Daunte Culpepper Quotes

"Nate is primed for a great year. He's worked very hard, and he has a lot of ability, so he's the type of player who makes plays."

"Koren Robinson is a guy who has such great ability. His off-the-field things, everybody goes through something to get where they want. We have to welcome him and embrace him and hope that he understands the importance of him being successful and doing the right thing."

"Koren Robinson is a guy who has such great ability,"

"He told me that the Vikings have not yet spoken to other teams about trading me. I shared my disappointment with the lack of communication and the false reports about me demanding more money coming out of Minnesota. I have requested further talks so that we can explore options for the future."

"Nobody who was shooting dice wanted to get a dance."

"I have made a good faith gesture toward the organization by offering to move my roster bonus around if it will help clear more cap space to sign free agents. If I am not traded, I want to help coach (Brad) Childress make a serious run for the championship this year."

"We didn't lay down. A lot of teams would have just folded up in situations like that. We kept fighting through the whole game, and the one thing that is encouraging is it is early in the season."

"We tried a couple of things throughout the week. It ended up with Coach Tice doing it. Coach Loney was up in the booth, calling plays down. He is always bringing up good ideas and he is the (offensive coordinator). But the best way for us today was Coach Tice calling them in. It worked for us and got us in rhythm."

"We have a veteran group and I'm determined to fix it. We just need to stay together,"

"I'm determined to fix it. One thing we've got to do is stay together."

"Things are looking good. I'm not going to predict, or rush myself ... I'm just glad to be making the progress that I'm making and hopefully it continues."

"I was confident when the legal process began that the truth would come out."

"This was a huge win, a huge win, ... This win means nothing though if we go down to Carolina and don't get a victory there."

"Now that I have confirmed that the Vikings have been seeking to trade me, I have asked for permission to speak to the interested teams. The Vikings have denied my request. If a trade does not happen, then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible."

"I don't have any rings on my finger, except my wedding band – and that doesn't count as far as a championship goes, ... I want to be a champion in this league and be the best I can be."

"It felt like a bad episode of the `Twilight Zone,` ... The first thing that sticks out in my mind is the crucial mistakes, the stuff in the red zone. We can`t have turnovers down there."

"If a trade does not happen then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible."

"We feel we've got a lot of talent on this team and we want to do it now. We took care of business in the offseason."

"We have a veteran group with a lot of pride, and we're embarrassed with the way we're playing. I'm determined to fix it. One thing we've got to do is stay together."

"[Brooks] is a great competitor. That's what I see in him when he plays."