"As for Jared Allen, he died and went to heaven."

[Randolph Panther]

Yeah i loved Jake D.  Wish we could get him involved with the team maybe in the front office or something.  

[Jangler]

 

[Jangler]

 

[Carolina Cajun]

He's the reason I became a Panthers fan.  I'm a Ragin Cajun alumnus and he is our Brett Farve.  He held every meaningful record in Cajuns history and aside from all of that, was just one of the nicest guys on the planet.  When the Saints screwed him over and refused to give him a chance in favor of the Smiling Interception Machine (the nickname saints fans gave Aaron Brooks), I swore wherever Jake went that offseason would be my new team.  Lo and behold, Jake went to Carolina and so did I.  Anyway, for anyone who's interested, check the Youtube link below (I still have no clue how to post videos on the new forum setup), you'll see Jake at his most Jake at 1:43.  In Lafayette, that is a fairly iconic scene, I know I've seen that picture multiple places.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvLXi_8GRvs

 

[PandaPancake]

2 hours ago, Randolph Panther said:

Yeah i loved Jake D.  Wish we could get him involved with the team maybe in the front office or something.  

Did you not read the article? He's very busy now and dedicated to his family

[LK59]

12 hours ago, UpstatePanther said:

"But Arizona is the team that scares me the most"

Jake be havin' nightmares of 2008...

ha, my thoughts exactly!

[panthertime]

Let me tell you all a Jake story. My son (probably about five at the time) and I had gone to a hot Spartanburg for training camp and were along the line as the players came off the hill to prepare for the morning practice and I'm watching Jake as he walks along the line getting close to me and my son, who is wearing a #17 jersey and he stops. Jake greats me, says hi to my son and signs an autograph for this junior fan. He bends down and let's me take a photograph with him and my son, says goodbye and walks away.

I then observed a left-handed quarterback glove that my son was holding and admiring. "Where did you get the glove," I ask. My son responded, "Dad, it's Jake's glove, he gave it to me." It was Jake's gift to an admiring fan and his father. My son is now 15 years of age, he still has the Jake Delhomme quarterback glove, and jersey, and is still a Panthers fan. He'll probably even take his son to Spartanburg someday.