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You're admitting he mailed it in, just like he would have with the Vikings, and justifying a lousy 1005 yard season by comparing it to the Vikings offense which spread the ball around to 5 WR's and 2 TE's?a) C'mon. There has to be a penalty for ridiculous comparisonsa) I've already said Williamson was a terrible pick.
Jerry Rice is a receiving legend too. Should they have acquired him?
b) You do know that Culpepper had his knee destroyed last year, right? I don't think that Culpepper's style would ever allow him to play until 40. And now that his mobility will be limited for the next two years, that further hits his stock.
Seriously Jim, you go way too much on reputation over reality.. Now you are comparing a 28 year old Moss to a 40 year old Rice? Moss mailed it in last year and somehow out-received any Viking WR by 400 yards, and caught 8 TDs. You are comparing that to a guy who has been beyond his prime since 1996? Wow.b) "Destroyed"? Sort of like how McGahee's knee was "destroyed"? That's totally unsubstantiated and frankly modern medicine would respectfully disagree. I also disagree that Daunte's "style" would never allow him to play until he's 40. I see him very easily becoming a predominant pocket passer a la Steve McNair as he ages. He has the arm and he's still learning the position. A one trick pony QB like Vick, maybe, but he's nowhere near the accomplished passer that Daunte is. You'd think we were 10 years instead of 12 months removed from 2004 when Daunte set an NFL record for passer rating at 110.9, and accumulated an astonishing 5100 total yards (4700 of those passing) under the tutelage of Linehan. Like many QBs, it's all about confidence and buying into a system for Daunte. I refuse to believe his year under Loney means Daunte can't play QB.
As far as me buying reputation over reality, I just don't even know how to respond to that. I don't think I could be more clear that my whole opinion as to Moss/Culpepper is statistical and based on actual performance. That is anything but "reputation." But don't mind me, dispose of these unbelievably productive players for guys who may or may not ever even become NFL starters, if that is your reality.
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