I
don't think anyone's on the brink of a riot or anything, or that it would even
measure up to the supposed "schism" the Vikings are dealing with
because of Brett Favre(notes), but it seems that the veterans in the Lions locker room
would have preferred that Daunte Culpepper(notes) was handed the football.
Tom
Kowalski of mlive.com described the room as "somber" and
"bittersweet" in
light of Stafford being tabbed the guy. Here's a snippet:
Culp...
Original Story:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shut...
Original Story:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shut...
FantasyTrader said September 09, 2009
~No, they don't. A team coming off of a 7-9 season, an 8-8 season deserve the best possible chance to win. College players deserve the best possible chance to win. But a collective of professional athletes drawing paychecks in the millions of dollars and failing to win a single game the year before? No. We passed what the Lions players "deserve" a mile back.