Stop the madness...

...also known as speculating the Rams are interested in trading for Daunte Culpepper.
nfl.com's reporting it; espn.com's reporting it. I don't care if Scott Linehan used to
coach Daunte or not, this is just a stupid idea, and the sporting press is dumb for
thinking it up.

I have seen several columns over the past year ranking all the teams at QB. Not just
the starters, all the QBs on the roster. The Rams, with Pro Bowler Marc Bulger, veteran
and experienced starter Gus Frerotte, and Ryan Fitzpatrick, are consistently ranked near the
top of the league in these columns, because Bulger is a top QB, and Frerotte is a starter-
quality backup capable of taking over the show quickly if needed. Most teams don't have
a QB situation anywhere near this stable or capable. The Rams should be ranked at the top
of the league at QB.

What the hell is Daunte Culpepper going to bring them? He'd be the 3rd-best QB here;
think he'd take well to pre-season 4th-quarter cleanup work, Adam Schefter? What, maybe
Gus is too old, Bulger needs a younger backup? OK, but Culpepper would be extremely cost-
inefficient, and his presence unnecessarily creates the franchise-killer of all franchise-killers:
a quarterback controversy. And it would be an awful move with Bulger in the last year of
his contract. How much faith would that show in Marc? None.

I would think Oakland or Cleveland are FAR more logical candidates for Culpepper, who is
likely to be cut this weekend anyway and wouldn't have to be traded for. John Clayton
blogs that it should be Baltimore. Schefter also mentions Jacksonville, Detroit and New England.
I'm not sure I understand any of those ideas, either. Pat Kirwan's on board with Balt or Jax.
Cleveland's supposed to be installing a vertical offense, Frye and Anderson aren't very good
(hence, Brady Quinn); they could use Culpepper's big arm for a couple of years until Quinn is
ready to take over. That's my logic, anyway.

Makes a lot more sense than speculating Daunte will be picked up by the Rams. Speculation won't
be helped by the Rams acquiring a 6th-rounder today for Jimmy Kennedy, which is rumored to be
Miami's asking price for Daunte.

But it's still a stupid idea.