Delhomme's Authority

[panther4life]

I know alot of Qb's call a timeout if they dont like what their seeing from the defense but it seems jake does it more than others. Is this because the coaching staff micromanages him too much or am i just off base here? I dont expect him to be able to read a D like peyton and make adjustments but man timeouts are too valuable to being throwing away. Especially when our coaching staff has a hard time managing them as it is! And just to add one more thought to this it seems we hit our best rythym on offense when we go no huddle.How many plays do u think we have for a no huddle offense and jake obviously has free reign to call the plays he wants in a hurry up offense right?

[PhillyB]

i bet if you knew WHY he was calling the timeout, you'd change your tune.

(none of us really know why.)

[panther4life]

i bet if you knew WHY he was calling the timeout, you'd change your tune.

(none of us really know why.)

well im not really saying its a bad thing per say but cant put my finger on why it seems to me that we do it more often than other teams

[Guild]

He didn't like what he saw and called a timeout because there wasn't enough time to audible into a new play that he thought would work. I don't see the problem.

[panther4life]

He didn't like what he saw and called a timeout because there wasn't enough time to audible into a new play that he thought would work. I don't see the problem.

good point on not enough time to audible

[CLTPanther]

Plus we were approaching the red zone, would you rather use a time out on our own 20 to talk things over?

[PhillyB]

if he hadn't called the timeout, went with the play he was uncomfortable with and then threw an interception, people would be starting topics about how delhomme is an idiot for not calling TO's when he's unsure

[panther4life]

well to be fair guys i didnt make this post in haste off of 1 timeout called by jake...this has been an ongoing affair..with that being the case we need to get to the line quicker so that we can call audibles or do something different. Or maybe i'm just dillusional

[grateflday]

Jake keeps calling the timeouts because of poor clock management. Whether its getting the plays in, called or what who knows but he is calling the timeouts cause there is only 1 second left on the play clock and he is not ready to hike the ball - so instead of the 5yrd delay of game he calls the timeout.

[MurkN]

With our system I think it is great that Jake can call a timeout if the play doesn't look good against their defensive lineup. I read somewhere that Jake only audibles to the run when things don't look good for certain passing plays. This is even more evident when you watch the game and see him yell out "ALERT ALERT!" and the play follows with a handoff. I've seen the occasional smoke route to the outside, which Jake might have the option to check to, unless it was the original play called in the huddle. Giving Jake more freedom at the line might just save us one of those timeouts in the long run, but with our clock management skills, timeouts really don't seem to matter.

[Gscottnc5]

Somebody at the bar during the game told me the reason we are so loyal to JD is because he is married to Jerry Richardson's daughter. Is this true? I don't think it is but just wondered. Could've been BS'n me

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Somebody at the bar during the game told me the reason we are so loyal to JD is because he is married to Jerry Richardson's daughter. Is this true? I don't think it is but just wondered. Could've been BS'n me

I heard that too, from a guy that runs audio cables for Panther and Bobcat games.

Sounds like BS to me though.

[panther4life]

that is a b.s rumor

[MurkN]

Delhomme was married to the former Keri Melancon in 2000; the two were childhood sweethearts, and were "Junior Sweethearts" at Teurlings Catholic.

Junior Sweethearts: Keri Melancon & Jake Delhomme