To Jake or not to Jake, that is the question! Weigh in Panther Fans
by revdwl34 on Jul 28, 2011 10:34 PM EDT
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What a day, what a week! While the Panthers have been resiging their core players, and adding some new pieces through free agent signings and today's trade, you might ask, "What's still needed to make the 2011 Panthers successful?" I can see some needs still at DT, CB, and depth on the OLine. You might have some other ideas.
But in my opinion, there is one gaping hole left, and that is another QB. I'll say it up front: After last season, I'm not comfortable with Jimmy Clausen and Tony Pike as the only QBs on the Panther roster except for SUPERCAM. I think a veteran QB would be really helpful to Cam, because:
1. If Cam doesn't look ready by the end of the preseason, it would be nice to have another viable option to lead the team and score points
2. Jimmy Clausen has not yet proved he can be an effective QB in this league.
3. One injury to Cam then could potentially put our offense/team's success in great jeopardy in 2011.
All that to say this, in my opinion, Jake Delhomme might be a good option for us to consider. Not for loyalty reasons, though I would like him to retire as a Panther. Rather, because he would be a perfect mentor for Cam, teaching him how to prepare, be a professional, and deal with the media. The other reason is, I'm not convinced the Marc Bulgers and Derek Andersons of the world would give us much more than Jake would, in terms of on the field performance. They have had as many "bad Jake" kind of years as Jake has the past few years.
That's just my opinion. What do you think?
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I would welcome Jake back with open arms. Not as a starter or even potentially seeing the field but back as a mentor for Cam and Jimmy. He would be a great motivator and even better teacher than the player he was. Plus, I still have his Jersey hanging in my closest collecting dust.
No
"It is now official... Cam Newton is now the face of our franchise.
by Caro2daheart... on Jul 29, 2011 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions
time to buy a #1 SUPERCAM jers gak : )
but yeah, wear that 17 proud, he gave us some good years. im guessin he ends up with foxy, since they are dealing orton. but if not, who knows??
I don't think Jake is coming back...
It would just be too awkward
One cries because one is sad. For example: I cry because others are stupid, and it makes me sad.
Right I think if Fox was still here it would be cool but... No
"It is now official... Cam Newton is now the face of our franchise.
by Caro2daheart... on Jul 29, 2011 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions
no
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by MMA_PITBULL on Jul 29, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
one neg could be
what if jake came in and clearly outplayed him in preseason—its possible. how strange itd be to have a QB controversy involving #17, even for a year.
also, the psychology of it would indeed be a bit strange: all of this new rivEra energy, then bringing back the past…
Because it would just be horrible for us
if we kept a talented QB around who might someday produce a Kolb/Schaub type deal.
Kevin Kolb, 2nd round pick (higher than Jimmy), produced 0 TD 4 INT and a 21.8 rating in his first two years. In his 4th year with a 76.1 QB rating he netted a 2nd round pick and a top CB. But please don’t let facts stand in the way of your argument.
That's what it sounds like to me. That prospect scares me.
I'm gonna live forever, I'm never gonna die. The only thing I fear is I'm never gonna fly.
by Charlotte Bobcat on Jul 29, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
HIgh quality character guy with guts
good mentor,,, really affraid to see him on the field again. I think it’s a good move though.
BoJ
I wonder if Jimmy has ever browsed this site.
If he has or does, I wonder what he thinks of the Panther fans. Like for real, not his canned answer. I would literally pay to hear what he really thinks.
As the great philosopher Yoda said "Try not! Do you must!"
by gdhood on Jul 29, 2011 3:24 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Could be that's all he thinks.
…“better and better…each and every day…”
You think he might just
sit in the dark with his ipad and look at this site and how we speak of him, and just rock back and forth and cry or perhaps he reads it and just laughs. Maybe it is wierd, but god would I love to know what he really thinks of Carolina fans, he did sort of get a crap and we did (me being one) lynch the crap out of him, lol.
As the great philosopher Yoda said "Try not! Do you must!"
I would love for Jake to retire a panther....Just like Steve Bureline did. Sign for a day then later.
Jake is an awesome man but his body, and perhaps mind, has been bretraying him I think. These last few years the ball is not comeing out of his hands like it has in the past. I think the AZ playoff game left him shell shocked and sometimes that happens to players.
Right not the best vet for the job is Derek Anderson, 1 he is young then Mark Bluger I think as well as lest fragile, 2 like it or not he is familar with the system, granted it was abotu 3 systems and a team or two in the past for him.
Even if he does sign with the team i am unsure that he starts. I can not wait to see what will happen in this preason.
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I think Bulger would be a much better option than Jake if we're looking for on the field success,
but I’d take Jake back over every other veteran out there if Bulger is unavailable.
I'm gonna live forever, I'm never gonna die. The only thing I fear is I'm never gonna fly.
by Charlotte Bobcat on Jul 29, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions
Heck no to Jake, unless it's a one day contract to retire.
Delhomme is still too powerful of a leader, this needs to be Cam’s locker room if we want success.
Yes I'm a dude.
by Flowing Willow on Jul 29, 2011 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
And who better to teach Cam how to rally the troops....
and follow him into the depths of hell and back??? Delhomme may not have been the most talented QB, but the guy sure did have more grit and determination than most of the league’s QBs combined.
"When you do something you love you don't have to work a single day in your life... I still haven't worked a single day in my life!" ~Carlos Santana
by Panther4Life!!! on Jul 29, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah he has great rapport w moose, DJ, kinger, rosario, barnid.....
i keed i keed….. except to say, the receiving corps he knew, is no more. im just stuck on how bad the bulgers and andersons being mentioned have been the past few yrs…. maybe even worse than JD
It would make for a great story in the press....
But I agree with other posters, it would be awkward. I am hearing the name Derek Anderson a lot right now…….
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