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I bet $1000 that Jake Delhomme will start Opening Day 2009


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Jake will be the starter on day one unless he retires. Fox and his staff will be back. The biggest additions to the club will be a late second round draft pick, a late third round pick, and a couple of defensive line journeymen and projects like Tyler Brayton. Peppers and Gross will both be back, but only one of them will want to be here.

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what in hell... who on earth wouldnt consider a 12- 5 team "good"?!?!

12-5 is an excellent record

How would the playoffs not be on the platter?? if a team makes it to the 2nd round of the playoffs one year, and changes nothing for the next season, the result should be very similar. two teams that are exactly the same from one year to the next year, with no other stipulations involved should result in two very similar results.

The NFL is not a "no other stipulations involved" league. Sorry.

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Jake will be the starter on day one unless he retires. Fox and his staff will be back. The biggest additions to the club will be a late second round draft pick, a late third round pick, and a couple of defensive line journeymen and projects like Tyler Brayton. Peppers and Gross will both be back, but only one of them will want to be here.

i agree 100% thats all that will happen. In my eyes fox put the loss on his defense and not jake so nothing will change with QB

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Jake is a very inaccurate passer. His passes mainly consist of random throws to Smith unless he's constantly double-teamed like he was tonight. Then his passes turn into very inaccurate passes to other receivers.

Counting the playoffs, he finished with 15 touchdowns to 17 interceptions. That's a poor season any way you slice it.

It's tough to admit it, because I've loved Jake, but his time is up. It would be irresponsible to keep him as the starter next year (even though I also think he'll be back!).

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DELHOMME DAYS ARE OVER.Maybe the die hard fans who buy season tix should say,no,sorry.i wont be buying any tickets until you get us a QB?

*message

its like the Union.you dont like how things are bein ran?

LAY DOWN.until they change.

i am highly POO'ed at Jake for screwing the game up.he knew better than to throw into massive coverage.shoudl have gave the ball to williams and stewart much more.

STUPID STUPID STUPID.

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I think he'll be starting next year, but he shouldn't be. He should man-up and retire. The arguement can be made that he is the most inconsistent QB in the league. He's got a great arm and an even greater heart so make him the QBs coach. Jake lacks the mind and spine to be a championship QB with this or any other team.

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Unfortunately I know this is true.

I was hoping for more interceptions as the game worsened just so that Fox would have no choice next year. However the loyalty runs too deep, so deep it will cost us at least the first eight games.

We have a ridiculous schedule next year, winning with a very good QB would still be very difficult. Starting Delhomme would just be a waste of time, Moore needs to step up and get some playing time.

Fox's stupidity about developing a QB is really becoming a bigger problem every season.

Nobody on this forum could possibly defend a player with a stat line like this:

17 TDs, 2 rushing TDs, 17 INTs, 4 fumbles lost (I put these in here because of his lack of awareness). He turned the ball over more than he scored.

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Jake would make a good back-up when the pressure's off, and teams don't scheme him. He has so many fundamental weaknesses, where to start? Even when he completes a pass, he never leads the receiver, and often exposes them to injury--don't even mention the cepts, fumbles, knocked-down. The guy has major good character, and you'd have to be a complete a-hole not to like the guy, but this IS professional football for chrissake. And to think we could've had someone like Pennington on this roster--damn man! I like Fox too, but Schott is in Lake Lure, and Cowher is in Raleigh, and I'm positive either could do a better job with this talented team. If Fox wants to live by Jake, let him die by him too!

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