-Video courtesy of SteveSmithTD89 from Youtube, check out his channel at the following link.

My friends, there are times where that football fans or fans of any sport in the world makes a kneejerk reaction to a tough loss. There are times where we hate on players that have been loyal to franchise for a good long time, just to have them prove to us the next week that they don't deserve it.

However, the only thing in the world that Jake has been consistent at this season has been his inconsistency. While some of us will point the finger at Jeff Davidson at the cause of this debacle, others will say that his confidence is not there, and still others will blame at John Fox, the bottom line is that the Jake Delhomme of 2009 has been nothing like the Jake Delhomme of 2008.  He's been downright horrible, and has been one of the greatest reasons that the Panthers have a losing record.

However, with Jake Delhomme incurring a broken finger during the loss against the Jets, the Panthers will be forced to make a change at QB. This is an important move, and it has already changed the fate of a couple of franchises in the NFL. Here's a couple of examples.

1. Minnesota Vikings

Brett Favre is a beast. Need I say anything more?

Seriously though, the Vikings are 10-1 with 5 games to go. They're going to win their division by a large margin, and they went from being a borderline playoff team to a Super Bowl contender. To make it simple, Brett Favre simply makes everyone around him better. You can't explain how he can retain such a strong arm at 40 years of age. He makes all the throws that he needs to make, even in clutch situations where the game is on the line. Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice have been transformed into legitimate receivers, proving once more that sometimes receivers are only as good as the QB throwing to them.

In essence, last year the Vikings hosted a powerful running game without even a average QB to compliment it. Sound familiar? This year they got a Pro-Bowler, and it's placed them in good position to get to the Super Bowl.

 

2. Tennessee Titans

How much can you say about the turnaround of this team? For whatever reason, Kerry Collins had a similar backstroke from last year just like our Jake Delhomme. Similar age, similar statistics, it's pretty damn eerie at how closely related the two situations really are. And yet after being replaced by Vince Young after 6 straight losses to start the season, the situation suddenly flipped.

5 wins in a row. Vince Young has completed 83 out of 132 passes for 1,010 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. He's quickly become the leading candidate for the Comeback Player of the Year award, and he's put his team in position to make a late run at the playoffs. If the Titans can pull it off and run the tables, this will possibly go down as the single best decision ever made by a head coach, ever.

For the Panthers, they need to hope and pray that Matt Moore can pull a similar turnaround. We face the Bucs next week with Matt Moore at the helm, a situation that the fans been begging for weeks. We don't need a Pro-Bowler like a Brett Favre, or even a duel threat QB like Vince Young. What the Panthers need is an average QB that can be solid against the blitz and effective enough to stop other teams from stacking 8 and 9 players in the box.

After the Bucs, we face the Patriots, the Vikings, and the Giants in rapid succession. If the Panthers have any chance of making the playoffs, they have to annihilate the Bucs. They have to slaughter them. They need to run the ball down their throat. But in order to eventually win the Super Bowl, we need to do a little more than that. The Panthers need a QB that can be consistent, and all eyes will be on Matt Moore this week to see if he can be that guy.

For the sake of our franchise, I sure hope he is.