I just got off the phone with someone from Eden Prarie and this is the situation:
After news broke late last night of the Bulger package, two teams that had previously displayed interest in Culpepper contacted the Vikings with deals that were significantly more attractive than what they had previously offered.
One of those teams is definitely Oakland, who seems to want Culpepper pretty badly. The other team is a mystery, as the guy I was speaking to refused to reveal the identity, even off the record (which is bizarre). Usually they will at least offer something off the record.
The second person I spoke with basically confirmed what the source out of Minnesota said, and also seemed to know about the other offer, but played it just as cool.
The only thing I can assume at this point is that team #2 has made it EXPLICITLY clear that they do not want their identity leaked at this point in time, because they don't want to show their hand to the rest of the league. I am assuming that it is a team that has something to lose either in free agency or the draft if other teams knew they were interested in a QB...
That said though, the second source did reveal something that our friend in Eden Prarie wouldn't; he told me that it was an AFC team....
So my gues is Miami. However that is JUST A GUESS. I have no proof of that whatsoever.
It woulkd make sense to some degree, however Miami shouldn't care about who knows that they are interested in Culpepper, because A.) they've flashed interest in the past and B.) They pick #16 int he draft and have nothing to lose by showing this hand...
Like I said, Miami is just a guess.
Another option could be Baltimore.
Stay tuned. Ted and I are working the phones hard for you on this one.
