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Scott Engel, ESPN Fantasy Games 18y

Engel: Can Culpepper and Foster bounce back?

Each Wednesday, we take a quick-hitting, fantasy-style look at some of the most important stories and trends at the three critical positions in fantasy football.

Quarterbacks

Despite his quarterback's early-season struggles, Dolphins head coach Nick Saban said early this week that he was not thinking of benching Daunte Culpepper yet. Culpepper has not looked good for a variety of reasons. Culpepper's mechanics obviously have been affected because of his repaired knee. Culpepper clearly doesn't plant and throw with authority, and many of his passes seem to lack the proper velocity. When he is under pressure in key situations, Culpepper has struggled with his accuracy. While he has made enough strides in his recovery to play, Culpepper is clearly not effective when it counts.

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