Best damn Essay on Jake Delhomme this Offseason!

[QuasiYoda]

This is the best Damn essay on Jake Delhomme and why the Panther's were right to sign him to a long term contract!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219160-doomed-with-delhomme-dont-count-on-it

Exerpts below

One nice thing about his game is that he still gets better in the fourth quarter. Although he's ranked 18th in the league among active quarterbacks, in the fourth quarter he suddenly becomes the NFL's fifth best. He actually led the league in completion percentage late in the game when the score was close.

Yes, despite his lousy overall numbers, when the game is on the line he's still

one of the best around.

And More . . .

And when the game is on the line and we need the gunslinger to come out, his rating rises from the high 70's to 97.8. Somehow he gets a lot more accurate too.

Do you think the Chargers are ready to question his accuracy in the last two minutes? Dante Rosario sure won't.

How about the Bears, who watched him go four for five in the fourth, including a deep ball to King that put the Panthers in perfect position for the go-ahead score. Do you think they respect his game?

Green Bay ought to have a lot of respect for Jake's ability to hit the deep ball in the fourth quarter. Or was that all Steve Smith?

Of course, the Saints are well acquainted with his comebacks. They suffered another one last year as Jake hit Smitty for a big gain on the Panthers' last drive. He completed his only other attempt to Moose before Kasay kicked the game winning field goal.

The bottom line is, Jake was deadly in the fourth every time the Panthers were in a close game last year. The Giants edged the Panthers in overtime, but that might be blamed on the defense instead of the quarterback

And more . . .

This column isn't about that. It's about why people think the Panthers are doomed with Jake under center.

It's about blaming a quarterback for choosing a terrible time to have a terrible game.

A game in which the starting running back managed 23 yards after an opening drive that saw him run all over the opponents.

A game in which the NFL's third best rushing attack ran the ball 15 times and passed 34, including on the vast majority of first downs.

A game in which the defense left one of the NFL's best receivers uncovered in the flat for the entire first half. In six of Arizona's seven possessions during the first half, the Cardinals were forced to punt only once.

A game in which the quarterback shouldered the blame for the whole team and staff, and still accepts it.

Read the full thing click the link

[Metal_Sparty]

Very nice article.

[Jackofalltrades]

Great read!

[grateflday]

Great article. Thanks for posting. I agree with alot of it.

[Kyle82]

I'm down with that!!

[hank pimple butt]

rep+ for the great read! probably one of the best analysis of delhomme!

[bleys]

no one can really argue with that.. pretty much sums up what all the "homers" are saying, even though it's a balanced view.. ashame all the haters are really the ones ignoring all the facts. No one says he's the greatest ever, just sayin he's not solely the problem...

Weird...

[ed bell]

The Delhomme lynch mob will avoid this until there are enough posts to cloud the issue. This doesn't change the fact that Jake has his work cut out for him this year. Jake is now "all in" with the fans, the way I see it.

[bleys]

The Delhomme lynch mob will avoid this until there are enough posts to cloud the issue. This doesn't change the fact that Jake has his work cut out for him this year. Jake is now "all in" with the fans, the way I see it.

agree with everything you said....

[vorbis]

Jake Delhomme is a decent writer.

[bleys]

Jake Delhomme is a decent writer.

lmfao... now we're talking... I bet he takes Keyshawn's place for Jim Rome. One day, it'll happen.

[SorthNarolina]

no one can really argue with that.. pretty much sums up what all the "homers" are saying, even though it's a balanced view.. ashame all the haters are really the ones ignoring all the facts. No one says he's the greatest ever, just sayin he's not solely the problem...

Weird...

Carolina is a running team. When the game starts, Jake is called on to be a game manager. He's tasked with handing the ball off to Williams and Stewart, and when we need a first down he'll throw for it.

people who refer to themselves and the team as "we" are usually fans, so i don't think this was from an outside observer. This was a fan coming to his defense.

I agree with most of it, except for the part where he mentions all of the famous quarterbacks and their bad games. It's a lot easier for a guy like Peyton Manning to get past the media with 4 INTs than for a guy like Jake Delhome to get by with 5 ints and fumble.

[QuasiYoda]

people who refer to themselves and the team as "we" are usually fans, so i don't think this was from an outside observer. This was a fan coming to his defense.

I don't see why that would matter. Especially because all the points he makes are verifiable facts. And seeing as most "Outside Observers" have dropped the ball in this arena. They make a quick surface read and call that the reality of the situation.

Small market teams don't get very good coverage from National "Experts".

Remember Amateurs built the Ark, while Experts built the Titanic!

[Razzy]

But the sinking of the Titanic had more to do with the arrogance of the crew and White Star, the operating company. Similar to the way the media has jumped all over Jake, the Titanic's reputation as unsinkable was a product of the media at the time, and not the builders. It just goes to show that you can never trust the media.

But anyways, good article. I especially agree that Jake fits our offensive system. He is not a QB you should force to win you the game, but he is a leader and a good game manager.