Will Daunte Culpepper be lifted up as he was in the Vikings?

[postermaster]

In the 2004 season Daunte had as many as 39 TD passes and only 11 interceptions, do you think that he will regain that level, he will overpass that level or he won't be close to it?.

That season was also his last with Randy Moss, a player who most people say that he is the actual most calibrated WR, Moss didn't buy his ticket to Hawaii last year because he didn't lift up with Kerry Collins as in the Vikings with Culpepper, Culpepper have now great recievers as Chambers (Pro Bowler, who has never had a QB that throws deep balls), Booker (a WR who had many TD's and great deep catches in Chicago with his former QB Kordell Stewart who threw well deep balls, not as well as Daunte, but well, Booker is a great WR for those deep balls) and a great TE Randy McMichael.

I personally think that he will overpass his 2004 level with an improved offensive line here at Miami and those recievers because...

The talent of Chambers + Booker in addition with McMichael is greater than the talent of Moss + Burleson in addition with Wiggins and that terrible offensive line they had at Minnesota.

Another curiuos note:
I have nothing against Moss but, if he lifts up with Aaron Brooks in Oakland and he makes his trip to Hawaii, he might be recieving the ball from his former QB in the Vikings Daunte Culpepper, and Moss might compete at the Pro Bowl at the WR position with Chambers and as we all know, Daunte will prefer only ONE...

 

[LarryFinFan]

It's way too early to be talking PB and SBs right now...lets see how the offseason finishes out, how DC rehabs, etc...the scheme is a good scheme and lends itself to downfield passing, something we haven't seen here since Danny left...the offense, can be fun to watch, but DC coming back timely has a lot to do with that...

 

[popularwar]

Their line wasn't horrible at all. They have a great left tackle in Bryant McKinney and one of the smartest centers in the league in Matt Birk.

 

[Rugged Ronnie23]

If Culpepper is ready by the opener I think he could break his TD record of '04. Now all Saban has to do is draft Chad Jackson with the 16th pick.

 

[postermaster]

If Culpepper is ready by the opener I think he could break his TD record of '04. Now all Saban has to do is draft Chad Jackson with the 16th pick.

I think he have to draft an OT more than a WR...

 

[dolfan4eva]

The potential is definitely there for better numbers.

 

[cltchperf]

Everybody talks about the phenomanol 2004 season, but I would be happy if he had a season similar to 2000 or 2003.
2000 Minnesota Vikings 16 16 474 297 62.7 3937 8.31 78 33TDs
16Ints
2003 Minnesota Vikings 14 14 454 295 65.0 3479 7.66 59
25TDs 11Ints

 

[JeffJewell]

The offensive line in Minnesota was very good for serveral years while Culpepper was fairly steadily improving. Their line sucked last year and so did Culpepper.

I see no reason that Culpepper wouldn't regain his form, as long as the Dolphins o-line continues the improvement it showed last year under Houck.

 

[Roman529]

I don't think he will hit those numbers because I don't think Nick Saban is going to have him pass the ball as much as he had to in Minny. With Ronny Brown and Beasley in the background I see Daunte throwing for around 3000-3500 yards, maybe 30 td's....alot will depend on whether he can start on Opening Day.

 

[Disgustipate]

Their line wasn't horrible at all. They have a great left tackle in Bryant McKinney and one of the smartest centers in the league in Matt Birk.

Bryant McKinnie is not very good. Up until this year, he's been pretty atrocious. In 2003 and 2004, he gave up 11 1/2 and 11 sacks and 5 penalties each, which is horrendous for a starting LT.

 

[feelthepain]

Much better then last year but "NOT" the level he was in 04.

 

[NickJr.]

Everybody talks about the phenomanol 2004 season, but I would be happy if he had a season similar to 2000 or 2003.
2000 Minnesota Vikings 16 16 474 297 62.7 3937 8.31 78 33TDs
16Ints
2003 Minnesota Vikings 14 14 454 295 65.0 3479 7.66 59
25TDs 11Ints

I agree those 2000 #s look pretty good to me. As far as the 2002 #s. We may have to wait for '07 when everyone gets comfortable together but it's possible.

 

[unifiedtheory]

Asking Daunte to surpass his 2004 season is asking too much in my opinion.

He had one of the top 10 seasons a Q.B. has ever had in '04. He would have been MVP if Manning was'nt throwing the ball and running up the score late in games to break Marino's TD record.

If you look at Daunte's career I think a 63%/3700-4000 YDs./25-30 TD/10-14 INTs season sounds about right...in 2007

In 2006 I think his numbers will dip a little bit getting used to new recievers, getting healthy and learning a system that, while similiar to what he has run in the past, is still different.

The best Daunte we'll see will start in 2007 but what we will see in 2006 is a HELL of a lot better then the crap we've been forced to watch from the Q.B. position since Danny retired.

 

[postermaster]

Asking Daunte to surpass his 2004 season is asking too much in my opinion.

He had one of the top 10 seasons a Q.B. has ever had in '04. He would have been MVP if Manning was'nt throwing the ball and running up the score late in games to break Marino's TD record.

If you look at Daunte's career I think a 63%/3700-4000 YDs./25-30 TD/10-14 INTs season sounds about right...in 2007

In 2006 I think his numbers will dip a little bit getting used to new recievers, getting healthy and learning a system that, while similiar to what he has run in the past, is still different.

The best Daunte we'll see will start in 2007 but what we will see in 2006 is a HELL of a lot better then the crap we've been forced to watch from the Q.B. position since Danny retired.

You don't get an all season to understand the system, maybe all the offseason training camp + the preseason + 7 regular games, but not all the season, and if he will be better the next year than every Qb that has passed here since Dan retired Daunte will be better than 9 - 7, the record that Frerrotte had last season, in his first season with this Dolphin's new system, so a 10 - 6 or 11 - 5 would sound good enough minimum for playoffs.

 

[nopony]

Asking Daunte to surpass his 2004 season is asking too much in my opinion.

He had one of the top 10 seasons a Q.B. has ever had in '04. He would have been MVP if Manning was'nt throwing the ball and running up the score late in games to break Marino's TD record.

If you look at Daunte's career I think a 63%/3700-4000 YDs./25-30 TD/10-14 INTs season sounds about right...in 2007

In 2006 I think his numbers will dip a little bit getting used to new recievers, getting healthy and learning a system that, while similiar to what he has run in the past, is still different.

The best Daunte we'll see will start in 2007 but what we will see in 2006 is a HELL of a lot better then the crap we've been forced to watch from the Q.B. position since Danny retired.

Exactly, I couldn't answer the poll. He had one of the best seasons ever in 2004. I can't say he will surpass it, or even equal it. And choosing "won't come close to it" sounds too negative.