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[Squirrel]

It isn't as simple as all that. Here is the best explanation of what we are up against.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Delhomme-contract-has-Panthers-on-the-hook.html

Its 13 million to cut him it is $6 million to keep him on the roster. Peppers made 16 million this year 20 million if we keep him next year. If we cut Jake before the options and before June 30th it is 13 million. All I was saying cutting Jake and not tagging Peppers would wipe each other out for the cap.

Seems pretty simple to me.

[KillerKat]

Thus, the Panthers can release Delhomme prior to next season and subject themselves to almost $13M of future guaranteed salary. Or they can supersede the contract and pay the same almost $13M guaranteed through signing bonus and guaranteed salary in 2010. Or they can exercise the future option payments and subject themselves to the same almost $13M guaranteed (or over $16M guaranteed with the exercise of the second option). Or they can opt not to exercise the options and subject themselves to the same almost $13M guaranteed through the non-exercise fees.

The above is a detailed way of saying the Panthers are on the hook for almost $13M guaranteed to Delhomme, a player who will be 35 in January and whose contract they could have let expire at the end of this season with no future obligation.

So cut him or keep him, you still pay the same amount. Makes the decision even easier.

[PantherDude]

keep jake, as much as people think he is done he could pull a Kurt Warner. Players have off years and while I dont see him coming back I think he could be a better back-up than Feely or McCown. We might as well keep him in hope that when/if he is called up, will play like Jake of the old days.

The only way he can pull a Warner if he play for different team.

McCown knows the playbook too and is better.

:lol:

McCown is a bigger joke than Jake. He never even has the success like Jake has before his collapse this year. For god's sake, almost everyone here didn't want him here at all to begin with. Same with Feeley too.

[Mother Grabber]

If Moore doesn't play lights out again this weekend, it gives Fox the excuse he needs to put Jake as #1 going into camp next Summer.