The end of an era...

[Rello]

I love Jake and I even forgave him after he played like crap against Seattle in the NFC Title gm but after last yrs debacle against the Cards I could never really forgive and forget. I tried my best but until we win a SB I'm still going to have nightmares about that loss. I remember the days when The Panthers would fall behind and I honestly believed in my heart Jake would find a way to pull through for us and win the game no matter what the score was.

Delhomme was never the most physically gifted QB but he had that moxy and swagger. That's what I loved about him. I remember last season when were getting dominated by the bears and we couldn't do a damn thing on offense. On a 3rd down play, Delhomme decides to run for the first down, slides, and gets hit late by Bears OLB Lance Briggs but the ref doesn't penalize Briggs. Jake gets up from the ground and is fired up lol. He ignited a fire throughout the whole team. Jake did his thing and pulled of a come from behind win against the The Bears w/o Steve Smith.

Idk what happened to Jake but it's obvious that he isn't the same QB anymore. Maybe it's the Tommy John Surgery, age, or has lost confidence in himself. The Jake I used to defend when my friends would bash him is gone. I can no longer defend him because he's dug himself in such a deep hole and I don't see him digging himself out of it. I would love for Jake to get his poo together but I just don't see it happening. I can't imagine how his teammates feel right now.

If ppl in this board are going bat poo crazy over Jake's QB play then I'm sure his teammates are beyond furious with him. I know Jake is a great guy but unfortunately there comes a time and a place where a professional athlete can no longer play at a high level. I think Jake, Fox and company are finally beginning to realize that. Sorry Jake but it's time to see what Matt Moore can do as our starting QB for the future.

[Urrymonster]

Idk what happened to Jake but it's obvious that he isn't the same QB anymore. Maybe it's the Tommy John Surgery, age, or has total confidence in himself. The Jake I used to defend when my friends would bash him is gone.

Yeah I thik you are right here. Basically he has lost the fire because he knows deep down that he has cost his team. If you have no confidence, it is very hard to get yourself into that pumped up state of mind, which was his signature move.

Without that fire, he is just going to cost us. Sad but true.

Personally I feel, whilst we should not defend him, we do still need to try and support him. You know Fox is going to stick with him for at least 4 or 5 games, possibly the entire season. With the contract that was recently signed, he is realistically here for another two or thre years. So considering that, we - as fans - need to try and get that fire back in him. I know everyone will say "f off he is a tw*t" but if people are genuine fans of this team, they will do everything in their power to help. That unfortunately is giving him some support and trying to snap some fire and belief back inside him. I can bet he deep down wants to just fade away, but Fox will not let him, so the worst thing we can do for this team is batter what little confidence and self belief he has left. It will only hurt the team more.

[DudeNamedJeremy]

What did I do?

fuging lol that's funny.

[thejimmy]

What's up BlindSite? Must be spring time for you.

Got to say, I've been a Jake supporter all summer (here on the upper side), saying it was just one game (Cardinals playoff game). But it looks like Jake is picking up where he left off at last years playoff game.

I'm turning towards the dark side. And beginning to ask for the head of Dehommey. I was hoping a year after the Tommy John surgery would help. After todays game, I'm not so sure.

Add me onto the "ship is sinking" list.

This is exactly how I feel.

After the cards game, my confidence was shaken in Jake but I was able to shrug it off, thinking he would bounce back fine like he always has.

I don't think that anymore. I don't want him to start anymore. I can't deal with his play. I can't.