Will Delhomme have a better season this year?

[Woodcookedbbq]

Call me optimistic, but I'd like to think he's going to practice, practice, practice and get a little better. Do you think he will be better, worse, or about the same for next season?

[Baschski]

Hopefully after his blow up to end the season he'll work his ass off to prove himself to his team mates and this town again. The new QB coach could help, too. If he can eliminate those couple 4+ turnover games and play steady then I think we'll be set.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I’d like to think so, but realistically Jake will be the same slightly better-than-average quarterback we’ve had since 2003. With the exception of his three games in the 2007 season, Jake’s passer rating and completion percentage numbers have been pretty similar since he came to the team. And he’s not getting any younger.

People will contend that his numbers might improve with a new quarterbacks coach, or that he’ll improve as he gets used to his bionic elbow. But the truth is that Jake will be Jake, a guy who will both win and lose some games for us all while putting up very average numbers.

If Jake hasn’t “turned the page” at this point in his career, he’s not going to. And that’s not a slight to Jake. Over the years, Jake has played well for the team and served a purpose, but he’s never going to light the world on fire. His five seasons in Carolina show what he is and isn’t capable of, and I have no reason to think his numbers next year won’t fall somewhere around his average.

[PowerlessDan]

I also feel he will work his butt off. I also think having the extra time to get use to the surgically repaired arm will help too.

[rodeo]

about the same. he'll be bailed out by williams throughout the season until he gets us eliminated from the playoffs.

[Murph]

I’d like to think so, but realistically Jake will be the same slightly better-than-average quarterback we’ve had since 2003. With the exception of his three games in the 2007 season, Jake’s passer rating and completion percentage numbers have been pretty similar since he came to the team. And he’s not getting any younger.

People will contend that his numbers might improve with a new quarterbacks coach, or that he’ll improve as he gets used to his bionic elbow. But the truth is that Jake will be Jake, a guy who will both win and lose some games for us all while putting up very average numbers.

If Jake hasn’t “turned the page” at this point in his career, he’s not going to. And that’s not a slight to Jake. Over the years, Jake has played well for the team and served a purpose, but he’s never going to light the world on fire. His five seasons in Carolina show what he is and isn’t capable of, and I have no reason to think his numbers next year won’t fall somewhere around his average.

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[Fox007]

I'm going with yes in hopes that there is no way he can be worse.

[Jangler]

He was average this past season. He has always been average. So I said about the same.

If we can just have a real 3 WR threat at any time, then I believe he will rise above average.

[panthers55]

I think he will have a better year. Of his 12 Ints Tampa and Oakland accounted for 9 of them. Other than the playoff debacle he had 9 games with no Ints. His rating was overly affected by a 12 rating against Oakland and a 38 against Tampa the first time.

I don't believe in selective stats so they needed to be included and no one can say he didn't have some horrible games. But in the end if a quarterback coach can help figure out how to limit his bad games, he could have a good year in 2009. When he was good he could be very good, but when he was bad early he seemed to get worse instead of recover. That is often more mental than physical. And a good quarterback coach can and should help with that.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

He was average this past season. He has always been average. So I said about the same.

If we can just have a real 3 WR threat at any time, then I believe he will rise above average.

Not to be insulting, but plenty of comments similar to this were tossed around before moose came back, except the number of required WR threats then was "2".

As for Jake's season, I say better. The WR options should hopefully grow (with both Jarrett and Hackett hopefully needing to prove themselves in the offseason and thus improving). Plus, a need to proove yourself after a failure is more motivation than needing to proove yourself after an injury.

[guyinchesapeake]

The season came down to the final game. Based on that, I hope he can only get better. But time will tell. I'm pulling for him. But I hope the Panthers give others a fair shot at winning the starting job. Jake wouldn't be a bad guy to have as a backup if the situation warranted it.

[magnus]

I'd like to think there'll be a little more freshness, consistency, and reproducability with the arm without the full year of rehab. I'd also like to think that Scherer has a positive impact on his fundamentals- stepping into the pocket, into throws instead of fading, and so on.

Hard to say, though.

[goodlay]

I don't know, do any of you have a crystal ball?

[Jangler]

Magic 8 ball. And it always says "Piss Off"