Daunte Culpepper: He was Supposed to Bring the Vikings a Super Bowl... So What Happened? | FPP

He had a physical build rarely seen at the QB position, with unique athleticism to match, a cannon armed QB with accuracy and the ability to scramble, he would attend the University of Central Florida where he was the leader of a UCF Golden Knights team who were transitioning into D1-A NCAA Football in the late 90s. After a stellar 4 years, he would be a high first round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings and in just his second pro season he would be a starter and pro bowler. It helped that he had stars like Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Robert Smith, but Culpepper still looked as good as advertised early in his career. But then over the next few years, you started seeing a lot of inconsistency in his play, sometimes he was unstoppable, and sometimes it didn’t seem like he could do anything right. But he made up for it during the ’03 and ’04 NFL seasons, when he made back to back pro bowls, as one of the game’s best passers. But in 2005, he would severely injure his knee, and was never able to get close to the level he was playing at in Minnesota. He feuded with Nick Saban for a season in Miami, then was brought in by Oakland as insurance for JaMarcus Russell, he would briefly retire before joining the 2008 Detroit Lions halfway through their 0-16 season, then acting as a rookie Matt Stafford’s backup in 2009 before calling it quits for good. Daunte Culpepper never had much playoff success, but a lot of his great years in Minnesota were wasted due to them having one of the worst defenses in the league. Yes, he was turnover prone, but he also played some terrible 0-Lines throughout his career. So, even though his career didn’t continue on the same trajectory it started, there was no doubt that Daunte Culpepper had the talent, and maybe if circumstances were different, his career would’ve been much better.

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[BLGClipsx]

The only reason why I kinda like the Vikings. Dante and Moss

[blakebrown]

Danute Culpepper was one of the best quarterbacks of his time. We really don’t hear much of him from anymore. He really built some confidence in throwing the ball to Cris Carter and Randy Moss during his time with the Minnesota Vikings. He was like Cam Newton of his era except he was a little bigger than Cam. He stood 6 foot 4 and 265 pounds for a dual-threat quarterback who love throwing the ball in the air as well as running the ball with his legs. He played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions. He last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. That’s what the last thing we heard from him.🏈🏈🏈

[michaelbenn]

When I seen Culpepper I was like Damn, but then I was introduced to Michael Vick and was like holy s***..

[amtrak]

A football player that's also forgotten about is Rich Gannon, a former mvp, that led his team along with Jerry Rice to Super Bowl XXXVII

[eugenedantzler]

That 2002 Dude tore the house down. Definitely can't forget this guy

[s.tavares]

I remember a throw he made in a Thanksgiving Day game in 2000 against the Cowboys. He was on the right sideline and threw across his body to the left sideline, about 50 yards, to Moss.. On a rainy day! still the greatest throw I've seen in a football game.

[zoeledwards]

Finally some football content lol. Anyway Merry Christmas to everyone and hope you do more.

[amtrak]

He was like Cam Newton and Josh Allen of his era

[amtrak]

Thnx for posting this. I've been waiting for this time to come. Culpepper is definitely one of the most forgotten not just qbs, but nfl players in history. If he played today, he would be Josh Allen like with his physical presence running and throwing the ball

[lucashenderson]

Loved this. Had great memories watching him with the Vikings. Ideas for future football videos:
- Jeff George. Top 5 arm in NFL history, bottom 5 attitude which is why he bounced around so much.

- Raghib Ismail. The most electrifying player of his era, probably should've won the 1990 Heisman @ Notre Dame. Went to Canada on a lucrative deal instead of the NFL then when he got to the NFL had flashes of brilliance.

[Theel]

Culpepper is like what Jamarcus Russell was supposed to be in terms of the size and arm strength. Both were tall, big QB's with arms and tendencies that looked elite. The issue is that Culpepper was able to study and work on issues he had, even if sometimes he still resorted to mistakes that made your head scratch(2002 for ex, 23 INT's, 23 fumbles) but usually made up for it with seasons like 2004, whereas Russell was just lazy and only had size because he didn't put in the effort into making himself an absolutely unstoppable player.

[Joseph-lzer]

Plain and simple, it was because Carter retired and Moss left Minnesota. They made guys like Jeff George, Daunte Culpepper, and Randall Cunningham, who are good QBs, into superstars. Once Moss left for Oakland was the beginning of the end for Daunte.

[winnerwinnerbuymedinner]

I’m a millennial at 36 years old this year and these were the days. Playing madden football in the early 2000s and watching these teams like the Vikings was just a nostalgic amazing time. We also got to see Vick even though I hate the guy he was great as well. It was a different game and some say the last years of real football

[areguapiri]

Culpepper was extremely talented. Just look at what he did against top schools while he was at the University of Central Florida. The knee injury was awful and took away one of his main skills--- the use of his legs. He would have been truly great!

[rafiqhannibal]

Wow that's wassup. Thought you stick to basketball. Keep it up

[jaredhancock]

He always reminded me of Steve McNair ad Donovan McNabb

[thefranchise]

I remember the first Madden game I bought, he was the cover athlete

[areguapiri]

Culpepper had one of the greatest seasons in NFL quarterback history the year before his knee was destroyed.

[tomcat]

He had Tootsie Roll Midgees for fingers, which explains his trouble throwing the ball and hanging onto it.

[rckstar]

Culpepper was great for a time. I thing injuries and ither factors stopped him from getting Superbowl and hall of fane stats