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What are your thoughts about Daunte Culpepper's skills? I do not have video equipment to break down game film, but Daunte looks like the same type of quarterback as Jake Plummer. Good on the run, can throw the deep ball, but may not have the ability to stand in the pocket, go through his receiver options, make the correct decision and then deliver an accurate ball. I am hoping that this will be his Achilles' heel as the Patriots will need to contend with him 5-10 years by the looks of things.
Dan Adner, Scottsdale, Ariz.
My perception of Culpepper is that accuracy isn't his strong suit. Then I checked his career completion percentage -- 64.4 percent -- and it matched up quite well with my choices for current elite quarterbacks: Tom Brady (61.9), Peyton Manning (63.9). I'm anxious to see more of Culpepper myself to see if these numbers might not tell the whole story
They also predict 12 wins for the Patsies, get this, because they have a SOFT Schedule... I hope that bites them where the sun doesn't shine. That sounds like bulletin board material if I ever heard it.
You keep touching on this theme of people being down on the Patriots. SI's Peter King has them in the SB against Dallas and a group at ESPN have them in the Super Bowl against Carolina. My guess is that 95 percent of the preseason predictions have them winning the East, the majority of them having them in the AFC title game, at least. Anyone who thinks their run is over is not paying attention. Destroyed by injuries, they righted the ship enough to be one or two plays from hosting the AFC title game last year. You're not going to win it every year and to go as far as they did in an off year is still an indication of success, not failure.
Jim Veneau, New York City
It was former Patriots quarterback Jim Miller, now working for SIRIUS radio's NFL channel, who noted that he's heard callers to his show speak of the Patriots' run being over. My opinion: With what appears to be a favorable schedule, a potentially dynamic offense, and Tom Brady leading the way, 12 wins wouldn't surprise me.
What are your thoughts about Daunte Culpepper's skills? I do not have video equipment to break down game film, but Daunte looks like the same type of quarterback as Jake Plummer. Good on the run, can throw the deep ball, but may not have the ability to stand in the pocket, go through his receiver options, make the correct decision and then deliver an accurate ball. I am hoping that this will be his Achilles' heel as the Patriots will need to contend with him 5-10 years by the looks of things.
Dan Adner, Scottsdale, Ariz.
My perception of Culpepper is that accuracy isn't his strong suit. Then I checked his career completion percentage -- 64.4 percent -- and it matched up quite well with my choices for current elite quarterbacks: Tom Brady (61.9), Peyton Manning (63.9). I'm anxious to see more of Culpepper myself to see if these numbers might not tell the whole story
They also predict 12 wins for the Patsies, get this, because they have a SOFT Schedule... I hope that bites them where the sun doesn't shine. That sounds like bulletin board material if I ever heard it.
You keep touching on this theme of people being down on the Patriots. SI's Peter King has them in the SB against Dallas and a group at ESPN have them in the Super Bowl against Carolina. My guess is that 95 percent of the preseason predictions have them winning the East, the majority of them having them in the AFC title game, at least. Anyone who thinks their run is over is not paying attention. Destroyed by injuries, they righted the ship enough to be one or two plays from hosting the AFC title game last year. You're not going to win it every year and to go as far as they did in an off year is still an indication of success, not failure.
Jim Veneau, New York City
It was former Patriots quarterback Jim Miller, now working for SIRIUS radio's NFL channel, who noted that he's heard callers to his show speak of the Patriots' run being over. My opinion: With what appears to be a favorable schedule, a potentially dynamic offense, and Tom Brady leading the way, 12 wins wouldn't surprise me.
We are going to give them all they can handle and then some !!