Detroit Lions Likely Shopping Daunte Culpepper Already

Daunte Culpepper had better not get too comfortable in his Honolulu blue jersey this season. After head coach Jim Schwartz made the call to start Matthew Stafford at quarterback from day one, Culpepper’s presence is suddenly much less valuable to the Lions … except maybe on the trade market. Of course, what if the Lions are just testing Stafford out? They could pull him and send in the veteran, Matt Leinart-style. If you follow the cues, Stafford is in for good. According to Schwartz, starting Stafford “isn’t an experiment. He’s our starting quarterback.” But are the Lions interested in shopping Culpepper, instead of keeping him on as a reliable, steady backup to Stafford? It’s possible that the Lions are interested in keeping him on, but Schwartz seems to think “He’s back,” and that “he did everything to win the job.” So, Stafford is “our starting quarterback,” and Culpepper “is back?”...