Dante Cullpeper

[Troy SmiTH Xx]

I say we should go out and get him. With Smith still in the hospital, Boller with potentially a season ending surgery, and Flacco still being a rookie, what do we have to lose out of our quarterback situation.

[EXEravenforlife]

I say we should go out and get him. With Smith still in the hospital, Boller with potentially a season ending surgery, and Flacco still being a rookie, what do we have to lose out of our quarterback situation.

respect??? and the fact that he is probably not fully recovered from his knee injury and he makes terrible decisions.....

[#1 D]

I say we should go out and get him. With Smith still in the hospital, Boller with potentially a season ending surgery, and Flacco still being a rookie, what do we have to lose out of our quarterback situation.

well, flacco seems like the only solution now. i don't think we would get another quarterback and make him learn the whole offensive system a week before the season started. true, there was that backup, but as if he's gonna start the regular season. or at least i don't think its reasonable.

[Bleeding Purple]

I hope you are the last person to suggest this. There's no reason for it. Not only is his play just as bad, if not worse than the play of the QB's we already have, we don't need another quarterback. Boller will miss some time, but not the whole season, Smith will be healthy soon enough, Flacco's fine, and we just got Bramlet. The only way we will need another QB is if Flacco goes down for an extended period of time. Even if we got Culpepper, he shouldn't start over Flacco anyway.

[mpplaya07]

exactly! culpper is just another waste of money.. He career is done, i would keep him as a 3rd string if their was no one else left... Hes to injury prone... IF boller is out for the season which i hope not (hes a good backup qb) then with the guy we just signed (forgot his name) is our 3rd string with smith as 2nd and flacco starting... As much as i hate boller to be starting qb we need him healthy..

[Corvus]

I think we're fine with the 4 QBs we have right now. Joe can start, Bramlet is a solid 2nd stringer while Troy is out and it's not like he will be sick all season. Hopefully he'll be over it and back to full strength in a couple of weeks. Dunno how serious Kyle's shoulder is gonna turn out to be but even without him, the 3 aforementioned QBs are more than adequate for us. Plus Joe, Troy, Kyle, and even Casey to a lesser degree all know the plays (probably why Bramlet was chosen over other free agents). Culpepper would have just as big of a learning curve as Joe.

[Tiz]

respect??? and the fact that he is probably not fully recovered from his knee injury and he makes terrible decisions.....

Yeah becasue our QB situation has earned us so much respect thus far.

[Redreed]

I say we should go out and get him.

You cannot be serious.

[EXEravenforlife]

Yeah becasue our QB situation has earned us so much respect thus far.

no my point was that the rest of the league would laugh at us for an idiotic decision like picking him up

[wrayven]

I think we're fine with the 4 QBs we have right now. Joe can start, Bramlet is a solid 2nd stringer while Troy is out and it's not like he will be sick all season. Hopefully he'll be over it and back to full strength in a couple of weeks. Dunno how serious Kyle's shoulder is gonna turn out to be but even without him, the 3 aforementioned QBs are more than adequate for us. Plus Joe, Troy, Kyle, and even Casey to a lesser degree all know the plays (probably why Bramlet was chosen over other free agents). Culpepper would have just as big of a learning curve as Joe.

I agree 100%.

We need to leave Culpepper alone. I heard that he might be going to Green Bay (good riddance). Culpepper to GB

[toysintheattic24]

You know what I saw the other night? I saw a QB who flew across the country. Had no practice......o.k. a walk through in a motel ball room,

go into a game and did a pretty good job under those circumstances. Now, you tell me the last time you saw a QB come close to doing what Bramlet accomplished.

How many balls were dropped by receivers? He could have had more completions.

Just think if he had been in camp and getting some reps. Imagine how much sharper he would have been on his reads.

Man, we have a diamond in the rough and some of you don't see it.

Starter? maybe not now. Maybe not ever. Who knows..... But a solid number 2. Hell ya.

[BuckWilds]

You know what I saw the other night? I saw a QB who flew across the country. Had no practice......o.k. a walk through in a motel ball room,

go into a game and did a pretty good job under those circumstances. Now, you tell me the last time you saw a QB come close to doing what Bramlet accomplished.

How many balls were dropped by receivers? He could have had more completions.

Just think if he had been in camp and getting some reps. Imagine how much sharper he would have been on his reads.

Man, we have a diamond in the rough and some of you don't see it.

Starter? maybe not now. Maybe not ever. Who knows..... But a solid number 2. Hell ya.

He's been in this exact same system before, threw two interceptions and has even worked with Cam Cameron. I think he's definitely an underrated guy whose talent doesn't match his current situation (talent>situation) but let's not get into messiah talk. He's a good addition to the team, no question.

[RavensIQ]

I think a lot of people are missing the bigger picture here.

-Boller could potentially be placed on the IR or the PUP 1.) cuz he's injured 2.) for more roster space

-Smith is hospitalized with a serious viral illness. Lost 13 pounds in 5 days? Pretty serious.

