Cool story about an old friend of ours

[Mr. Scot]

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“I learned so much about the game of football while I was in Cleveland,” McCoy wrote. “Jake Delhomme really helped me understand things at this level. And honestly, he didn’t have to. I was the young draft pick, and he was clearly the veteran I was intended to replace. But he never acted like that. He never viewed me as the bad guy. In fact, we did just about everything together when I was a rookie. I used to swing by his house and pick him up in the morning, then we’d drive to work together. After practice, we’d drive home together. During the week, we’d watch tape together. He’d show me how to read an NFL defense, what subtle cues to pick up on.

“This was a guy who had been in the league for a long time — heck, he played in a Super Bowl — and he was completely open with his knowledge. And that really is amazing, because we were competing for a job. He didn’t treat me like a threat. He treated me like a teammate. That taught me a lot.”

That lesson carried over to Washington, and he said he has no problems staying there to back up Cousins, calling it “the right move then and it’s the right move now.”

“I’m now more thankful than ever that Jake showed me how to be a truly great teammate,” McCoy wrote. “I learned how to contribute in so many ways, even if it’s not on the field every Sunday. Every week during the season, I offer Kirk whatever notes I have on the opposing defense, just like Jake did for me. But I also prepare like I’m going to start, because that’s the only thing I know. I treat my work with the scout team like it’s a game. It can be a little draining, all that preparation without knowing when you’ll get a shot. But it’s also comforting knowing with certainty that I can step in a make a difference when the time does come.”

That kind of commitment to a backup role isn’t common among guys who have been trained to win jobs from an early age. But like Delhomme — who got chances in Cleveland and Houston after he ran his course in Carolina in large part because he was a decent human being — McCoy seems to understand the value of being part of something larger.

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The quote in that first line is not something you'll hear said very often, but it makes a lot more sense once you understand he's talking about Delhomme.

All indications are that he has no interest in coaching, but I've long thought Jake might make a pretty good QB coach if he were so inclined.

[motocross_cat]

Would be a good coach, problem is when dude gets excited you cant understand a damn thing he says.

[Mr. Scot]

I always remember Jake calling "haaaiids" for the overtime coin toss against the Saints and Mike Carey barely keeping from cracking up.

[The Huddler]

Lol.  

 

Jake taught me how to ride the bench

[cookinwithgas]

thank you for this Mr. Scot.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, cookinwithgas said:

thank you for this Mr. Scot.

Eeehhh, I just linked it. The writing is Gantt.

[Hotsauce]

Love hearing stuff about Jake, one of my Favs...

Lol, not sure how good his advice was tho, seeing how McCoy is a bust

[Jackofalltrades]

Best Panther QB of all time!

 

 

(runs, hides and waits for fall out)

[ThPantherFan]

2 hours ago, Jackofalltrades said:

Best Panther QB of all time!

 

 

(runs, hides and waits for fall out)

For managing a game, he was the greatest.  Threw good, but not fantastic.  We now have an all around QB. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

He was a beauty.

[Jangler]

Jake was having his best month when Tommy Jone showed up, never forget that. Jake proved enthusiasm and a positive attitude can make you better than you are. 

[outlaw4]

5 hours ago, Hotsauce said:

Love hearing stuff about Jake, one of my Favs...

Lol, not sure how good his advice was tho, seeing how McCoy is a bust

It is McCoy were talking about here. From what I recall, he has next to no arm so advice from a former gunslinger may not be as useful on the field.

1 minute ago, Jangler said:

Jake was having his best month when Tommy Jone showed up, never forget that. Jake proved enthusiasm and a positive attitude can make you better than you are. 

To the very end, I never questioned his desire to win and character. I'd shake his hand and thank him if I could for, if nothing else, being a great person.

That fateful day when he grabbed his elbow was the beginning of the end, however. He actually had a rather strong arm but rather than time snatching that away little by little, he lost that advantage all at once. 

As for coach, I get the impression he'd rather tend to horses or go fishing than roam a sideline. Besides, he'd probably need a translator.

[Mr. Scot]

18 minutes ago, outlaw4 said:

As for coach, I get the impression he'd rather tend to horses or go fishing than roam a sideline. Besides, he'd probably need a translator.

Jake communicating with Cam?

Is there a Cajun to English dictionary?

[j2sgam]

As an always recovering BDJS, Jake will be my guy, even pulled out my 17 jerseys to sport on offseason Sunday's...

Glad he helped other players, as well as lay the foundation for what we have today. The attitude McCoy speaks of is still the way it's done in Carolina, just fine-tuned into what we know now....