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Why Culpepper, Alexander are jobless

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There was an item about Daunte Culpepper today on profootballtalk.com that mirrors the Shaun Alexander situation. It's amazing Culpepper doesn't have a job in the NFL when there's such a dearth of good backup quarterbacks. Why he's not in New Orleans, Atlanta, Carolina, Chicago, Detroit or Kansas City (or a few other places) is interesting to me. PFT wonders whether Culpepper is being blackballed; I don't think it's that, but rather a situation where some teams are afraid of him coming in and wanting so badly to be a starter that he wouldn't accept role behind a player ( Brodie Croyle, Kyle Orton) he'd consider clearly inferior. Re: Alexander, I wonder the same thing, except for this: He's not a good blocker, receiver or special-teams player. So unless you bring him in as a starting back, what exactly is he? For instance, you might look at the Giants and say he'd be a good fit behind Brandon Jacobs, or even as a co-starter with Jacobs. But then you see the versatility of Derrick Ward, and you see the lightning-quickness and return ability of Ahmad Bradshaw, and you say: What exactly would Alexander do here.

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August 27, 2008  08:03 AM ET

Send Alexander to the Cowboys.

August 27, 2008  08:03 AM ET

makes no sense that Culpepper can't find work in the nfl. alexander having a hard time finding work, could be attributed to not accepting a league min contract.

August 27, 2008  08:43 AM ET

Welcome to the club Boys!!!!!!!!

Sinderely

Jeff George

August 27, 2008  08:50 AM ET

Alexander fell of stat/production wise after he signed tha big contract. Plus, have you seen how low he is rated in Maden?

August 27, 2008  08:50 AM ET

That should be off not of

August 27, 2008  08:51 AM ET

Damn my spelling is horrible . . . . .that should be that not tha, and Madden not Maden.

August 27, 2008  09:22 AM ET

Culpepper is jobless cause he sux.

I dig the hitman icon, very cool.

August 27, 2008  09:46 AM ET

Alexander never really impressed me and as the article says he can't block and isn't very versatile. Culpepper would be a good fit for some of the teams listed above. The Chiefs could use him but if (or when) Croyle starts to flounder they would have to put Culpepper in because of his experience.

August 27, 2008  09:51 AM ET

Hell they could use Culpepper too....
I'm Rick James **** | 08/27/08, 07:28 AM

About Culpepper?
"Rex Grossman is our quarterback!" Oh, wait! That was last year!
"Kyle Orton is our quarterback!" Lovie Smith

About Shaun Alexander?
"We are confident in the players we have. We like our chances!" Lovie Smith

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August 27, 2008  10:23 AM ET

Culpepper should accept a backup role and wait for one of these frail,sissy QBs to get hurt..

August 27, 2008  10:32 AM ET

Culpepper & Alexander are well past thier prime, you see Culpeppers play with when with the Raiders? Spoty, he and Alexander are has beens, Shaun got his money in Seattle, never did produce after, what a waste, enjoy retirement guys!

August 27, 2008  12:08 PM ET

Why would New Orleans want Culpepper?

August 27, 2008  12:44 PM ET

Vinny Testeverde will have a job before Dante Culpepper. I'm not joking.

If Cincinnati took Chris Henry back, then Alexander will find a home, you watch. He'd have a team now if he wasn't in love with himself.

August 27, 2008  01:37 PM ET

I can't imagine any reason why the Bears wouldn't want Culpepper

August 27, 2008  03:53 PM ET

Bengals get rid of Rudi and Sign Shaun... I like that idea...

August 27, 2008  03:56 PM ET

Culpepper needs to swallow his pride and back-up somewhere. If he has any shot to play again and be successful he needs to learn a system and play within it. His days of playmaking with his legs are done. Athletes fully bounce back from a torn ligament in the 2nd year. It will be nearly 3 with Culpepper. His was catastrophic, tearing 3 in the same knee; we'll never see that same player again.

Alexander never got the pay-off. His contract was structured where the real money kicked in year 3 (this season). But I'm not crying for anyone making more than the league minimum. Hope he was smart about his dough (and his Chunky Soup money).

 
August 27, 2008  03:59 PM ET

amazing how far both have fallen

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