Tom Brady out for the year

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He retired last week.

The Associated Press: Quarterback Daunte Culpepper retires from NFL

Didn't hear that. Still, I think that was because no one would sign him, not because he felt like hanging it up.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

Didn't hear that. Still, I think that was because no one would sign him, not because he felt like hanging it up.

That's true. Can't really blame him...if someone picks up the likes of Byron Leftwich, but Culpepper is unemployed, that is not right. I don't blame him for throwing in the towel. He was only 31. His career has shown enough to at least warrant a 2nd or 3rd qb on someones roster.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by jsarno

That's true. Can't really blame him...if someone picks up the likes of Byron Leftwich, but Culpepper is unemployed, that is not right. I don't blame him for throwing in the towel. He was only 31. His career has shown enough to at least warrant a 2nd or 3rd qb on someones roster.

I don't know. Leftwich is only a couple years removed from looking pretty good. If there is room on a roster somewhere for Jordan Palmer you have to think Leftwich should be playing too. I guess the problem with both Daunte and Byron is that they would come in with aspirations of starting again. Compare that with a beta-qb who is more than happy to hold the clipboard, as opposed to a first round guy lobbying behind the scenes to take over, and you can see which is better for all-important team chemistry.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

Didn't hear that. Still, I think that was because no one would sign him, not because he felt like hanging it up.

There were several teams that asked him to compete for a backup job. He always said no, at most he would compete for the starting job. So that was that.

As for the Pats, huge news. Will this reveal Belichick as a true genius, or Brady as a truly great QB? Should be interesting to see.

[rypper11]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

There were several teams that asked him to compete for a backup job. He always said no, at most he would compete for the starting job. So that was that..

Don't forget that he has the most obnoxious agent ever. There are a lot of teams that don't want to deal with him. I think if he swallowed some of his pride and took a backup job making backup salary he'd be on a roster by Friday.