Sorry to see about Miami Dolphins QB and Hoosier Trent Green getting knocked out of the lineup, perhaps permanently, by a nasty concussion. It also makes me sad that Daunte Culpepper won't be around to help them out.

After being told he had no chance to compete for the starting quarterback job this summer, Daunte demanded to be released and signed with the Raiders. Now they're 2-0 with him as the starter.

I met Daunte for a large profile I did of him during his rookie season while working for the Star-Banner in Ocala, Fla., Daunte's hometown. I won't belabor the details, but suffice it to say that loyalty is something that's very important to him.

Stick by him, like the University of Central Florida and his foster mother Emma Culpepper did, and he'll never let you down. Treat him like a disposable commodity, as Miami did, and you'll earn his enmity.

With JaMarcus Russell, the number-one overall draft pick, set to eventually take over the QB slot in Oakland, Daunte's tenure with the Raiders will probably be a short one. But I'm hoping by next year, a lot of other teams in need of a quarterback will see that Culpepper's over the devastating knee injury from three seasons ago and is ready to contribute.

He's still just 30 years old and throws the ball as deep and as accurately as anyone. Maybe Atlanta, where Michael Vick doesn't look to return to the NFL anytime soon, will take a look.

Or maybe even Miami. If Trent Green does have to call it a career, it'd be nice to see Pep back in his native Florida, proving everyone wrong once again.