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Peter Schrager takes a look at some possible teams that would be interested in Miami Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper and you might be surprised who he has as #1. I know I was…

1. Detroit Lions

Mike Martz as a coordinator, two No. 1 targets at receiver, a dome setting, a potential starting role, the familiar NFC North — it’s almost too good to be true.

Of course, the Detroit brass loves the Kitna/Stanton mentor-apprentice situation. They look for Kitna to do the same thing with Stanton that he did with Carson Palmer in Cincinnati — show the kid the ropes, and pass the reins on when the student is ready.

But the thought of Culpepper throwing those trademark deep balls to Calvin Johnson and Roy Williams is pretty darn tempting. Does he have anything left? Detroit may be just desperate enough to take a gamble and find out.

Odds: As good as you’ll find out there.

I like Kitna, but it would be tempting to have Culpepper throwing those deep passes to Williams and Johnson like he did to Moss. His knee is still a question mark and he hasn’t been healthy in a couple of years. Although bringing him in as a backup, keeping Stanton at third-string and having some big-time insurance if something happens to Kitna sounds like a pretty good plan to me. Of course that means the Lions and Millen probably won’t do it.

Read Who will take a chance on Culpepper? at FOXSports.com