The “Window” is Slammed Shut

A Day of Cuts:  Jake Delhomme, Kemo, Damione Lewis, Na’il Diggs, Landon Johnson - all cut today.  The cuts happened to quickly that I very well may have forgotten about someone.  While the loss Delhomme won’t mean any more football-wise than any of those others players – arguably, his loss will mean less than the other [...]

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Panthers Cut Delhomme

Breaking: Panthers cut Jake Delhomme. News just broke and Delhomme won’t speak to media until tomorrow. There will be a lot more on this tomorrow.

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Panthers and Peppers Part Ways

Panthers fans can watch the health care summit tomorrow without any distractions.  The Carolina Panthers had until tomorrow to decide what to do with Julius Peppers, but they went ahead and announced on Tuesday that they would not franchise Pep for a second straight season.  I think I have made myself clear in previous posts that [...]

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Jake Delhomme Still Gives Us the Best Chance to Win

When you are an anonymous blogger in your pajamas who is a rabid sports fan and who takes bold stances regarding his home teams, last night was a glorious night.  You see, some of us saw the potential in Matt Moore.  Others in the national media stuck with the status quo and even wrote it up.  [...]

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Fox Sports Indicts Hurney and Fox

Via Cat Scratch Reader. This Fox Sports article says that the contracts of Jake Delhomme a nd Julius Peppers are the number “1 and 1a” worst contracts in the NFL.  It’s not so bad that the Panthers have the two worst contracts in the NFL.  The bad part is that Marty Hurney and John Fox explicitly created this situation.  These [...]

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The Fox/Delhomme Saga Gets More Ridiculous

Just when you thought the obvious would finally happen and John Fox would bench Jake Delhomme, the Carolina Panthers reached an all-time low today.  The Panthers announced that Delhomme broke his thumb late in the game yesterday, which coincidentally gives them a perfect excuse to start Matt Moore on Sunday at home against Tampa.  The Panthers likely [...]

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Kurt Warner Dresses Up as Jake Delhomme for Halloween

Kurt Warner’s play today reminded me of a QB who I know very well – Jake Delhomme.  Inaccurate throws, not holding on to the ball when he was clearly about to get sacked, tipped balls galore – some of which were picked.  Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse and he couldn’t throw [...]

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We’ve Bottomed Out

What a day Wednesday was for Charlotte sports.  Rip Van Winkle John Fox has elected to keep Jake Delhomme as the Panthers starting QB.  The Bobcats opened their season with Stevie Graham as their starting SG, and they scored a whopping 59 points tonight in Boston, which is a franchise low.  I must admit that [...]

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Opportunities Wasted; Season Over

This one touched all of my nerves.  My favorite kicker, John Kasay, badly missed two field goals from 36 and 43 yards.  I like John Kasay so much that one of my first blog entries ever was devoted solely to him and his choke antics.  Jake Delhomme wasn’t going to let some kicker outdo him.  [...]

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Panthers are 0-3; I am 3-0

The Panthers suck; I’m talking myself up to make myself feel better about this miserable season.  Have you read my three previews for this season?  They’ve been dead on.  It’s not that I’m some genius, but you can tell that I’ve clearly watched just about every game this franchise has ever played.  In fact, I’ve [...]

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More Jake Reactions

Pat Yasinskas said that the Jake Delhomme debacle has the potential to bring down John Fox and Marty Hurney.  Meanwhile, he came up with a good comparison.  He said that Delhomme reminds him of Chuck Knoblauch.  I say Rick Ankiel; Pat says Chuck Knoblauch.  The point is the same.  Jerome Bettis was downright nasty in saying [...]

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Dear Philly Fans

I know you have given Donovan McNabb a hard time.  You booed him the day he was drafted, and he has never been good enough for you since then.  Don’t get me wrong, I understand where you’re coming from.  He hasn’t won the big one yet.  So many of your playoff runs have stalled in [...]

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A National Embarrassment

It’s official; John Fox named Jake Delhomme the starter next week at Atlanta.  This is unbelievable.  Could you imagine if the Panthers were coached by Bill Parcells or Bill Cowher?  Delhomme wouldn’t just be benched; he would be cut.  Instead, he was given a vote of confidence to remain the starter of the John Fox-led Panthers.  We are [...]

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The Case for Matt Moore

I don’t even know why I’m bothering to write this post.  I know John Fox won’t make the change at QB.  In fact, he’s already hinted that he’s sticking with Jake Delhomme.  This is the same coach who sat DeAngelo Williams for two seasons in favor of DeShaun Foster.  This is the same coach who refused to part [...]

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Eagles Give Jake Delhomme a Game Ball

What the heck, let’s get to the good news first.  The good news is that I was dead on with my season and game previews.  I said Jake can’t fumble when he gets hit by the Eagles pressure.  He did.   I said Jake can’t throw picks when he gets blitzed.  He threw plenty.  I said Jake can’t [...]

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Panthers Season Preview

The season is finally here, and I must admit that I’m fired up for it.  I like to think that I’m realistic about the Panthers chances, but I’m still excited to see them play.  Plus, there is the pure naivety that accompanies the beginning of any season.  You know, the kind that tells you to [...]

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Football is in the Air

The Carolina Panthers reported to training camp today.  Practice begins tomorrow, and the first preseason game is only about two weeks away.  I am stoked.  Until (if) we get a MLB team, the start of training camp means even more for Charlotte.  Pro sports are back.  Time for those trips to Spartanburg to catch some football [...]

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John Clayton Writes Up Jake Delhomme

John Clayton thinks that Jake Delhomme is still just what the Panthers need.  First of all, I want to give Clayton credit for pointing out that Delhomme’s extension was actually a salary cap-friendly move.  Most of the headlines this offseason made it seem as if the Panthers gave Delhomme a huge raise after screwing up the [...]

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Foxy Speaks…and Makes a Ridiculous Comparison

John Fox spoke with the media on Wednesday about the Julius Peppers situation.  He was unusually candid, but he didn’t provide a lot of new information.  Let me sum up Fox’s feelings, he thinks Julius Peppers is a very good player and he likes Peppers.  There was one comment that stood out to me: Is Tom [...]

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The Signs Were There

Bad Pass D, Shaky QB Play:  The Panthers couldn’t stop the Cardinals passing attack last night, especially Larry Fitzgerald.  This was a theme all season.  I don’t buy John Fox’s company line either.  He claims that the soft zone the Panthers play allows completions, but it keeps the offense in front of the D and [...]

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