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 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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Rumor Has it That Foxy is Staying

The Observer broke the story, and the national media seems to have picked it up.  It looks like Marty Hurney, John Fox, and the coaching staff will all be invited to return next season.  To be honest, I don’t really have a coherent reaction to it.  I don’t know how I feel; I guess I’m indifferent.  [...]

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What Ails the Panthers

After Sunday’s collapse in New Orleans, the Panthers season is just about over.  With games against New England, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Minnesota still left, our playoff chances don’t look too good.  A commentator to a recent post asked me to write about the Panthers front office.  With uncertainty at quite a few positions including QB [...]

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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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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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Marty Hurney Reveals “The Plan”

Pat Yasinskas posted an excellent “Camp Confidential” training camp preview of the Panthers.  He began by noting that the Panthers have never had back-to-back winning season.  He spent a couple of paragraphs pointing out the disappointments of previous seasons – the failed expectations, the injuries, and the locker room problems.  That led to a gem [...]

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