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Why I believe Jake will retire this offseason.

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So there is one really big reason why Jake would not retire this offseason and that is money, right? Well, yes but not as much as you may think.

Delhomme signed his extention last offseason but most of his guarunteed money was most probably paid in 2009. Don't forget that he was already set to make about 14 million in 09 and the extention only saved about 2 million in cap space. So if Delhomme got 20 million guarunteed and 12 million was already paid that would only leave 8 million over the next 4 years.

And while Delhomme is also someone who is very competative that also means that he probably will not want to go through the embarassment of not being the starter. Let's face facts here, everyone including Delhomme can see how bad he was playing.

But probably the biggest reason why he will retire is the Panthers. This organization can be loyal to a fault but that doesn't mean they haven't known when to say goodbye either. Rucker is probably the best example of this. Rucker wanted to play and was ready to sign a new contract but the Panthers said thanks but no thanks. Rucker ended up retiring and now works for the Panthers.

Nick Goings is another one of those guys that Fox absolutely loved but when he was no longer being effective in any phase of the game, the Panthers cut him loose.

While I don't entirely agree with the concept that Fox is too loyal to vetern players, I can't entirely disput it either. But one thing Fox and Hurney has demostrated over the years is that they aren't unwilling to cut a player loose once they relized they held onto them too long.

Delhomme's retirement won't come anytime soon but I think once the playoffs and super bowl is over we will see Delhomme make an announcement before the start of FA. And I'm sure that even if it isn't completely Jake's decission, the Panthers will allow to look that way.

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I can tell you why he won't. Brett Favre & Warner tearing poo up in their late 30's(is Warner 38 or 39?) / 40s. He'll keep trying until he's physically incapable of throwing a football, that's just the way Jake is.

Maybe a year of bench warming will do good for him.

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Jake's not ready to call it quits.

This isn't fantasy land. We, the fans, don't get to write the story. Money, politics, and strategy do. Jake will be the starter (until he screws up just once) come game one, unless he loses his starting job to Moore in camp. Remember, though we all know Moore is better and that Jake's finger was more than likely not all that damaged, Moore got the job due to an injury to Jake...that was the story we were fed and that's the story they must work off because they created it. And by they, I mean the organization. They made their bed, now they must lay in it. We'd like to think it's as simple as "Moore starts, hands down", but it sadly is not that simple. Jake is not a quitter and will not let a horrible season defeat him. He wants to compete.

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Jake's guaranteed money is split with his salary. All of it has not been paid, no where near it. Smartest thing for the Panthers to do is either restructure his contract and significantly lower the guaranteed money or if he refuses, cut him and take the loss. It will be cheaper to cut him and deal with the cap hit for a year than to pay him more money to ride the bench or come in and throw interceptions.

On a side note if Jake does start next year I will refuse watch or go to a game until he is benched.

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