WFLA News Channel 8 The Tampa Tribune CentroTampa.com

TBO.com - Tampa Bay Online

The Writers

Roy Cummings

Ira Kaufman

Twitter icon 16x16 @TBO_Buccaneers
Facebook icon 16x16 TBO Buccaneers
Facebook icon 16x16 Roy Cummings
Facebook icon 16x16 Anwar Richardson
Facebook icon 16x16 Ira Kaufman
Email icon 16x16 Ask a question


More Links:

Most Recent Entries
More
Monthly Archives

Culpepper’s asking price may be too high

Posted Jul 23, 2007 by Roy Cummings

Updated Jul 23, 2007 at 04:54 PM

TAMPA - Free agent QB Daunte Culpepper could sign with a new team as soon as today—if he’d accept backup money.

A lot of teams, the Bucs, Jaguars, Jets and Ravens included, have an interest in signing the Dolphins castoff, but we’re hearing that few, if any, are interested in signing Culpepper for the dollar figure he’s put on himself.

Word is that Culpepper, who made $5.5 million last year, is asking for similar “starter’s’’ money in a new contract.

You certainly can’t blame the guy for asking, but the likelihood is that Culpepper will have to drop his asking price if he wants to get a deal done before training camps open up.

Reader Comments

Por (Neo Summers) on July 23, 2007 (Suggest removal)

What is this guy thinking ,asking for starter money ,come on , he could atleast sing as a back up and show he can play then ask for the starter money but he must show what he is worth isntead off just guessing it .

Suggest removal

Por (Harold Floyd) on July 24, 2007 (Suggest removal)

i say sign him but for less money

Suggest removal

Por (Steven Small) on July 24, 2007 (Suggest removal)

He may get the money in Atlanta…

Suggest removal

Por (Piet H. Johannes) on July 24, 2007 (Suggest removal)

If he passes the physical then teams have to understand that he had one of the most prolific seasons as a quarterback in the history of the NFL!

Suggest removal

Por (Mike Weingartner) on July 24, 2007 (Suggest removal)

we dont need more confusion

Suggest removal

Por (pete rodriguez) on July 24, 2007 (Suggest removal)

we should get daunte and let simms go. hes not going to do it for us!! i say have garcia at 1 gradkowski at 2 and daunte at the 3 spot!! we have 3 veterans that have potential to accomplish plenty. have a stronger line and have 3 great receivers in galloway, stovall, and clayton with alex smith at tight end tampa is unstopable. with these guys we should put up 24 points a game. defensibly no team can put up more then 14 points against us. this is make or break for gruden

Suggest removal

Por (derek davis) on July 24, 2007 (Suggest removal)

pete I agree its a make or break year for gruden but everything else you said just doesnt make sense… culpepper playing behind gradkowski? come on now… and isnt any area of this team “unstoppable”

Suggest removal

Por (Michael Harris) on July 25, 2007 (Suggest removal)

Based on Culpepper’s problems at Miami, I don’t see any team paying him that kind of money.  His agent should sell him on the idea of an incentive laden contract, maybe with a two million dollar starting point.  The Bucs could afford that if the trade Simms, which they should do.  Regardless how far Dante has slipped, he’s a better QB than Simms.

Suggest removal

Por (Rich Olson) on July 25, 2007 (Suggest removal)

Atlanta has already stated they are not interested in him. I think the Bucs need to poney and grab this guy. I live in Jeresy and have the displeasure or watching the Eagle every stinking week. Garcia is good. But he is not as good as Gruden is making him out to be. I think “just in case” Jeff does not pan out you need a decent back up. Daunte is that. Go get em Jon don’t be a fool!

Suggest removal

Por (tre jackson) on July 25, 2007 (Suggest removal)

Daunte Culpepper is a star. The Bucs need him more than any QB they currently have. With a decent o-line, he could average 275 yards passing per game. Garcia and Simms should be the back-up to him!

Suggest removal

Por (Douglas Holton) on July 25, 2007 (Suggest removal)

the bucs should just singed culpepper and then let go of jeff or trade him. Then they will have cap space

Suggest removal

Por (DAVID HELMS) on July 25, 2007 (Suggest removal)

He’s not smart enough to run the BUCS offense.  I doubt if he could even call the play—much less be able to remember a checkoff or even call it.  Let someone else have the benchwarmer.

Suggest removal

Por (SSG Steven Shrock) on July 25, 2007 (Suggest removal)

If he drops his price and passes the physical, sign him.  Like many have stated, this might be a make or break year for the team.  Having proven QBs on the roster is aways good.  And while Gradkowski played his butt off last year, it was way to early for him to start.  The pros outweigh the cons on this one.

Suggest removal

Por (jason) on August 11, 2007 (Suggest removal)

Your website is a total disaster.  I click on the link for the game last night and I get the most busy useless site I have ever seen from a newspaper.  Why is the Culpepper story the lead.  I can’t find the link for the game.  It looks nice but it is an absolute disaster.  I am not trying to bash your paper, I always had gone to the Trib to check out the Bucs in the past, but Whoa, I am having to go to the times just to get the story.  Good Luck.

Suggest removal
Page 1 of 1 pages

Post a comment

Members:

(Requires free registration.)




Auto-login on future visits

Show my name in the online users list

Forgot your password?


Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.
 

ADVERTISEMENT

IYP and SEO vendors: SEO by eLocalListing | Advertiser profiles