The only acceptable statement if Fox is retained...

[Zod]

Good to see that Fox has taken good ole Zod's advice.

[panthers55]

Good to see that Fox has taken good ole Zod's advice.

Now lets hope that being named the starter spurs Moore to do the things I mentioned above. He has every reason to come out with a new attitude and committment to doing everything he can to be the best.

Whether it turns out to be the right decision or not is still up in the air.

[Lumps]

I'm just hoping he doesn't throw 4 INTs a game.

If he doesn't do that, this is the right decision.

[Khyber53]

The biggest issue Moore had was shown the door Thursday night. With Jake gone, the ball is in Moore's court to do the most important thing a QB can do: take command of his team.

Since Delhomme was so loved and respected by his teammates, there was no way he could sit on the bench while Moore started, even if it made sense as a gold-plated insurance policy. Jake earned the respect of the other players by the man he was on and off the field, something Moore is on his way to doing.

But for Moore to really have a shot at earning it, Jake had to be given his walking papers. You just can't have the chance of someone still looking at Jake as the leader of the team, it would just undermine Moore.

Delhomme also put in the work to train to be a QB, to rehab himself, to study the game and the opponents, and to learn the people he worked with. It's a big job, probably the toughest one in all of sport, but it's what Moore signed up for. Here's hoping he can do it.

If not, we're going to be looking at that empty spot on the bench.