Inkara1
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I thought rrfield would be all over the Culpepper trade to the Dolphins like a cheap suit.
What? No Culpepper thread?
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unclehobart
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As if the Vikings have been a threat since Tarkenton... har.
unclehobart
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Brock Edward Lesnar (born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his two year career with World Wrestling Entertainment, and his attempt at a career in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. He is currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, and holds their IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Before entering professional wrestling, Lesnar was an outstanding amateur wrestler and went to the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship, where he was roommates with WWE's Shelton Benjamin, himself a talented amateur wrestler. Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA wrestling championships as a heavyweight. He finished runner-up in 1999. Lesnar also wrestled in junior college prior to joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
In 2000 Lesnar signed with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for development, where he wrestled in a tag team named the Minnesota Stretching Crew with Benjamin (a reference to the Minnesota Wrecking Crew). During his time in OVW he became known for performing the Shooting Star Press, a move more commonly performed by smaller, lighter wrestlers and rarely by a wrestler of his size. He was trained as a professional by Danny Davis.
In 2002, Lesnar was called up to WWE and was immediately pushed. He debuted on Raw on March 18, 2002, beating down Al Snow, Maven and Spike Dudley. Paul Heyman made his on-camera return in WWE as Lesnar's manager, touting Lesnar as being "The Next Big Thing."
Lesnar then feuded with the Hardy Boyz. A ruthless Lesnar was seen giving Matt Hardy an F-5 on the steel ramp, which led to an angered Jeff Hardy wanting revenge on Lesnar. The two squared off at Backlash. Lesnar was able to kick out of Hardy's finisher, the Swanton Bomb. A frustrated Hardy went to grab a steel chair, and was about to use it on Lesnar, but he countered and planted his own finisher, the F-5. Lesnar was declared the winner when the referee stopped the match as Jeff Hardy lay knocked out in the middle of the ring after receiving three powerbombs. The feud between the Hardyz and Lesnar lasted for a few more months, with Lesnar always ending up victorious.
Undisputed Championship
In June, Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament, defeating Rob Van Dam in the final round. This victory earned him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship in the main event at Summerslam, where he defeated The Rock. Lesnar, at age 25, was then the youngest WWE Champion ever (as of 2005, he is still technically the youngest WWE Champion ever, but Randy Orton is the youngest world champion in WWE history, having won the World Heavyweight Championship at 24). The next night on Raw, SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced Lesnar would defend the title only on Smackdown, forcing Raw GM Eric Bischoff to create the World Heavyweight Championship. That fall, Lesnar feuded with the Undertaker, who he defeated in a Hell in a Cell match at No Mercy 2002. He lost the championship in November at the Survivor Series pay-per-view to The Big Show after being betrayed by Paul Heyman in under six minutes.
Coining of "to Brock"
After winning the 2003 Royal Rumble match in January 2003, Lesnar regained the championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX from Kurt Angle. Toward the end of the match, his attempt at the Shooting Star Press, failed, as Angle was too far from the ring post and Lesnar under-rotated on the back flip, causing him to land almost directly on his head, stunning him and forcing Angle to improvise the finish. This move gave Lesnar a concussion. The incident coined the term "to Brock", which means to botch the biggest move in the biggest match, or to double-clutch on the top rope. This was Angle's last match in WWE for several months, as he took some time off to have neck surgery.
Last WWE matches
When Angle returned he befriended Lesnar, but when Lesnar lost the title back to Angle in a triple threat match with the Big Show at Vengeance in July, Lesnar turned on him and developed a mean streak, which was highly supported by WWE owner Vince McMahon. In August on Smackdown, Lesnar faced amputee wrestler Zach Gowen, who had an artificial leg due to cancer, in Gowen's hometown. Lesnar physically broke Gowen's remaining leg in front of his little brother and mother. Later, Lesnar kidnapped a wheelchaired Gowen and pushed him off some steps. Lesnar regained the WWE Title from Kurt Angle in an Ironman match. He would later have a brief fued with Hardcore Holly. In this storyline, Holly got some revenge from Lesnar for breaking his neck. Holly told him that he was going to break Lesnar's own neck. The fued however ended when Lesnar defeated Holly to retain the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. In February he lost the title to the late Eddie Guerrero at the No Way Out event.
