Daunte Culpepper to Tampa? Chris Simms to Replace Michael Vick in Atlanta?

Published: July 27, 2007, 8:02 am

Tags: bobby petrino, bobbypetrino, chris simms, chrissimms, daunte culpepper, daunteculpepper, joey harrington, joeyharrington, michael vick, michaelvick

Filed under: Buccaneers, Falcons, NFL Free AgencyWe still don't know where free agent quarterback Daunte Culpepper will end up, but we do know there's a chance he could sign with the Buccaneers. An interesting theory was floated today on ESPN First Take about the next step if Culpepper does, in fact, head to Tampa: The Bucs might then ship Chris Simms to Atlanta, where he could replace Michael Vick.That seems like a scenario, though, that works better as idle speculation than it does as reality. Culpepper has indicated that he only wants to sign a one-year deal, and a one-year deal with Tampa Bay wouldn't really suit the Bucs' interests, seeing as they're putting all their eggs in the Jeff Garcia basket this year. As for Simms, he'd have a hard time learning Bobby Petrino's offense in time to compete with Joey Harrington for the starting job. And many NFL general managers are weary about trading with their division rivals. In any event, if there's going to be a game of quarterback

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