Do you have faith in Dwayne Jarrett's ability to step up next season?

[C47]

You can qualify it however you want.

Jake being the QB, Fox wanting to ride Moose into the ground.

All those are excuses.

The fact is, the guy hasn't shown anything to make anyone believe that he can handle being a starter in this league.

And like I said before, I hope I'm wrong. I want to be wrong. I'd love for him to show that he can start, and excell opposite Steve Smith. Any receiver worth a damn should be able to excell opposite Steve Smith.

None of our receivers have shown anything other then Smith, kind of hard to do s*** when you have a QB who turns the ball over every 17 attempts that doesn't even include the fumbles he had. All of our WR's will perform better now that we have a more accurate QB who isn't afraid to let a lesser known guy make a play.

[CRA]

Jarrett has proven if he plays and you throw it to him...he will likely catch it. He isn't going to be like Smitty or Moose.....he will be Jarrett. If they play him and throw to him....he will be productive....but Carolina needs to get away from these repeated 2 WR sets being run so much.

If fans know the plays coming you better believe the opponents do.....the predictable play calling hasn't helped much either recently.

[pantherclaw]

None of our receivers have shown anything other then Smith' date=' kind of hard to do s*** when you have a QB who turns the ball over every 17 attempts that doesn't even include the fumbles he had. All of our WR's will perform better now that we have a more accurate QB who isn't afraid to let a lesser known guy make a play.[/quote']So you are throwing it all on Jake? I don't care whom the QB is. The player can beat out other players by showing he has a good work ethic, and shows up not only in practice, but on the field.

I can see you are a bit emotional on this subject. Perhaps you should back up a bit, and look at it from another view point. Or don't, I really don't give a damn.

[C47]

So you are throwing it all on Jake? I don't care whom the QB is. The player can beat out other players by showing he has a good work ethic, and shows up not only in practice, but on the field.

I can see you are a bit emotional on this subject. Perhaps you should back up a bit, and look at it from another view point. Or don't, I really don't give a damn.

We are talking about the position that relies most on the teams QB. When you have one of the worst QB's in the league your WR's are going to be affected by it. DJ has been often called one of the best looking players in practice to I'm not sure where your going with that. As for showing up on the field kind of hard to do when your head coach wont give you a chance.

[AceMan]

So you are throwing it all on Jake? I don't care whom the QB is. The player can beat out other players by showing he has a good work ethic, and shows up not only in practice, but on the field.

I can see you are a bit emotional on this subject. Perhaps you should back up a bit, and look at it from another view point. Or don't, I really don't give a damn.

Stopped reading right there. Last year and a half proved it DOES matter who the QB is and you can pretty much put it all on Jake(and Fox).

[Jak Perez]

So you are throwing it all on Jake? I don't care whom the QB is. The player can beat out other players by showing he has a good work ethic, and shows up not only in practice, but on the field.

I can see you are a bit emotional on this subject. Perhaps you should back up a bit, and look at it from another view point. Or don't, I really don't give a damn.

I think you also have to consider that when your QB is performing among the worst in the league, but your running game is performing among the best, minimizing the former and maximizing the latter is the best chance for success. In this respect, Muhammed's consistency as a blocker despite a decline in his receiving abilities was naturally preferrable to Jarret's inconsistency despite his potential as a receiver.

However, the uncertainty and potential that Moore brings to the QB position validates giving opportunity to the uncertainty and potential that Jarret brings more than the consistently poor play Delhomme exhibited did.

[SorthNarolina]

We are talking about the position that relies most on the teams QB. When you have one of the worst QB's in the league your WR's are going to be affected by it. DJ has been often called one of the best looking players in practice to I'm not sure where your going with that. As for showing up on the field kind of hard to do when your head coach wont give you a chance.

excuses excuses. I don't know why you're so caught up in defending Jarrett. Carter, Colbert, King, and Rosario have all produced more with Jake throwing and Fox coaching.

It's completley fair, logical, and rational to give Jarrett a poor rating.

The truth is you don't know at all how the coaches feel about Jarrett. To say that the coaches won't give him a chance is nothing but an assumption that you have made to suit your opinion. If Fox & Co. are such boobs when it comes to identifying talent then they wouldn't have found any of the players we have right now.

[SorthNarolina]

Stopped reading right there. Last year and a half proved it DOES matter who the QB is and you can pretty much put it all on Jake(and Fox).

6 out of the bottom 10 teams in terms of a passer rating had a rookie that out performed Jarrett in his 3rd year.

[C47]

excuses excuses. I don't know why you're so caught up in defending Jarrett. Carter, Colbert, King, and Rosario have all produced more with Jake throwing and Fox coaching.

Carter and Colbert performed "decently" prior to Jakes TJ surgery, huge difference.

[faultlessjoint]

I've been annoyed with everyone saying that Moose and Moore can't get it done as a #2. I'm not here to argue that they are legitimate #2's just that they could be. I really don't think it's fair to judge any of our WR's or TE's abilities based on the last two seasons.

For me, the jury is still out on Jarret. I really don't feel I have any kind of sense of what he is capable of. Jake's throws were difficult to catch before Tommy Jone came along. After TJ his passes were all over the place. Not to mention, Jarret was rarely ever targeted; his sample size is far too small. I'm withholding judgement on him until I see him targeted 5-10 times a game for a few games.

[pantherclaw]

So now, the major thinking here is, it was Jake's play that held Jarrett back, despite the fact that Jake inspired his teammates to play better.

I never discredited the QB, but you can't put it all on Jake. Well, YOU can, but that is just a frigging excuse.

I never once said I've given up on the young receiver, but the question of the thread is, do I have faith in Dwayne Jarrett's ability to step up this coming season. So stick to the frigging question and topic on hand. The fact is, he hasn't shown that he can be a starter in this league. You can qualify that however you want to, but it doesn't change that fact.

I also stated, that I hope I'm wrong. I hope Jarrett can step it up, and be the receiver we drafted him to be.

That being said, no, I don't have faith that he can step it up, just because Jake is gone. That's frigging ignorant.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Here's a chart that shows my confidence in Jarrett over the years since we drafted him...

[magnus]

You make a very good point on the fact that it might be Fox, because it's not like the first time he's done this before I remember when people thought D-Will wasn't that good because he couldn't beat out Fumbling Foster.

remember the Vinny Testaverde talk? Williams wasn't working hard enough. He wasn't blocking well. Probably didn't know the playbook. But sure, that's Fox's fault.

[SmootsDaddy89]

He hasn't shown anything, to make me believe he can be a #2 in this league.

He does make some nice catches, but he couldn't even beat out an older, slower Moose.

Yeah, I'm sure his "inability to beat out Moose" had nothing to do with their proven loyalty to veterans.