Scott Fowler: Cutting Delhomme was a mistake

[Udogg]

I think Dwill sealed Jake's fate . Fox/Hurney thought maybe going into the year the team might have been divided into the for Jake/against Jake camps. They decided to nip it in the bud early so that there is no controversy. It's Moore's job to loose. Hopefully he becomes our Tom Brady and this become a moot point next year.

[err456]

Considering Jake's numbers, I don't believe it will be that hard to find another "insurance policy".

If his play continued the same this year we have a better insurance policy already on the PS.

[uncpanther]

I think Fowler should be cut for writing such a dumb ass article.

[OneBadassCat]

The only thing I don't like about it is that Jake knows our offense.

[g5jamz]

I agree with Scott Fowler...he's on the payroll...keep him on the payroll but make him understand his role.

[Sloth]

with the sentimental attachment that many on the team had for jake, it was going to be nearly impossible for moore to take the team over in the offseason. best thing for moore and the team was to eliminate jake altogether.

you want to move forward? cut ties with the past.

Yessir. Good post.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Not sure where Scott is coming from, cutting Jake makes perfect sense in this uncapped year. Teams need to operate under the assumption that the cap will return, so this might be the only window of opportunity the Panthers had to do this without long-term cap implications.

:werd:

The cap coming back isn't a matter of if, it's a matter of when.

[KillerKat]

another reason for this is to take temptation away from fox to put jake back in. It's pretty evident, esp from the press conference, that fox is pretty emotionally tied (shocker, i know) to jake. If things got rough for moore then fox would be tempted to put jake back in and he would do it a whole lot quicker than he ever did with replacing jake.

Very well could have been the same deal with deshaun foster. Higher ups tell fox it's time to move on and then eliminate the temptation by cutting foster loose.

It was the right move. If jake gets picked up by another team (which its looking like he might) then we aren't on the hook for the money either.

qft

[blackcatgrowl]

The first line of his article "Wow. Talk about a blindside hit on the quarterback"... sums up the rest of his position on this... he's clueless.

I heard 12-year-olds accurately predict 17's release before the season ended. If a Delhomme cut was a "blindside" to Fowler, he's got no business writing sports articles on Panther's football. What a tool.

[panthers55]

Bu they did do Jake a favor by cutting him now. Cutting him after TC and he would have a hard time finding a team. Cutting him know gives Jake the best chance of getting on a team and getting a good contract.

I agree. As I said in another thread, they either did it to give Jake the best chance to catch on with someone else or after seeing that some guys like Williams were still in jake's corner they wanted to end the controversy and cut ties with Jake to establish Moore as the starter and stop any locker room issues that could arise.

[panthers55]

How do you cut other older players that actually are playing decent football and justify leaving Jake on the team? They appear to be cutting the fat and he certainly qualifies.

It is certainly consistent with the whole rebuilding theme. I only worry that when you shred the veteran leadership on a team you make your locker room weaker and more susceptible to negative influences and increase the chances when things get tough, the team will cave. Most teams in rebuilding mode like St Louis for example cave each year when things get tough. Our team last year fought hard all year even when we were 4-7. Veteran leaders are often the reason. Sure we aren't cutting all the leaders but we sure are cutting a bunch.

[panthers55]

another reason for this is to take temptation away from fox to put jake back in. it's pretty evident, esp from the press conference, that fox is pretty emotionally tied (shocker, i know) to jake. if things got rough for moore then fox would be tempted to put jake back in and he would do it a whole lot quicker than he ever did with replacing jake.

very well could have been the same deal with deshaun foster. higher ups tell fox it's time to move on and then eliminate the temptation by cutting foster loose.

it was the right move. if jake gets picked up by another team (which its looking like he might) then we aren't on the hook for the money either.

We might be on the hook for the whole amount since it is guaranteed. Otherwise we will at least be on the hook for the difference between what is guaranteed and what the other team picks up. it is very unlikely we will be off the hook totally from what I read.

[cookinbrak]

They only cut him as a favor. It can only hurt us. We could have accomplished the same thing cutting him in June.

We didn't trade him, we cut him. If he doesn't sign with another team, we pay him 12 million. If he does sign with another team, we pay him 12 million. And if another CBA is reached before the season starts, he could actually count against our salary cap.

[nationsford]

this move was about money ASWELL as giving the team to moore without fans of delhomme (on and off the field) to get in the way of the process.