Lions coach Jim Schwartz says that Daunte Culpepper is far from done as a quarterback in the NFL. Detroit tabbed first overall pick Matthew Stafford as their starting quarterback heading into the season, but Schwartz likes what he sees in the veteran. "I don't know that there's a player on the team or even in the league that I respect more than Daunte Culpepper. From what he's gone through in his career, being on the top and then having a major injury and then sort of bouncing around to being almost out of the league to coming back the way he did speaks to what kind of man he is and speaks to what kind of pride he has," Schwartz told the Star Tribune. Culpepper will be a free agent after the season and Schwartz appeared to indicate that he believes the quarterback will get a chance elsewhere. "He was too heavy last year. He knows that. It gave a bad impression of him. He wanted to put that behind him. He lost over 30 pounds in the offseason. He showed tremendous commitment. He's been incredibly upbeat. He's healthy again," Schwartz added. "I think we've all seen a lot of rebirths at quarterback. The Kurt Warners, the Kerry Collins, Rich Gannon, there's been a million of them. I think when it's all said and done, Daunte Culpepper will be there with those guys. He's going to be a starting quarterback in this league. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him back leading a team again."