Goodbye Duante

[The Indomitable DrugS]

He's good at exploiting obvious mismatches. That's about it.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He's good at exploiting obvious mismatches. That's about it.

Well, regardless, i can tell you are a huge Randy Moss fan as am I. I met Daunte once while i was vacationing with the family in Atlantis. Back then (2002) he was a humble gentleman that took the time to chat it up and didnt fail to tip the staff (as you know, a rarity with a lot of athletes). I was impressed.

Who knows the whole story about what followed. And who knows what he has turned into.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

He's good at exploiting obvious mismatches. That's about it.

That's the job of a QB!!!! No one is putting down Moss, or saying Culpepper is some all time superstar but he was a very good QB for a stretch before his knee injury. Yes, he struggled to adapt in the short stretch between Moss and the injury but there was also a five game stretch in the middle of the 2004 season where Moss was injured and didn't have a catch and he put up QB ratings of 103.2, 62.1, 121.3, 117.9, and 97.5. Even if you add those 7 games the following season to those five games he comes up with a solid 83.7 QB rating while working with a receiving crew that you would be generous to call below average.

[pmayjr]

As a Vikes fan, over the years the guy would make us pull our hair out... He had some incredible seasons, but he also from game by game could look really inept and then brilliant the next.

I think a lot of Vikes fans as the years wore on got tired of the inconsistency. The year that Ferrotte subbed for Duante when he got hurt for a few games, he was really effective, and the fans wanted Ferrotte in there permanently. Yes, Gus Ferrotte, the career-journeyman who injured his neck intentionally ramming his head into a wall after a TD lol.

I've heard that his knee is finally healthy, so if the right situation comes along, or he swallows his pride, he'll play again. Let's hope that he manages his money a little better than Spreewell, so he doesn't have to come back because he's broke lol. I give his chances of coming back 50-50.