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5 Quarterbacks in 15 years...

firstdayfan

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After listening to a lot of "should we draft a quarterback" and "panthers can't develop quarterbacks", I thought it would be fun to look up the facts, and what did I find???? The Panthers have only drafted 5 quarterbacks in their 15 year history!!!!! Only 1 of the QB's was selected before the 4th round. Wanna know who they were?

1995: Round 1 (5) Kerry Collins-Was probably the 3rd best QB in franchise history and took us to the playoffs. Got his jaw obliterated and then became a raging drunk. Currently starts for the Titans and plays at a moderately high level, oh what could have been.

Round 6 (195) Jerry Colquitt-Yeah I know, I have no idea who this is either.

2001: Round 4 (106) Chris Weinke-Ah the late 20's QB who played at Florida State with other overrated players like Peter Warrick. He was the most popular QB a few years back when Jake was injured and people were clammering for the Heisman Trophy winner.

2002: Round 5 (137) Randy Fasani-One of the most famous preseason players in Panther history, everyone thought that he was really awesome when putting up numbers against 3rd and 4th stringers. Injuries later that season put him in the starting role and then he showed his true colors.

2005: Round 4 (121) Stefan LeFlors-The second coming of Jake Delhomme accept he had little arm strength and was really short. Played pretty well in preseason though before losing his job to Brett Basanez...ouch!

I guess the point in all this is that the Panthers as an organization really haven't drafted quarterbacks all that well. If Collins hadn't gone nuts there for a while he could have had a statue outside the stadium in a couple years. I think if the Panthers ever want a great QB then they will have to draft one before the 4th, preferably in the 1st round. Oh and the best QB's in franchise history in my opinion are 1) Jake Delhomme (super bowl, nuff said) 2) Steve Beurlein (horrible announcer but he was my favorite QB to watch) 3) Kerry Collins (he quit the team, remember) 4) Chris Weinke (pretty sad huh) 5) Matt Moore (hah, just kidding)

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Jake Delhomme isn't fit to sniff Steve Beuerlein's jockstrap. Beuerlein was a BEAST back in the day.

I definitely agree with you but Jake has had more success over a period of time. I think if Steve wouldn't have got shipped off that year he would have really put up some numbers. I loved the way he threw the ball away if nothing was there and that dive against Green Bay is one of my most favorite Panther plays ever!

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I definitely agree with you but Jake has had more success over a period of time. I think if Steve wouldn't have got shipped off that year he would have really put up some numbers. I loved the way he threw the ball away if nothing was there and that dive against Green Bay is one of my most favorite Panther plays ever!

Yeah thats a play you can never forget

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Check out these Beuerlein stats:

After the season signed with the Carolina Panthers. Beuerlein holds many Panthers passing records. These include single-season records, all set in 1999, for passing yards (4,436), touchdowns (36), attempts (571), and completions (343).

He holds three of the top four single-game passing yard totals in team history (373, 368, and 364). His 5 touchdown passes in the last week of the 1999 season are still a team record.

His 36 touchdown passes were 2nd in the NFL in 1999, and remain the eighth highest single-season total in league history. His 4,436 passing yards led the league, as did his 343 completions.

Steve Beuerlein of 1999 and 2000...now THAT was a quarterback.

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we will win with jake,bottom line.look at numbers with him,look at numbers wthout him.it's like night and day.you kids are funny

Whats your point buddy? Nobody questioned Jake at all, I even said he was the best QB in franchise history, but we can't keep relying on undrafted rookies and free agents to solve the QB situation for the future.

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Check out these Beuerlein stats:

Steve Beuerlein of 1999 and 2000...now THAT was a quarterback.

That offense was REALLY fun to watch. Too bad Jeffers blew out his knee in the preseason the following year. I wish we would have made the playoffs that year. Remember that we had to run up the score on New Orleans to have a chance? Who was their QB that day???? Hmmmm...

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