Mike Tice: Pack your bags and leave town.He's definatly going to get canned now, since his top player is gone, the ship will sink even more.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Oct 30 2005, 09:19 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><span style="colorurple">It just gets better and better.</span> </div> It might be a blessing in disguise, at least Brad Johnson has a Superbowl win under his belt? Maybe not though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WesTheBest217 @ Oct 30 2005, 06:00 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>now all we need is for the whole bears team to die... and we'll win! (Lions) </div> All we need is the Loins to die and we've wrapped up the division (Bears)
Could anything else go wrong for the Vikings? Oh man, this is unbelievable. Surprisingly, I feel bad for the coach. I mean put yourself in his position. What in gods name would you do?
Maybe he wil captain the next love boat in Minnesota after he gets canned by the Vikings. I feel bad for the Vikings, but at least they still have your backup QB. Thats more then the Jets can say.
It's really weird how they looked like they could be a REALLY good team this year w/ all those new additions to the defense and w/ Burleson stepping up, but all these injuries and distractions off the feild, (and having a TERRIBLE coach ) have led them to have a complete downward spiral. Anyone think they will bounce back next year and get to the playoffs?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rockANDallstar @ Oct 31 2005, 06:27 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>It's really weird how they looked like they could be a REALLY good team this year w/ all those new additions to the defense and w/ Burleson stepping up, but all these injuries and distractions off the feild, (and having a TERRIBLE coach ) have led them to have a complete downward spiral. Anyone think they will bounce back next year and get to the playoffs?</div> No.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kyle Orton 18 @ Oct 31 2005, 11:02 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Vikings are done if they lose Culpepper for the year</div> Vikings are done either way
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ven0m @ Oct 31 2005, 11:55 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>They might actually get better without Culpepper, he did have like 12 INT's </div> Thats what I was saying earlier, this could actually be a blessing in disguise, because at least Brad Johnson has been to and won a Superbowl, whereas Daunte can't seem to get close.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota -- Daunte Culpepper's nightmarish season is over.Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice (right) helps quarterback Daunte Culpepper off the field.Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Tice confirmed Monday that his star quarterback has a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his right knee.The loss of Culpepper is the latest in a string of emotionally-wrenching disappointments for the Vikings, including lopsided losses and allegations of lewd behavior by team members aboard a chartered lake cruise earlier this season.Culpepper was seen crying in the locker room after Sunday's game, and when asked about his conversation with Culpepper, Tice looked down and mumbled, "He said, 'I love you,' and I said the same thing to him. I love him, too."Culpepper ran for an 18-yard gain on the final play of the first quarter when he was hit by multiple defenders. Carolina cornerback Chris Gamble came in from the side and tackled Culpepper's leg and he immediately grabbed his knee.Culpepper was helped off the field and taken to a cart for the ride into the locker room. The team initially said he sprained his knee.He was on crutches with a heavy brace around his knee after the game and said he wouldn't know anything until after undergoing an MRI on Monday."I'm not talking about anything," Culpepper said on Sunday. "We don't know the extent of the damage right now. I really can't talk about it until we do the MRIs and find out."Brad Johnson replaced Culpepper and went 13-for-28 for 162 yards and a touchdown in Minnesota's 38-13 loss to the Panthers."We have to rally around Brad," Tice said. "Brad doesn't have the same arm Daunte has, [but] Brad has played a lot more games than Daunte has. We can make up for the different styles by going to more short passing to give ourselves a chance to suit his style."Brad is a very good quarterback, he's won a Super Bowl. We have faith in Brad."
