I am totally bummed about this, but what can we do? I just hope this
will not bring about a rebuilding process again, because there isn't
a Viking fan in the world that wants to wait longer for the Super
Bowl. I think the trade was a mistake, but I will get over it.

Al
SKOL VIKES!


--- In novavikes@yahoogroups.com, "rnreilly" <rnreilly@...> wrote:
>
> Nobody can say they aren't making the offseason interesting...again!
>
> From the Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/510/story/306487.html
>
> Culpepper headed for Miami
> The Vikings' efforts to trade quarterback Daunte Culpepper appear
> successful.
> Kevin Seifert, kseifert@...
>
> Two months of increasing acrimony came to an end Tuesday when the
> Vikings traded quarterback Daunte Culpepper to Miami, reportedly
for
> a second-round draft pick.
> The team confirmed that the trade has been agreed to in principal,
> but a team spokesman would not confirm the compensation. That
> reluctance indicates the price tag might be contingent on a
physical
> that Culpepper is scheduled to take today in Miami.
>
> Team officials offered no other comment this afternoon. Observers
> have assumed that they planned to install veteran Brad Johnson as
the
> starter when and if Culpepper departed, but coach Brad Childress
has
> never confirmed that expectation. The Vikings played host Tuesday
to
> free agent quarterback Craig Nall, a possibility to back up Johnson
> in that scenario.
>
> The timing of the deal presumably allows the Vikings to avoid
paying
> Culpepper a $6 million roster bonus due March 24, but it was not
> immediately clear whether the Dolphins would pay that sum or if
> Culpepper had agreed to defer or reduce it.
>
> Culpepper, the 11th overall pick in the 1999 draft, is recovering
> from surgery to repair three torn ligaments in his right knee.
> Although the Vikings and Dolphins have been discussing a trade for
> more than a month, before today the Vikings were unwilling to let
the
> Dolphins conduct an independent examination of his condition.
>
> Culpepper has spoken several times in recent days with Dolphins
coach
> Nick Saban, and the deal was finalized this morning when Saban was
> unwilling to meet the contract demands of free agent Drew Brees. As
a
> result, Culpepper will return to the state where he grew up (near
> Orlando) and played college football, at the University of Central
> Florida.
>
> Culpepper was a Pro Bowl performer as recently as 2004, but his
star
> with the Vikings has dropped sharply since last season. He threw
> twice as many interceptions (12) as touchdowns (6) last season
before
> suffering the devastating injury Oct. 30 at Carolina. Johnson led
the
> Vikings to a 7-2 finish after taking over for Culpepper.
>
> Culpepper also faces misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged
> Oct. 6 sex party on Lake Minnetonka. The Vikings turned down at
least
> three requests this winter to renegotiate his contract, and
Culpepper
> asked the team last week to trade him or terminate his contract.
>
> The trade comes one year after the Vikings shipped Pro Bowl
receiver
> Randy Moss to Oakland.
>