Departure from WWE
Before losing the WWE Championship to Guerrero, Lesnar had begun a feud with RAW's Goldberg. The feud began at Survivor Series 2003, while both men were champions of their respective brands. Lesnar would attack Goldberg at Royal Rumble 2004, and Goldberg would retaliate at No Way Out in Lesnar's match against Guerrero. This set up an interbrand match for WrestleMania XX between the two.
Lesnar, who was angered by RAW's Stone Cold Steve Austin having suggested Goldberg attack Lesnar at No Way Out, then attacked Austin, and stole his four-wheeler. Austin was then inserted as the Special Guest Referee for the match. Although it was already known that the match would be Goldberg's last in WWE, it was only a week before WrestleMania that rumors surfaced Lesnar too was leaving, in order to pursue a career in the NFL. As a result, the match was one of the zaniest in WWE history, with the smarts and smarks at Madison Square Garden jeering both wrestlers with chants of "you sold out" & "Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Good Bye". Lesnar was said to be particularly shaken by this reaction. Because both men were leaving WWE, it was clear that the only man who would go over in the match would be Austin. Sure enough, although Goldberg won the match, both men were given Stunners by Austin to send them out of WWE.
Post-WWE career
National Football League
After his final match at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar sidelined his career in WWE to pursue a career in the National Football League. After playing in a few pre-season games for the Minnesota Vikings, Lesnar was eventually cut from the team. Lesnar had suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident during the summer of 2004, which along with lack of football practice prevented him from performing well enough to remain in a Vikings practice squad position. He declined to accept an invitation to play as a representative of the Vikings in NFL Europe. He made no attempts to sign with an AFL or CFL team. Lesnar is listed as a free agent in Madden NFL '06.
Lawsuit with World Wrestling Entertainment
Lesnar had previously signed a no-compete clause in order to be released from his contract with WWE, which prohibited him from working for any other sports entertainment or mixed martial arts companies before 2010. Lesnar had anticipated leaving wrestling entirely, but his inability to secure a career in professional football led to him challenging this ruling in court. WWE responded by demanding damages as a result of Lesnar allegedly breaching the agreement by appearing at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in 2004. In July 2005, the two sides dropped their claims and entered negotiations to renew their relationship. Recently, WWE had offered Brock a contract, but on August 2, 2005, WWE's official website reported that Lesnar has withdrawn from any involvement with the company.
The lawsuit was entered into settlement on September 21, 2005, but talks broke down.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
On October 8, 2005, Lesnar won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in the Tokyo Dome, which included the then-champion Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono. He won the match by pinning Masahiro Chono after an F-5, which he had renamed "The Verdict", since WWE owns the trademark on the F5 name. After the match, he stated that this name was referring to his lawsuit against WWE. The match was his first pro wrestling match since leaving WWE.
On December 6, 2005 WWE filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Lesnar from continuing to work with NJPW, but the court did not grant it. Lesnar successfully defended his championship on January 4, 2006 against former champion Shinsuke Nakamura.
On January 13, 2006 WWE once again filed an injunction against Lesnar to stop him from defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on February 19, 2006.
On January 14, 2006, Judge Christopher Droney has stated that unless WWE gives him a good argument between now and January 25, 2006, that he will rule in favor of Brock Lesnar, giving him a summary judgment. This would enable Lesnar to work anywhere he wanted and for anyone he wanted immediately. The WWE requested postponing the deadline, and were granted it.
Gotta love wikipedia.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Before entering professional wrestling, Lesnar was an outstanding amateur wrestler and went to the University of Minnesota on a full wrestling scholarship, where he was roommates with WWE's Shelton Benjamin, himself a talented amateur wrestler. Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA wrestling championships as a heavyweight. He finished runner-up in 1999. Lesnar also wrestled in junior college prior to joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
In 2000 Lesnar signed with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for development, where he wrestled in a tag team named the Minnesota Stretching Crew with Benjamin (a reference to the Minnesota Wrecking Crew). During his time in OVW he became known for performing the Shooting Star Press, a move more commonly performed by smaller, lighter wrestlers and rarely by a wrestler of his size. He was trained as a professional by Danny Davis.
