Though it comes as no big surprise to many, Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress made it known that it’s a wrap for quarterback Tavaris Jackson, backpedaling on his earlier support of the struggling QB. The jaw dropper really comes in the announcement that the Vikings are putting their faith in 37-year-old Gus Frerotte, a seventh rounder from the mid-90s, as the starter for the remainder of the season. The very same Gus Frerotte who, as quarterback of the Washington Redskins, once sprained his neck when he rammed his head into a cement wall while celebrating a touchdown? Yeppers.
So, let me get this straight: Frerotte is a starter but Daunte Culpepper, the former Vikings franchise hero last seen as an Oakland Raider, is at home in an early retirement at the age of 31?
Frerotte eats good while Daunte remains unemployed. What part of the game is this?
It’s no secret that the MLB owners got together and delivered their own brand of vigilante justice on Barry Bonds, effectively forcing him into retirement. Barry is still one of the top 10 pure hitters in baseball at the age of 44 and there are plenty of teams who could benefit from his services, yet no team will touch him.
When Michael Vick is released from prison next year, he says he hopes to return to the NFL and resume his career. While I certainly hope he can land a job after he repays his debt to society (which includes over $100 million in lost wages), I’m not very optimistic that NFL owners will even give him a shot to try out.
I know some of you may think I’m breaking out the conspiracy theorists ‘tin foil hat’ on this, but this week has proved that it doesn’t take much to have the league disown you. Daunte Culpepper was pretty much shunned by the entire league and passed over for lesser quarterbacks this year, forcing him to retire from the NFL today. Sometimes in the game of football its NOT all about winning, if it were… Chad Pennington, Kyle Boller, Trent Edwards, and J.T. O’Suillvan wouldn’t be starting over Culpepper.
This is probably one of the biggest falls from grace in football that doesn’t involve dogfighting, drugs, or jail time. Just four years ago, Culpepper had one of the greatest seasons for a quarterback in NFL history, but as of now he’s unemployed and seemingly unwanted by the entire league.
The logical question to ask is…. what happened?
Aside from suffering a catastrophic knee injury his last year in Minnesota, he’s had two major obstacles that have blocked his road to success. The first hindrance is the fact that he’s played for two of the worst teams in football for the last three years. He left Minnesota and landed in Miami, a team that had NO offensive line to protect him and atrocious coaching. Daunte was doomed before he even took the field. Culpepper then left Miami for Oakland, who were a similarly bad team, with an equally bad line, and even worse coaching than the Dolphins.
This picture from the premiere party for Madden 2009 features ex-cover boys for the popular video game (minus Michael Vick, because he’s sorta busy right now).
Daunte Culpepper is freaking HUGE.
Look how big Daunte is compared to Ray Lewis, who will go down as one of the most fearsome linebackers to ever play the game. Daunte looks like he ties Ray’s shoes before he leaves the house every morning. Quarterbacks just arent’ supposed to be that damned big, it’s amazing he doesn’t have a job (yeah yeah I know, quarterbacking isn’t about how big you are).
oach Brad Childress made it known that it’s a wrap for quarterback Tavaris Jackson, backpedaling on his earlier support of the struggling QB. The jaw dropper really comes in the announcement that the Vikings are putting their faith in 37-year-old Gus Frerotte, a seventh rounder from the mid-90s, as the starter for the remainder of the season. The very same Gus Frerotte who, as quarterback of the Washington Redskins, once sprained his neck when he rammed his head into a cement wall while celebrating a touchdown? Yeppers.
It’s no secret that the MLB owners got together and delivered their own brand of vigilante justice on Barry Bonds, effectively forcing him into retirement. Barry is still one of the top 10 pure hitters in baseball at the age of 44 and there are plenty of teams who could benefit from his services, yet no team will touch him.
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