Let's assume the line plays well this week

[Cyberjag]

In all seriousness, if the offensive line does a decent job opening holes for Williams and can protect Jake in the passing game, do you think that Delhomme will have a good game?

Assume the following:

- he's not playing from behind early,

- the running game works, and he's in a good amount of third and short situations,

- the game plan adjusts to what the defense is doing.

- he has time to scan the field and throw on passing downs. Not a ton, but enough for the average NFL QB to make a play.

If those things happen, do you think he will turn in a good game? Or do you really believe that he's done for good, and no amount of good play and coaching around him can save him?

[MadHatter]

I think Jake will be focused come Sunday and snap out of this funk he is in. I also fully expect to beat the Falcons and make all right in the universe.

If he doesn't, then I will just drink more heavily and throw things at the TV.....hope Dan does not mind me throwing things at his TV as I will be watching the game at Cheese Moz.

[Cyberjag]

I think that he needs to, because there's clearly a "book" on Delhomme right now and if the Panthers can't overcome it as a team then he's done. I've never been accused of being a Jake hater, but it's pretty obvious to me that he can't handle a ton of early pressure. We need to game plan for that or we'll be seeing it all season.

I just hope that if we do stop it and get him settled down and in the flow of the game, he becomes the same QB who played at a high level last year for us, rather than the one we've seen for the past two games.

[Kettle]

i watched the game last night on DVR to see what i missed in person. the line was very suspect, and I now don't place all the blame on Jake. blitz pickups from RB position were awful as well. if we get those two things back to par then Jake should do well. hell. he can't really do worse.

[MrBubba]

In all seriousness, if the offensive line does a decent job opening holes for Williams and can protect Jake in the passing game, do you think that Delhomme will have a good game?

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Good No,

He might have a decent game, but I don't think he has it to play a good game. Unless Atlanta just lays down and dies. It wasn't the line that threw up those wounded ducks on deep balls or the line that threw passes straight to eagle hands.

[Zod]

1 or 2 picks as opposed to 4 or 5

[scpanther22]

I think he will have a solid game.against a solid D.but the test for me will be the cowgirls.they will blitz jake and the oline all day

[Seamonk]

I just hope that if we get behind early.. that we do what we did against the Bears early last season as opposed to what we did to the Cardinals and Eagles.

[Darth Biscuit]

I really do hope the line and backs play well because that will be the tell... if Jake is OK or if he's screwed up in the head... if he gets good blocking and running and still screws up...

On the other hand, a good QB should be able to deal with pressure from the opposing D-line and not just throw the ball up for anyone (over and over and over)... speculating now is worthless we'll just have to see how this plays out...

[rayzor]

1 or 2 picks as opposed to 4 or 5

yep.

here's a good read on the Oline failures (from the mouths of kalil and gross):

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-1/O-line-shoulders-blame/3d17f9ec-cc52-4c3c-93ae-1ea55be72197

[rayzor]

I think he will have a solid game.against a solid D.but the test for me will be the cowgirls.they will blitz jake and the oline all day

that's what every team is going to be doing until the oline figures out how to beat it.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

250+ yards, 3 TD's, and 0 picks... I dreamed it, and it will happen...

[frash.exe]

He'll only throw three ints then lol

I don't care how much pressure you face, when you turn the ball over that many times as often as he's doing, means we really should reevaluate the qb position and see if we should stick with him as the season goes by

I was watching playbook last night and mayock said the first int was tipped, the second was a bad read, the third one he shouldve taken the sack, and the fourth one was underthrown.

Other qbs have been pressured worse than delhomme and still manage to not give the ball away that easy. So while the line can be at fault for not doing their job protecting him, it's still no excuse for giving the ball up to Philly like that.

[firstdayfan]

On the other hand, a good QB should be able to deal with pressure from the opposing D-line and not just throw the ball up for anyone (over and over and over)... speculating now is worthless we'll just have to see how this plays out...

I agree 100%. The line didn't play well but neither did Ben Rotlesburgers' against the Titans. Quarterbacks have to be able to "see" the blitz before he happens and adjust accordingly. On some of those third downs he should of hit an underneath guy and punted, instead he held onto the ball or just threw under enormous pressure (the int that was going to DeWill on the screen).

I understand that he was under enourmous pressure but how many of the INT's were the result of that, really? I know for a fact that he wasn't really pressured all that much when he threw the first one, in fact, I think someone at the line of scrimmage altered the pass. I also know for a fact that the one downfield to smith that got picked he had no pressure at all on that one, it was just a poor throw.

The turnovers that the pressure did cause were the fumble TD that he should have just went down, protected the ball, and took the sack. The other INT that was caused by pressure was the one I talked about earlier and again he should have just taken the sack or thrown it away earlier.

If anyone saw something different please tell me but if Jake could have beat the blitzes with hot routes and quick passes, or even checking out of certain plays then the Eagles wouldn't have done it as much. The offensive line didn't play wel but that had nothing to do with Jakes' horrible decision making and bad throws.