In 2002, Lesnar was called up to WWE and was immediately pushed. He debuted on Raw on March 18, 2002, beating down Al Snow, Maven and Spike Dudley. Paul Heyman made his on-camera return in WWE as Lesnar's manager, touting Lesnar as being "The Next Big Thing."
Lesnar then feuded with the Hardy Boyz. A ruthless Lesnar was seen giving Matt Hardy an F-5 on the steel ramp, which led to an angered Jeff Hardy wanting revenge on Lesnar. The two squared off at Backlash. Lesnar was able to kick out of Hardy's finisher, the Swanton Bomb. A frustrated Hardy went to grab a steel chair, and was about to use it on Lesnar, but he countered and planted his own finisher, the F-5. Lesnar was declared the winner when the referee stopped the match as Jeff Hardy lay knocked out in the middle of the ring after receiving three powerbombs. The feud between the Hardyz and Lesnar lasted for a few more months, with Lesnar always ending up victorious.
Undisputed Championship
In June, Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament, defeating Rob Van Dam in the final round. This victory earned him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship in the main event at Summerslam, where he defeated The Rock. Lesnar, at age 25, was then the youngest WWE Champion ever (as of 2005, he is still technically the youngest WWE Champion ever, but Randy Orton is the youngest world champion in WWE history, having won the World Heavyweight Championship at 24). The next night on Raw, SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced Lesnar would defend the title only on Smackdown, forcing Raw GM Eric Bischoff to create the World Heavyweight Championship. That fall, Lesnar feuded with the Undertaker, who he defeated in a Hell in a Cell match at No Mercy 2002. He lost the championship in November at the Survivor Series pay-per-view to The Big Show after being betrayed by Paul Heyman in under six minutes.
Coining of "to Brock"
After winning the 2003 Royal Rumble match in January 2003, Lesnar regained the championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIX from Kurt Angle. Toward the end of the match, his attempt at the Shooting Star Press, failed, as Angle was too far from the ring post and Lesnar under-rotated on the back flip, causing him to land almost directly on his head, stunning him and forcing Angle to improvise the finish. This move gave Lesnar a concussion. The incident coined the term "to Brock", which means to botch the biggest move in the biggest match, or to double-clutch on the top rope. This was Angle's last match in WWE for several months, as he took some time off to have neck surgery.
Last WWE matches
When Angle returned he befriended Lesnar, but when Lesnar lost the title back to Angle in a triple threat match with the Big Show at Vengeance in July, Lesnar turned on him and developed a mean streak, which was highly supported by WWE owner Vince McMahon. In August on Smackdown, Lesnar faced amputee wrestler Zach Gowen, who had an artificial leg due to cancer, in Gowen's hometown. Lesnar physically broke Gowen's remaining leg in front of his little brother and mother. Later, Lesnar kidnapped a wheelchaired Gowen and pushed him off some steps. Lesnar regained the WWE Title from Kurt Angle in an Ironman match. He would later have a brief fued with Hardcore Holly. In this storyline, Holly got some revenge from Lesnar for breaking his neck. Holly told him that he was going to break Lesnar's own neck. The fued however ended when Lesnar defeated Holly to retain the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. In February he lost the title to the late Eddie Guerrero at the No Way Out event.
Departure from WWE
Before losing the WWE Championship to Guerrero, Lesnar had begun a feud with RAW's Goldberg. The feud began at Survivor Series 2003, while both men were champions of their respective brands. Lesnar would attack Goldberg at Royal Rumble 2004, and Goldberg would retaliate at No Way Out in Lesnar's match against Guerrero. This set up an interbrand match for WrestleMania XX between the two.