-Flacco is a rookie who needs a LOT more time to develop.

-Bramlet was a 3rd string back up to Philip Rivers and just came into camp 2 days ago.

And I dont mean to bust anybody's bubble about Bramlet, but the guy was playing against 2nd string players, 3rd string players and even players who wont make the cut and managed to throw a couple redzone picks ( or maybe he was jus throwing rust off).

Our quarterback situation is pretty serious. This can literally be classified as an ill-fated unfortunate catastrophic conundrum. And you don't have to worry about people laughing at us if we bring in Culpepper bcuz they're already on the floor laughing at us now. People have been laughing at the Baltimore Ravens Qb situation since 1996, don't kid yourself.

We are faced with starting a rookie, starting a sick qb with a viral infection, starting an injured qb with a torn labrum, or starting a man who has 2 days under his belt as a raven.

WE ARE NOT OK.

We definitely need to bring in another qb more specifically a veteran. Whether that be Culpepper, McNair, Dilfer, Testeverde... ect ect. Maybe even John Beck or Chris Simms. But as of now, we are banking our 2008 season on Flacco and Bramlet. Maybe it's just me but that doesn't really hit the eardrums with a joyful ring and it definitely doesn't leave me feeling confident that our Qb situation well be alright. But then again, maybe it's just me.

[Redreed]

We definitely need to bring in another qb more specifically a veteran. Whether that be Culpepper, McNair, Dilfer, Testeverde... ect ect. Maybe even John Beck or Chris Simms. But as of now, we are banking our 2008 season on Flacco and Bramlet. Maybe it's just me but that doesn't really hit the eardrums with a joyful ring and it definitely doesn't leave me feeling confident that our Qb situation well be alright. But then again, maybe it's just me.

Just you. I'd much rather roll with Flacco than any of the guys you mentioned.

[PuRock]

Culpepper would disrupt things. He doesn't want to accept his place as a back-up.

[RavensIQ]

Just you. I'd much rather roll with Flacco than any of the guys you mentioned.

And if Flacco is injured?

Only reason Boller isn't on the PUP list as of now is he would miss the 1st 6 games of the season and if he only needs a couple of weeks to recover then we're out a backup QB for 2 months. Which leaves Troy who is sick with the bubonic plague... and the rookie. If we bring in another Qb expect Boller to be on IR or PUP within the same week if not same day.

If Flacco goes down (God forbid) then we do not have anyone that can step in and take his place. So you would be willing to risk a game maybe even several games on Joe Flacco's health, especially with the O-line we have?

Roll where ever you want, just stay out of Baltimore with that kind of mindset.

[RavensIQ]

Culpepper would disrupt things. He doesn't want to accept his place as a back-up.

Guess you didn't read his letter to the NFL community..Daunte's Letter

[Redreed]

Roll where ever you want, just stay out of Baltimore with that kind of mindset.

I'm well aware of how many QBs we have, and what has happened to Boller, and Smith. Thanks for the scoop though. Thanks also, for the breakdown of what a PUP list is, and the technical name for Troy's illness. Another great post.

You over react to everything, and we will be fine.

[Ravenoid]

A veteran QB will be let go that suites or needs I'm sure and we do need one. Considering Culpepper who only sees one side of the field. His only sure thing is to run first then throw. Very accurate passer but sometimes he throws it to the other team, more often than he should.

<Sorry for no due diligence.

My research has uncovered one fact about Daunte Culpepper that we have been ignoring.

His lifetime QB rating is 89.9, higher than Marino, Fouts, Elway, Garcia and everyones love BRETT FAVRE.

I'm shocked that the Ravens aren't all over this guy. Could be that he doesn't have an agent.

[RavensIQ]

I'm well aware of how many QBs we have, and what has happened to Boller, and Smith. Thanks for the scoop though. Thanks also, for the breakdown of what a PUP list is, and the technical name for Troy's illness. Another great post.

You over react to everything, and we will be fine.

save your sarcasm for some one who cares. You really shouldn't downplay logic unless your trying to avoid making sense about something, which, apparently you are...can we get back to thoughts on Culpepper?

I'm all for Flacco too I just hope we have a safety net worthy enough of a roster spot. Not that far fetched.

[RavensIQ]

A veteran QB will be let go that suites or needs I'm sure and we do need one. Considering Culpepper who only sees one side of the field. His only sure thing is to run first then throw. Very accurate passer but sometimes he throws it to the other team, more often than he should.

Yeah if we do get him I hope we get the pro bowl Daunte Culpepper not the Culpepper who wings it to anyone near a purple jersey. To his credit tho when he was at the prime of his career, (b4 he got injured) he was a beast and the whole viking team boat controversy definitely didn't help his case any. Then he got stuck in a train wreck called the Miami Dolphins and then insult to injury he got picked up by the Oakland Raiders whose offensive line looked like something resembling jello in Pads.

