Questioning Jakes arm still??

[Pantherman]

We all know that Jake took us to 2 NFC title games and won one of them to lead us to the SB on top of it. Then in 2007 Jake came out red hot in the first 2 games with 8tds and 1 int before he came up hurting. That was a great start. But I have the feeling that Jake arm is still not doing fine at this point even after 2 years of having the surgry on his elbow. It seems that his arm power is not all there and all of us knows his accurcy has gotten worse for some odd reason. Before his injury he was throwing lasers to steve smith. But after the injury his accurcy got a lot worse and his throwing power seemed to decreased. Are the panthers hiding something from the fans because of the hugh contract they gave Jake in the offseason. I don't know!! But I got a bad feeling Jake has not and most likly will never fully recover from the elbow surgry. I am not questioning his leadership and the ability to lead this team. But I am questioning his arm in wheather it has healed properly and has it fully healed are not. Also questioning to wheather this injury has caused Jake to not be able to throw the way he use to. We will never know because no personal are player of the team will ever say anything if there was something wrong with his arm. But I do hope the best for Jake for the rest of the season.

[KBRed]

I really don't think that the Panther's would extend Jake's contract if they knew there was a problem with his arm. Come on. He did well in preseason, give him his first game jitters and let him play another game. If he does bad in that game, with the OLine playing well then you can start talking.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I entertained the idea that his arm wasn't fully recovered, but to be honest I thought it looked very good in the preseason.

I'm more worried about his decision making than anything else.

[Pantherman]

But the question is does his arm still have the same strength and accurcy that it did before the injury. To me it seems his accurcy is worse then it was before the injury. It seemed during the game sunday when he throw a long ball to smith it was short. I just question wheather his arm is not able to throw the way it use to before he got hurt. In the preseason he didn't have one TD and his throwing didn't look all that good.

[BMorgan]

If I remember correctly, the extension was more of a cap savings than really giving Jake more money. It may have added 8 mil to the deal, but it is probably backloaded, and Jake will never see that money.

[KBRed]

I think it is more mental than physical. He said he threw it too high to Smith, so I think he still has the strength to throw the ball.

[joemac]

He looked fine in the preseason, so I really dont know what that meltdown was all about. Its not a physical thing, he just seems to snowball badly when something goes wrong. Its something in his head....maybe the team needs to call in a sports psychologist.

[Ga Cat Fan]

I read somewhere last year one of the Panthers receivers (maybe Smitty?) said Jake's passes had more zip on them after his surgery. I thought he looked okay in this preseason, so I don't know where the problem lies. I think it's a psychological thing more than physical.

[RazzleDazzle]

I think he just had a bad game.

[Carolina Mike]

I think he just had a bad game.

100% Agree!

[Mr ocho nueve]

Your dead right the surgery messed up his arm. Remeber, no other quarterback, or player that I know of, has comeback to play after that kind of surgery. I think it messed up his mechanics a little bit, causing his arm to be off. Hopefully, the kinks get out and he gets back to his old gunslinging self.

[TrueBlackandBlue]

legitimate questions and a fair perspective on Jake. There definitely was change for the worse that was somewhat masked by our improved running game. However, Smith was third in the league in receiving yards even though he missed two games. The whole Jake situation is incredibly difficult to predict but he deserves the benefit of the doubt and our support

[Jangler]

I think the long bombs need to stop for a few games. I know you need to do it the stretch the field, but he needs confidence more than anything right now. So if short passes 5-25 yard passes will do it then do that. Of course run run run...

[rainwater]

I think the long bombs need to stop for a few games. I know you need to do it the stretch the field, but he needs confidence more than anything right now. So if short passes 5-25 yard passes will do it then do that. Of course run run run...

I was saying that the whole game. They were blitzing and the only game plan they could come up with is "tell Jake to stand back there and throw bombs". They should of been running screens (I know they screwed one of them up) and short passes to TEs and RBs.