Sports Illustrated is on something

[CWalker4205]

The 11th best backfield??? Behind The Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, and even the Packers wtf???

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/05/22/backfields/index.html

[TerriblePizza]

Talking heads masturbate over the big market teams.

[Kurb]

It's considering QB as well, and after that offensive shitfest a few months ago it's hard comparing Jake to other NFL QB's.

Second, why would you think SI researches anything ?

[Darth Biscuit]

It's considering QB as well, and after that offensive poofest a few months ago it's hard comparing Jake to other NFL QB's.

Second, why would you think SI researches anything ?

Agreed... I'm surprised we're at 11 given the fact that they're including the QB... overall I don't really disagree with the list too much... I don't think SD should be #1 and it kinda surprises me the NO is all the way down at #17...

[Jangler]

Yeah, it's Jake that nobody has confidence in. I really hope he proves everybody wrong. *homerspeak*

[Kurb]

Agreed... I'm surprised we're at 11 given the fact that they're including the QB... overall I don't really disagree with the list too much... I don't think SD should be #1 and it kinda surprises me the NO is all the way down at #17...

SD deserves the spot as much as anyone.

Most of it is just bigmarket suckjobs tho.

[TerriblePizza]

Well, if that takes into account QBs as well, that just shows how GOOD our RBs are to balance out Jake.

[jasonluckydog]

Jake Delhomme will prove all doubters this season, I feel very confident his numbers will look like 07( before the injury )where he was in the top 3 in FF......God I hope so!!

[thefuzz]

I can't tell if this is ranking for fantasy readers or just for fun in thinking about who the top ones are, but Jake is not about 16-17 ish on the list....our two backs helped bring him up a ton.

[panthers55]

Jake Delhomme will prove all doubters this season, I feel very confident his numbers will look like 07( before the injury )where he was in the top 3 in FF......God I hope so!!

I think he will have a good year as well. We will see. I figure I will wait and see while everyone continues to bash him. At this point there is nothing else to say. He has to play well this year and usually rises to the occasion. We will see what we see.

[Fireball77]

Yep, Jax should be #32. I wouldn't take David Garrard and MoJo as a duo over a helluva lot of the guys they have ranked before them.

Good grief.

I am also very,very tired of media saying QBs are old at 32-33-34. They are POCKET PASSERS not runners like Ronnie Mexico for heaven's sake. They aren't YOUNG but they usually can play longer than other positions because it is their brains/game knowledge that get better as they get older and are very important to being an effective QB.

[Udogg]

I'm hoping he starts off like he did in 07. Then bandwagon gets filled with SB talk. Then he struggles mid season and badwagon unloads.. Then he gets hot around game 12-13 and takes us on to win a superbowl. Then everyone praises him as the best panther QB ever. Then I spend the next month finding all the post where they were bashing him and throw it in their faces. Its how I plan on filling up my time after the probowl.

[jasonluckydog]

I'm hoping he starts off like he did in 07. Then bandwagon gets filled with SB talk. Then he struggles mid season and badwagon unloads.. Then he gets hot around game 12-13 and takes us on to win a superbowl. Then everyone praises him as the best panther QB ever. Then I spend the next month finding all the post where they were bashing him and throw it in their faces. Its how I plan on filling up my time after the probowl.

It's always good to have a plan!

[ncbobcat]

I think Jake will be Jake in that he'll be a model of inconsistancy. The reason people have dogged him i.e. media-types is while he's typically been inconsistent his stint here in Carolina, he's always played well in the playoffs. He layed an egg; I'm not going to re-hatch that egg and that's the reason those folks are all over him and predicting his downfall.

When I said he'll be a model of inconsistancy, I mean he'll have several games with a 90 or higher passing rating with mabe a 100+ or two sprinkled in there. On the flip side, he's going to have a few 60 passer ratings with even a 50 or two mixed in.

That's Jake--like it or not. He's good enough to make our team playoff calibre, but we just better hope that the one or two rotten eggs doesn't come in the post season.