McNown are QBs heading in different directions Associated Press Daunte Culpepper and Cade McNown could look at each other Sunday and imagine what might have been. Culpepper was taken by Minnesota with the 11th pick, McNown by Chicago with the 12th. For once being so close, their situations could not be farther apart when their teams meet Sunday at Soldier Field. Culpepper, given a season to prepare to be a starter, is 5-0 and surrounded by stars such as Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Robert Smith. McNown, who started five games as a rookie, is 1-5 and surrounded by a stadium full of disenchanted fans.
Bad things can happen.
I know that. I see it every day, and I feel if I don't come out to play it can happen to me. McNown knows that firsthand. He said concentrating on the big picture is helping him get through the season. Right now, things are pretty bleak.