Lesnar, who was angered by RAW's Stone Cold Steve Austin having suggested Goldberg attack Lesnar at No Way Out, then attacked Austin, and stole his four-wheeler. Austin was then inserted as the Special Guest Referee for the match. Although it was already known that the match would be Goldberg's last in WWE, it was only a week before WrestleMania that rumors surfaced Lesnar too was leaving, in order to pursue a career in the NFL. As a result, the match was one of the zaniest in WWE history, with the smarts and smarks at Madison Square Garden jeering both wrestlers with chants of "you sold out" & "Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Good Bye". Lesnar was said to be particularly shaken by this reaction. Because both men were leaving WWE, it was clear that the only man who would go over in the match would be Austin. Sure enough, although Goldberg won the match, both men were given Stunners by Austin to send them out of WWE.
Post-WWE career
National Football League
After his final match at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar sidelined his career in WWE to pursue a career in the National Football League. After playing in a few pre-season games for the Minnesota Vikings, Lesnar was eventually cut from the team. Lesnar had suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident during the summer of 2004, which along with lack of football practice prevented him from performing well enough to remain in a Vikings practice squad position. He declined to accept an invitation to play as a representative of the Vikings in NFL Europe. He made no attempts to sign with an AFL or CFL team. Lesnar is listed as a free agent in Madden NFL '06.
Lawsuit with World Wrestling Entertainment
Lesnar had previously signed a no-compete clause in order to be released from his contract with WWE, which prohibited him from working for any other sports entertainment or mixed martial arts companies before 2010. Lesnar had anticipated leaving wrestling entirely, but his inability to secure a career in professional football led to him challenging this ruling in court. WWE responded by demanding damages as a result of Lesnar allegedly breaching the agreement by appearing at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in 2004. In July 2005, the two sides dropped their claims and entered negotiations to renew their relationship. Recently, WWE had offered Brock a contract, but on August 2, 2005, WWE's official website reported that Lesnar has withdrawn from any involvement with the company.
The lawsuit was entered into settlement on September 21, 2005, but talks broke down.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
On October 8, 2005, Lesnar won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show in the Tokyo Dome, which included the then-champion Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono. He won the match by pinning Masahiro Chono after an F-5, which he had renamed "The Verdict", since WWE owns the trademark on the F5 name. After the match, he stated that this name was referring to his lawsuit against WWE. The match was his first pro wrestling match since leaving WWE.
On December 6, 2005 WWE filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Lesnar from continuing to work with NJPW, but the court did not grant it. Lesnar successfully defended his championship on January 4, 2006 against former champion Shinsuke Nakamura.
On January 13, 2006 WWE once again filed an injunction against Lesnar to stop him from defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on February 19, 2006.
On January 14, 2006, Judge Christopher Droney has stated that unless WWE gives him a good argument between now and January 25, 2006, that he will rule in favor of Brock Lesnar, giving him a summary judgment. This would enable Lesnar to work anywhere he wanted and for anyone he wanted immediately. The WWE requested postponing the deadline, and were granted it.
Gotta love wikipedia.
rrfield
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I've not been home or in my office much since the trade went down, haven't had much time online to put in my 2 cents 
Culpepper's actions have been strange this off season.
After leading the team to a 2-5 record and totally blowing out his knee he...
-Fired his agent.
-Acting as his own agent, demanded 4 extra million this off-season (he was due a $6 mil. roster bonus this week, wanted to up it to $10 mil)
-Refused to meet face-to-face with the new head coach, Brad Childress (aka Major Dad)
-Refused to rehab his knee in Minnesota
-Didn't touch the new playbook
-After being turned away after his initial contract demand, tried to negotiate through the media
-Edit: Holy crap, I forgot about the Love Boat.
Culpepper is frustrating to watch. When he's on, he is a top 5 QB in the NFL. When he's off, he's a bottom 5 starter and a turnover machine. His streaks (hot or cold) don't last a few quarters or games either - they last entire seasons. The difference between 2005 and 2004 is incredible. Mind blowing really. He’s not mentally tough, he has a hard time getting himself out of a slump.