I think he still has something to prove and right now i'd take my chances on a bad veteran than a bad rookie.

[RavensIQ]

My research has uncovered one fact about Daunte Culpepper that we have been ignoring.

His lifetime QB rating is 89.9, higher than Marino, Fouts, Elway, Garcia and everyones love BRETT FAVRE.

I'm shocked that the Ravens aren't all over this guy. Could be that he doesn't have an agent.

Me 2 but I think him being his own agent has a LOT to do with it plus I read somewhere that any team who signs a vet b4 the start of the season and then decides to release him later in the year has to reimburse the player with his full contract for the remaining games. so sign him after week 1 and you dont take a chance of wasting a roster spot on him.

[Tiz]

[quote name='EXEravenforlife' post='61632' date='Aug 30 2008, 07:07 AM']no my point was that the rest of the league would laugh at us for an idiotic decision like picking him up[/quote]
Unlikely. No one laughed at Pitt for bringing in both Byron and Daunte then signing Byron. In fact reports from them was both looked pretty good but Daunte wants a chance to start.

Only idiotic fans who think their opinion is more valuable than those who make a living making these decisions would laugh at a signing like Culpepper.

[Baltboy]

[quote name='Tiz' post='61888' date='Aug 31 2008, 08:35 PM']Only idiotic fans who think their opinion is more valuable than those who make a living making these decisions would laugh at a signing like Culpepper.[/quote]

So who's signing him?

[ravensfan2430]

it would be a waste of money

[berad]

[quote name='Redreed' post='61740' date='Aug 30 2008, 06:34 PM']I'm well aware of how many QBs we have, and what has happened to Boller, and Smith. Thanks for the scoop though. Thanks also, for the breakdown of what a PUP list is, and the technical name for Troy's illness. Another great post.
[b]
You over react to everything, and we will be fine.[/b][/quote]

Haha, so true.

[berad]

[quote name='RavensIQ' post='61758' date='Aug 30 2008, 08:00 PM']save your sarcasm for some one who cares. [b]You really shouldn't downplay logic unless your trying to avoid making sense about something, which, apparently you are...can we get back to thoughts on Culpepper?[/b]

I'm all for Flacco too I just hope we have a safety net worthy enough of a roster spot. Not that far fetched.[/quote]

[i]"Logic"[/i]?
Why would we sign Culpepper? His past 3 seasons have been dreadful to say the least. He's only played in 18 games, and in those 18 games he's thrown 20 Ints. His competition percentage has rapidly declined since his '04 season. All that on top of the fact that he is older (31), very injury prone, wants to much money, and [i](the main reason I don't want him)[/i] [b]has to learn the playbook in less than a week.[/b]

That's [i]logic[/i], man.

[RavensIQ]

[quote name='berad' post='61912' date='Sep 1 2008, 08:21 AM'][i]"Logic"[/i]?
Why would we sign Culpepper? His past 3 seasons have been dreadful to say the least. He's only played in 18 games, and in those 18 games he's thrown 20 Ints. His competition percentage has rapidly declined since his '04 season. All that on top of the fact that he is older (31), very injury prone, wants to much money, and [i](the main reason I don't want him)[/i] [b]has to learn the playbook in less than a week.[/b]

That's [i]logic[/i], man.[/quote]

^^^overreaction? haha, so true.

[RavensIQ]

[quote name='berad' post='61912' date='Sep 1 2008, 08:21 AM'][b][i]"Logic"[/i]?[/b]
Why would we sign Culpepper? His past 3 seasons have been dreadful to say the least. He's only played in 18 games, and in those 18 games he's thrown 20 Ints. His competition percentage has rapidly declined since his '04 season. All that on top of the fact that he is older (31), very injury prone, wants to much money, and [i](the main reason I don't want him)[/i] has to learn the playbook in less than a week.

[b]That's [i]logic[/i], man.[/b][/quote]

I said and quote....

[quote name='RavensIQ' post='61651' date='Aug 30 2008, 01:35 PM'][b]We are faced with starting a rookie, starting a sick qb with a viral infection, starting an injured qb with a torn labrum, or starting a man who has 2 days under his belt as a raven.

WE ARE NOT OK.

We definitely need to bring in another qb [u]more specifically a veteran.[/u] Whether that be Culpepper, McNair, Dilfer, Testeverde... ect ect. Maybe even John Beck or Chris Simms. But as of now, we are banking our 2008 season on Flacco and Bramlet.[/b] Maybe it's just me but that doesn't really hit the eardrums with a joyful ring and it definitely doesn't leave me feeling confident that our Qb situation well be alright. But then again, maybe it's just me.[/quote]

you know..."[i]LOGIC[/i]"

[Tiz]

[quote name='Baltboy' post='61892' date='Aug 31 2008, 07:03 PM']So who's signing him?[/quote]
First games have yet to be played so I'm not worried about him being signed he'll play this year and will do better than Harrington who we just signed...