DAUNTE CULPEPPER NEWS
Stafford Out, Culpepper In vs. Steelers
Courtesy of a knee injury, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will sit out Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers; Daunte Culpepper will take his place. To recap how Culpepper got the start this week, Stafford injured his kneecap during last week’s loss to...
Lions Congregation roundtable: Week 8
10 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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Along with the Detroit Lions, the Lions Congregation roundtable took the bye week off. A well deserved break, I might add. Losing takes a toll on fans and bloggers.
The time to recharge and recover is over!
Rev. Spielman has returned from his hiatus to fire off three questions to...
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers - Final thoughts: Staggering to the bye
21 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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Against Green Bay, the Detroit Lions looked for all the world to be a team staggering to the bye. But there were three reasons they looked punch drunk.
Injuries.
Injuries.
Daunte Culpepper.
When a team lacks depth, then add in injuries to most of the defensive line, the starting...
Vicious Carpet Injuries Leave Lions With One QB
September 01, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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The Detroit Lions are doing their damndest to put last year’s 0-16 abortion of a season behind them, and who can blame them? They fired their coach and GM, redesigned their logo, drafted a franchise QB - in short, they’re trying to leave their culture of losing behind ...
Brian VanOchten on The Huge Show: Without Matthew Stafford, Lions could be headed to 1-15
20 days ago by
Detroit Lions Football
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"We say yesterday in Green Bay, without Matthew Stafford, Daunte Culpepper and Drew Stanton are just not starting quarterbacks in the NFL," VanOchten said.
Culpepper vs. Stafford
Instead of doing the weekly “Technically Speaking” column, I wanted to analyze the differences between Matthew Stafford and Daunte Culpepper. There is a good chance that Stafford will not play this week due to the injury he suffered against the Bears. There are several factors...
Packers 23, Lions 0: Culpepper (hamstring) out, Stanton in
21 days ago by
Lions Blog
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Drew Stanton has entered the game, after Daunte Culpepper, on a second-down scramble to the sideline on the opening drive of the second half, pulled up limping with a right hamstring pull. Culpepper played one more snap before heading to the sideline, replaced by Stanton, who is seeing his first
10 Teams That Dropped the Ball on Culpepper
September 04, 2008 by
InGameNow
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By now, you've probably heard that quarterback Daunte Culpepper announced his retirement from the NFL today. While Culpepper hasn't exactly been lighting up the stat sheets in recent years, it's a surprising development given that he's only 31 years-old and only four...
TWFE Presents: The Facepalm Awards for NFL Week Six
18 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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The Detroit Lions played their worst game of the season last Sunday, getting shutout by a Green Bay Packers team who wasn't all that much better performance-wise...yet still smoked Detroit by 26 points.
To lose 26-0 to a team that reached the red zone five times, yet only scored...
Culpepper issues curious statement
September 08, 2009 by
Lions Blog
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The big news today out of Lions Land is the curious nature of quarterback Daunte Culpepper's released statement about Matthew Stafford winning the starting job. If you haven't seen the statement, I'm including it at the end of this posting.
Here's where I have a problem...
Tom Kowalski on WDFN: Daunte Culpepper played well, but Lions would have fared better with Matthew Stafford
26 days ago by
Detroit Lions Football
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With injured starter Matthew Stafford on the sideline during the Detroit Lions' 28-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, it's natural to wonder if the rookie would have done better than Daunte Culpepper.The veteran quarterback was 23-of-37 for 282 yards, one...
Don't underestimate Culpepper, says Lions coach
29 days ago by
Detroit Lions Football
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AP file photoDetroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the draft, makes big plays.If Daunte Culpepper plays quarterback Sunday against Pittsburgh instead of the injured Matthew Stafford, will the Lions' offense be more conservative? Culpepper made fewer...
25 reasons Drew Stanton should be the number 2 quarterback
10 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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Word via part time beat wrtier and full time Lions expert Mike O'Hara is Drew Stanton may have moved up the depth chart, leapfrogging Daunte Culpepper for the backup quarterback job. According to O'Hara, Stanton is apparently getting the number two reps in practice.
Stanton...
holding my nose . . . and my breath
October 08, 2009 by
The Lions In Winter
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When the announcement came down that Matt Stafford would be the Week 1 starting quarterback, I reacted with mixed emotions. I was pleased because I thought it was the right decision, for now and for the future. I was excited because I was pumped to see the kid play right...
Now that Culpepper's out, now what?
September 03, 2009 by
Lions Blog
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Now that Daunte Culpepper officially has been ruled out of the exhibition finale tonight at Buffalo, I don't know what to think about the Lions' quarterback competition.
A week ago, I thought the odds were that Culpepper would start the season opener...
Lions' Daunte Culpepper says he doesn't know who's starting at QB
October 09, 2009 by
Detroit Lions Football
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ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions quarterback Daunte Culpepper said today that he still doesn't know who will be starting at quarterback on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "I prepare to start every week, no matter what the situation is. I...
Rumors and rambling – bye week
17 days ago by
Motown Madmen
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The Lions are on bye this week (week 7) and return home to take on the St. Louis Rams in week 8. Saying that the Rams game will be a mark in the win column is a bit premature. If Stafford is not back, the Lions could be stuck with Daunte Culpepper again. They need [...]
The Monday Morning Microscope: Week 6
20 days ago by
Pride Of Detroit
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More photos »
by Jim Prisching - AP
about 23 hours ago:
Detroit Lions' Daunte Culpepper (11) limps around the field after getting hurt against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday...
Lions' Daunte Culpepper replaces injured Matthew Stafford
October 04, 2009 by
Detroit Lions Football
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CHICAGO -- Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered a right knee injury in the fourth quarter and was replaced by Daunte Culpepper. It appeared Stafford would try to re-enter the game, but he was limping noticeably and Culpepper took...
Odds & ends: Packers 26, Lions 0
21 days ago by
Detroit Lions Football
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Detroit's Daunte Culpepper and Drew Stanton combined for three interceptions and got sacked five times in place of Matthew Stafford.
Lions locker room is displeased with Stafford starting
September 08, 2009 by
Shutdown Corner
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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 gives Steelers fits in loss
28 days ago by
Scores Report
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Okay, who played quarterback for the Detroit Lions on Sunday? Because it sure as hell wasn’t Daunte Culpepper.
In the Steelers’ 28-20 win over the Lions on Sunday, somebody resembling Culpepper (wearing Culpepper’s jersey) totaled 282 yards and one touchdown on 23-of-37 passing...
Lions’ Culpepper To Start vs. Steelers
28 days ago by
NFL Gridiron Gab
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Courtesy of a knee injury, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will sit out Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers; Daunte Culpepper will take his place. To recap how Culpepper got the start this week, Stafford injured his kneecap during last week’s loss to the Chicago...
Daunte Culpepper Has a Job
November 01, 2008 by
InGameNow
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Apparently, Daunte Culpepper's workout in Detroit was not just for shits and giggles! A report is coming out of Kansas City that Culpepper is declining to keep his previously scheduled workout with the Chiefs on Monday.
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Culpepper to be the Choice at QB for the Lions?
February 15, 2009 by
Lions Gab
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ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the Lions are leaning towards having Daunte Culpepper as their QB for 2009. Here is the report on that earlier today:
As the Detroit Lions prepare to improve on the worst single season in the history of the NFL (if not all pro sports), they?ll...
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