Daunte Culpepper, Optimistic After Jags Game...Maybe Too.
Daunte Culpepper offered up his thoughts on his first game with the Detroit Lions and here is what he had to say, "It was definitely not the outcome I wanted. We didn't win. That's the main goal-is winning. I think we have some things we can build on, and I think as far as personally, I feel I made some mistakes, but I had some good things happen. It's a working process.
Culpepper continues “Like I said before, I knew-I understand and understood how tough it is to come and play the game of football when you're working in the same system for the whole off-season-so to come in quickly was tough but I was up to the challenge. As far as the team goes, I think there are some good things that we definitely can build on so with that I have to keep myself to be positive-positive attitude and keep moving forward."
If you were wondering why Culpepper was pulled when the Lions neared the goal line Culpepper explains, "No, no it was a plan-we had a plan. We have some different plays and different tricks against the certain defensive fronts. They wanted to put (Drew) Stanton in because he has been here the whole time. We knew inside the 5-yard line that he was going to come in, so that was the point-so that's why I came out the first time."
When prompted as to what he feels needs to change around the Lions locker room Culpepper says, "I think winning is an attitude, and I think when every single person has that attitude that no matter what-don't look at the scoreboard, scoreboard doesn't matter. When you're down or up, you play until the game is over. When you have that attitude, that's when you win a lot of games, and that is when you are successful. I think that's what I am going to continue to harp-don't look at the scoreboard, scoreboard doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. If we're up or down, it doesn't matter. We have to keep playing through, and keep wanting to be successful every play in and play out."
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