doin' the quarterback shuffle
The Dolphins finally gave up on the idea of trading Dante Culpepper, and released him. Seriously, what team was going to give them anything for him when all 31 of the other teams in the league knew, if they wanted him, and waited long enough, the Dolphins were going to have to give him away. That Jaguars are one team said to be in the running for Culpepper's services. Leftwich is in the last year of his contract and may or may not be back. Culpepper could possibly be an upgrade for a backup role this year, if he's healthy. There's only one way to find out. Then next year, Culpepper may compete for the starter's job. There's also the fact that Mike Tice, his old coach at Minnesota, is on the Jaguars staff.
Another team that might become extremely interested though, is the Atlanta Falcons. In what may first look like unrelated news, Ron Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in the dogfighting fiasco on his property, a situation about which he claims ignorance. If he's found guilty, the Falcons, who traded away their insurance policy in the form of quarterback Matt Schaub, will find themselves with nobody credible behind center...and may be needing Mr. Culpepper, or somebody else, in a hurry.
We'll see how all that plays out. In the teal colored lumberyard world, the Jaguars get Dante Culpepper and then force the Falcons to give them something huge for current Jags backup, David Garrard, who then starts for Atlanta. No, it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of playing out that way, but stranger things have happened.
The more likely scenarios (assuming Mexico is guilty and goes to prison fo' shizzle) are:
1) Culpepper sees his chance to be the starter in Atlanta. He bypasses Jacksonville on his way up I-75 and becomes the Falcons' quarterback.
2) Culpepper signs with Jacksonville. This puts the Jaguars in the same situation Miami was in....one too many quarterbacks. Atlanta, or anyone else with quarterback needs, knows they don't have to make a trade for Garrard, or Culpepper, whichever doesn't make the cut. Eventually the Jaguars will release one of them, and they can get him without giving the Jaguars anything. They just have to deal with the player.
Another team that might become extremely interested though, is the Atlanta Falcons. In what may first look like unrelated news, Ron Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in the dogfighting fiasco on his property, a situation about which he claims ignorance. If he's found guilty, the Falcons, who traded away their insurance policy in the form of quarterback Matt Schaub, will find themselves with nobody credible behind center...and may be needing Mr. Culpepper, or somebody else, in a hurry.
We'll see how all that plays out. In the teal colored lumberyard world, the Jaguars get Dante Culpepper and then force the Falcons to give them something huge for current Jags backup, David Garrard, who then starts for Atlanta. No, it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of playing out that way, but stranger things have happened.
The more likely scenarios (assuming Mexico is guilty and goes to prison fo' shizzle) are:
1) Culpepper sees his chance to be the starter in Atlanta. He bypasses Jacksonville on his way up I-75 and becomes the Falcons' quarterback.
2) Culpepper signs with Jacksonville. This puts the Jaguars in the same situation Miami was in....one too many quarterbacks. Atlanta, or anyone else with quarterback needs, knows they don't have to make a trade for Garrard, or Culpepper, whichever doesn't make the cut. Eventually the Jaguars will release one of them, and they can get him without giving the Jaguars anything. They just have to deal with the player.
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