[gennickhif]

Picked this up in a Draft Sharks email I received today.

FOX Sports Radio reports Dolphins QB Daunte Culpepper was just escorted off the field during practice by team security. It sounds worse than it is. It's sort of like Steve McNair's lockout in Tennessee last year, a trade has likely gone down and Miami doesn't want "the product" to get damaged before "shipping" or they have to pay for it. Hmmmmmmmm...

[delnisfernan]

Picked this up in a Draft Sharks email I received today.



Hmmmmmmmm...

indeed......

[Maserati]

Picked this up in a Draft Sharks email I received today.



Hmmmmmmmm...

back to the vikings, for herschel walker?

[feAilei1]

He also said he won't accept a trade, but he has very little leverage if any.

[sasaderesada]

He has plenty of leverage. All he has to do is not rework that deal, and no trade will ever be made.

[auctionlover]

He has plenty of leverage. All he has to do is not rework that deal, and no trade will ever be made.

From Miami's point of view, not their problem. Cut him or trade him, they get the same cap hit.

The other team... they may end up with a cap hit, but I don't think it could be all that much.

Low risk trade... the best kind!

[cliceperperIa]

Culpepper serves as his own agent....and he isn't a very bright guy by all accounts I've seen. This sounds like fun.

[yarita]

From Miami's point of view, not their problem. Cut him or trade him, they get the same cap hit.

The other team... they may end up with a cap hit, but I don't think it could be all that much.

Low risk trade... the best kind!

If he doesn't restructure that deal, wouldn't the team acquiring him need to honor the contract that he has right now?

And if that is the case, then they would be paying high dollar for his services...

I definitely may be mistaken, but that's what I had thought...

[Rffkwfct]

If he doesn't restructure that deal, wouldn't the team acquiring him need to honor the contract that he has right now?

And if that is the case, then they would be paying high dollar for his services...

I definitely may be mistaken, but that's what I had thought...

If the Dolphins don't trade Culpepper (Due to him not restructuring, among other reasons), they release him.

Once he's cut, do you think a team out there will sign him for anything close to what he's making right now?

Sounds like Culpepper's options at the moment are:
1] Restructure with a trade, guarantee you'll be on a team.
2] Don't restructure and get cut, hoping a team will take pity on you and sign you.

[crumoursegemo]

If the Dolphins don't trade Culpepper (Due to him not restructuring, among other reasons), they release him.

Once he's cut, do you think a team out there will sign him for anything close to what he's making right now?

Sounds like Culpepper's options at the moment are:
1] Restructure with a trade, guarantee you'll be on a team.
2] Don't restructure and get cut, hoping a team will take pity on you and sign you.

If a team is willing to trade for him and restructure, that same team will be willing to sign him once he is released. I do not see how he would select option 1, when that factor is considered.

I am not saying a team will pay him what he is getting paid right now, but I am saying that he does not have to restructure either. He will get cut and then go to the team of his choice, rather than not restructuring, knowing that no team will pay him what he is getting now.

He will make the same dollar he would get if he restructured, but he will go to a team of his choosing, at least.

[purchasviagra]

If a team is willing to trade for him and restructure, that same team will be willing to sign him once he is released. I do not see how he would select option 1, when that factor is considered.

I am not saying a team will pay him what he is getting paid right now, but I am saying that he does not have to restructure either. He will get cut and then go to the team of his choice, rather than not restructuring, knowing that no team will pay him what he is getting now.

He will make the same dollar he would get if he restructured, but he will go to a team of his choosing, at least.

A team willing to trade ANYTHING for him will most likely be the highest bidder for his services. By trading, they secure exclusive rights - anyone else contacting him would be tampering.

So a team trades a 6th rounder, gets him locked in - then they tell him, look, let's restructure, we'll give you some money RIGHT NOW as a roster bonus and then a reasonable base for the next two years.

As it stands, Culpepper ain't getting a penny until the first week of the season. A little cash in pocket gives a man a feeling of security.

If he balks, they cut him before training camp. He hopes to sign on somewhere... but no up-front money until he does.

How's he going to pay the strippers without any bling?

[Cinzomzm]

A team willing to trade ANYTHING for him will most likely be the highest bidder for his services. By trading, they secure exclusive rights - anyone else contacting him would be tampering.

So a team trades a 6th rounder, gets him locked in - then they tell him, look, let's restructure, we'll give you some money RIGHT NOW as a roster bonus and then a reasonable base for the next two years.

As it stands, Culpepper ain't getting a penny until the first week of the season. A little cash in pocket gives a man a feeling of security.

If he balks, they cut him before training camp. He hopes to sign on somewhere... but no up-front money until he does.

How's he going to pay the strippers without any bling?

Not an issue any more...Dolphins are letting him talk to whoever he wants.

[Alupleintilla]

Not an issue any more...Dolphins are letting him talk to whoever he wants.

Reading is FUNdamental.

First post:
a trade has likely gone down and Miami doesn't want "the product" to get damaged before "shipping" or they have to pay for it. If a trade has indeed gone down, Culpepper is someone else's property, and therefore has no rights to talk to anyone.

If he's still Dolphin's property, and they've allowed him to talk to anyone, all well and good. Until the trade happens.

[OShellszz]

Reading is FUNdamental.

First post:


If a trade has indeed gone down, Culpepper is someone else's property, and therefore has no rights to talk to anyone.

If he's still Dolphin's property, and they've allowed him to talk to anyone, all well and good. Until the trade happens.

Well, since a trade hasn't gone down, he can talk to any team, as per the Dolphins.

[RBJamez]

Well, since a trade hasn't gone down, he can talk to any team, as per the Dolphins.

Perhaps about 9 am Eastern, when the NFL offices open, we'll hear differently.


Culpep, you've got about 14 hours. Better hit the phones!