His rise and fall can be attributed to one major factor, and it ain't Randy Moss (though losing him certainly didn't help). His name is Scott Linehan, former OC/QB Coach for the Vikes, now head coach of the Rams. The Vikes fired Alex Wood, QB Coach, in 2003. Linehan was assigned to coach Culpepper individually and he thrived. Once Linehan left to be Miami's OC/Asst. HC, Culpepper floundered. He was lost. The Vikes promoted the OL coach, Steve Loney, to be OC. Rich Olson was hired as QB coach and never really had a good relationship with Daunte.
I think, nothing to back this up really, Linehan spoon-fed Daunte what he needed to know and Daunte got lazy in his studies. The knock on him has always been he doesn’t stick around to study film and thus doesn’t read defenses very well. He didn’t need to when Linehan was around, the work was done for him. Once his tutor left, he sunk.
All we got is a 2nd round pick, but the Vikes didn’t have any leverage. The guy wanted out, he’s hurt, had a horrible season, and everyone knew he was being shopped. To get a 2nd round pick given the circumstances isn’t bad. I’m curious as to who we will get to replace Old Man Johnson next year…Matt Schaub, Josh McCown, Billy Volek are a few current QB’s who could be had for the right price. We could package picks and players to move up to get Cutler, Young or Leinart (not likely), or stay put and draft Brodie Croyle, Charlie Whitehurst or Omar Jacobs in the 2nd / 3rd round.
My pick would be McCown, but he probably wants to start this season, and probably can in Oakland.
But what do I know, I’m not and NFL scout
Culpepper's actions have been strange this off season.
After leading the team to a 2-5 record and totally blowing out his knee he...
-Fired his agent.
-Acting as his own agent, demanded 4 extra million this off-season (he was due a $6 mil. roster bonus this week, wanted to up it to $10 mil)
-Refused to meet face-to-face with the new head coach, Brad Childress (aka Major Dad)
-Refused to rehab his knee in Minnesota
-Didn't touch the new playbook
-After being turned away after his initial contract demand, tried to negotiate through the media
-Edit: Holy crap, I forgot about the Love Boat.
Culpepper is frustrating to watch. When he's on, he is a top 5 QB in the NFL. When he's off, he's a bottom 5 starter and a turnover machine. His streaks (hot or cold) don't last a few quarters or games either - they last entire seasons. The difference between 2005 and 2004 is incredible. Mind blowing really. He’s not mentally tough, he has a hard time getting himself out of a slump.
His rise and fall can be attributed to one major factor, and it ain't Randy Moss (though losing him certainly didn't help). His name is Scott Linehan, former OC/QB Coach for the Vikes, now head coach of the Rams. The Vikes fired Alex Wood, QB Coach, in 2003. Linehan was assigned to coach Culpepper individually and he thrived. Once Linehan left to be Miami's OC/Asst. HC, Culpepper floundered. He was lost. The Vikes promoted the OL coach, Steve Loney, to be OC. Rich Olson was hired as QB coach and never really had a good relationship with Daunte.
I think, nothing to back this up really, Linehan spoon-fed Daunte what he needed to know and Daunte got lazy in his studies. The knock on him has always been he doesn’t stick around to study film and thus doesn’t read defenses very well. He didn’t need to when Linehan was around, the work was done for him. Once his tutor left, he sunk.
All we got is a 2nd round pick, but the Vikes didn’t have any leverage. The guy wanted out, he’s hurt, had a horrible season, and everyone knew he was being shopped. To get a 2nd round pick given the circumstances isn’t bad. I’m curious as to who we will get to replace Old Man Johnson next year…Matt Schaub, Josh McCown, Billy Volek are a few current QB’s who could be had for the right price. We could package picks and players to move up to get Cutler, Young or Leinart (not likely), or stay put and draft Brodie Croyle, Charlie Whitehurst or Omar Jacobs in the 2nd / 3rd round.
My pick would be McCown, but he probably wants to start this season, and probably can in Oakland.
But what do I know, I’m not and NFL scout
unclehobart
New Member
You think Culpepper is a hot/cold flake? ... we're stuck with Mike Vick... kee-rist and a half!