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rockANDallstar @ Oct 30 2005, 05:25 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Oct 30 2005, 09:19 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> <span style="colorurple">It just gets better and better.</span> </div>It might be a blessing in disguise, at least Brad Johnson has a Superbowl win under his belt? Maybe not though. </div> <span style="colorurple">Wow.How high was the stupid tree you fell out of?</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rockANDallstar @ Oct 31 2005, 08:05 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ven0m @ Oct 31 2005, 11:55 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'> They might actually get better without Culpepper, he did have like 12 INT's </div>Thats what I was saying earlier, this could actually be a blessing in disguise, because at least Brad Johnson has been to and won a Superbowl, whereas Daunte can't seem to get close.</div><span style="colorurple">He went to the NFC Championship game in 2000. That's close.Brad Johnson rode the coattails of one of the great defenses in the last 15 years. Let's not put him up there with Johnny Unitas just yet.Brad Johnson will be joining Daunte on IR in three weeks, with our offensive line anyways. He's 36 freaking years old and about as mobile as a fat man in a revolving door.</span>
From ESPN.com<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Culpepper tears ligaments in right kneeAssociated PressEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The demoralized Minnesota Vikings surely believed their already dire situation couldn't become any worse.Daunte CulpepperAPVikings coach Mike Tice (right) helps quarterback Daunte Culpepper off the field.Then came confirmation Monday that quarterback Daunte Culpepper will miss the rest of the season with a devastating injury to his right knee.Not exactly the news a 2-5 team needed to hear."This is just another hurdle we have to overcome," coach Mike Tice said.Culpepper, a three-time Pro Bowl pick whose effectiveness this season had fallen off dramatically after a career year in 2004, tore his anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in Sunday's 38-13 loss at Carolina.Once the swelling subsides, the 28-year-old Culpepper will have surgery followed by several months of arduous rehabilitation. It typically takes a player with an injury of this nature a year to recover, but at least right now the Vikings are optimistic about the quarterback's status for 2006."Our expectations are he's going to be ready for the season," athletic trainer Chuck Barta said.Culpepper was hurt on the final play of the first quarter when Panthers cornerback Chris Gamble hit him low at the end of an 18-yard run for a first down."I was right behind him, trailing it, and I saw it all happen," said center Melvin Fowler. "It's sad and unfortunate. He's a great player, and he'll be missed for the time that he's out."Veteran Brad Johnson, who played for the Vikings from 1992-98 and returned to his original team this year, will be the starter. Untested Shaun Hill moves up to second string.Culpepper finishes with six touchdown passes and a league-high 12 interceptions and an ugly passer rating of 64.4. Last season, he threw for 4,717 yards, 39 TDs and only 11 interceptions with a rating of 110.9 -- and set an NFL record for combined yardage passing and rushing.The Vikings were widely considered one of the best teams in the NFC at the beginning of the year, but they've so far endured two miserable months. Still-unresolved allegations of sexual misconduct by several players on a boat party earlier this month darkened a season that was already deteriorating.The Vikings' once-mighty offense had already fallen on hard times with the loss of several key ingredients. Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan left after last season, star receiver Randy Moss was traded and Pro Bowl center Matt Birk will miss the entire 2005 season while recovering from surgery. Culpepper was under constant pressure behind a leaky offensive line and bothered by pre-existing soreness in the knee.Then came Sunday's blow."Daunte pours his heart and soul into the game and into every play," Johnson said. "It's the first time I've really seen him go down hard. Your heart goes out to him. I hope he recovers as fast as he can."Johnson is not nearly as nimble as Culpepper, but the 37-year-old has a Super Bowl ring from 2002 with Tampa Bay and the respect of his team."The most important thing is just be yourself," he said. "You can't fake it. The proof is putting up points. The proof is winning ballgames."This is the third time in six seasons as Minnesota's starter that Culpepper will be sidelined. In 2001, he missed the final five games after surgery on a sprained left knee. In 2003, he sat out two games because of an injury to his lower back.Though Culpepper's right knee was already hurting before Gamble's hit, Barta said that had nothing to do with this injury. No decision has been made about who will perform the surgery or when it will take place, but it will likely occur before Thanksgiving.Culpepper, unavailable for comment Monday, was devastated after the game. Tice has talked to him a couple of times since, and the quarterback was still trying to digest what happened."His spirits are OK," Tice said. "I think that is the best you can say."</div>
