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Article: One-miss Wonder; The Vikings and quarterback Daunte Culpepper don't expect his troubles of Week 1 to be repeated.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- September 23, 2001
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Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer
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If he had not made it look so easy a year ago, perhaps it would not be as hard to take now. When last season's version of Daunte Culpepper scrambled from the pocket, he ran with a purpose, a plan, and with an explicit faith in his spontaneity.
Deep passes, too, originated from the arm of a man certain the ball would be caught. Hesitation was rare, signs of confusion minimized, and you could almost hear the rhythmic cadence: 1-2-3, plant, throw.
When it was over, Culpepper had accounted for 40 touchdowns and 4,407 yards from scrimmage. He started in the Pro Bowl, and it appeared the ...