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A Moss-Culpepper reunion in Oakland?
By John Onan ; 01/26/06
Like the old saying goes, "can't live with him, can't live without him." There could be at least a small bit of truth to this verse when referring to former Minnesota Viking teammates Randy Moss and Daunte Culpepper.
Moss recently stated during a radio interview that he would welcome Culpepper to Oakland with open arms if a deal can be done. Considering how their first season away from each other went for both, maybe this idea isn't as far-fetched as you'd think.
After Moss and his act had finally gotten old in the Twin Cities, the Viking shipped him off to Oakland for a decent linebacker in Napoleon Harris and a first-round draft pick (which ended up being disappointing rookie receiver Troy Williamson). According to pre-season experts, the Vikings were supposed to be contenders for the NFC Title now that they'd gotten rid of Moss and his baggage.
But, things went very very wrong for Minnesota and especially Culpepper. Without his go-to guy in Moss, the Pro Bowl Culpepper looked more like fellow Class of '99 quarterback Akili Smith, tossing just six touchdowns compared to 12 interceptions before tearing up his knee in week 7. Veteran Brad Johnson stepped in and nearly led the team to the playoffs.
And I won't even get into the infamous "Love Boat' allegations.
There was very little bright side for Moss as well. He spent a good part of the 2005 season jogging around the field disinterested. No longer having Culpepper, he made it known that he wasn't pleased with his new signal-caller Kerry Collins or with the offensive schemes of dismissed head coach Norv Turner.
Moss has earned his reputation as a great athlete, and possibly the most talented wide receiver in the game. But at the same time, he's rubbed quite a few people the wrong way with his egotistical antics and so-so effort. While not all his fault, the Oakland Raiders didn't improve very much with the addition of Moss.
So, maybe Culpepper and Moss have learned some hard lessons the past twelve months. While playing together on the same team is tough, playing without each other could actually be much worse.
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/moss-culpepper-raiders260106.php
By John Onan ; 01/26/06
Like the old saying goes, "can't live with him, can't live without him." There could be at least a small bit of truth to this verse when referring to former Minnesota Viking teammates Randy Moss and Daunte Culpepper.
Moss recently stated during a radio interview that he would welcome Culpepper to Oakland with open arms if a deal can be done. Considering how their first season away from each other went for both, maybe this idea isn't as far-fetched as you'd think.
After Moss and his act had finally gotten old in the Twin Cities, the Viking shipped him off to Oakland for a decent linebacker in Napoleon Harris and a first-round draft pick (which ended up being disappointing rookie receiver Troy Williamson). According to pre-season experts, the Vikings were supposed to be contenders for the NFC Title now that they'd gotten rid of Moss and his baggage.
But, things went very very wrong for Minnesota and especially Culpepper. Without his go-to guy in Moss, the Pro Bowl Culpepper looked more like fellow Class of '99 quarterback Akili Smith, tossing just six touchdowns compared to 12 interceptions before tearing up his knee in week 7. Veteran Brad Johnson stepped in and nearly led the team to the playoffs.
And I won't even get into the infamous "Love Boat' allegations.
There was very little bright side for Moss as well. He spent a good part of the 2005 season jogging around the field disinterested. No longer having Culpepper, he made it known that he wasn't pleased with his new signal-caller Kerry Collins or with the offensive schemes of dismissed head coach Norv Turner.
Moss has earned his reputation as a great athlete, and possibly the most talented wide receiver in the game. But at the same time, he's rubbed quite a few people the wrong way with his egotistical antics and so-so effort. While not all his fault, the Oakland Raiders didn't improve very much with the addition of Moss.
So, maybe Culpepper and Moss have learned some hard lessons the past twelve months. While playing together on the same team is tough, playing without each other could actually be much worse.
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/moss-culpepper-raiders260106.php
