Maybe Fox needs to take a page out of Andy Reid's book..

[RockECU]

..and bench Jake for just a game, no matter what the outcome, then re-insert him if he loves him so much.

It worked very well for the Eagles last year when Reid benched McNabb, then once he came back, he played pretty well. If I'm not mistaken, they squeaked in as a 6th seed and went to the NFC Champ game?

Comfort kills progress, and sometimes, in order to take a step forward, you have to take a step back first. Jake needs that step back. I mean, how hard is he working to keep his job, when he knows he can't lose it anyway?

[section543]

That is a decent idea. If Fox is really worried about "Jake the person", he should allow Jake to voluntarily take some time off the field to work on his mechanics, or whatever they can come up with. It happens often in baseball where pitchers are sent to the minors for a tuneup. This would allow Jake to really take the blame he asks for, give him some measure of decency, and give someone else a shot to actually throw footballs in a catchable manner.

[RazzleDazzle]

Reid didn't bench McNabb with the intentions of him starting the next week. Kolb just played like poo and he was forced to start McNabb again. When a player is playing like Delhomme is and has scored more points for the opponents then his team, you bench him for good. There is no coming back at the age he is, this will probably be his last season and that Buffalo game could of been his last game. I love Jake, I hope he gets one more shot to redeem himself against the Cardinals and turns it around but it's just not going to happen. No matter how much I pray and dream, fuging football gods.