Culpepper looks strong against the Rams

Culpepper looked strong in his start against the Rams Friday night, and should have the starting job for the season opener against Detroit.

Culpepper led three drives in the game, two of them were scoring drives. And on Culpepper's only drive that didn't result in points, LaMont Jordan fumbled on the Rams 1-yard line. He avoided the rush in the pocket, scrambled for first downs, threw the ball deep, threw the ball short, he did everything that he used to be famous for. And through it all his knee doesn't look like it's a concern to him.

One has to wonder what is going on in Miami. First, they decide that Drew Brees is too much of a risk last offseason and instead make a move for Culpepper, who was fresh off of destroying his knee. Brees went on to have an MVP caliber season, and Culpepper was kicked off the field after only four games. Then, they kick Culpepper out of the clubhouse just before training camp started and trade for Trent Green, who was hit so hard last year that he went from being the city's hero to a player who wasn't even given the chance to compete with Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard for the starting job. And in this preseason, Green still looks uncomfortable and hasn't played well in his games, while Culpepper has thrived and looks to finally be healthy.

Miami made several poor decisions in a row, and once again it's looking like releasing Culpepper was a mistake. Had they not rushed him in to the game last year, he would have had time to heal properly and the Dolphins would have a solid quarterback on their roster.

Now, granted this is just the preseason, which means little. Green could very well return to his Pro Bowl form, and make the Dolphins a competitor for one of the Wild Card spots in the AFC. But based on what we have seen so far, Culpepper is way ahead of where Green is now.