Pro. Jake Delhomme

[ULtxboy03]

I think Jake is a great QB but I really think Aaron brooks deserved to play in front of him in New Orleans I mean they faught for the position every year and Aaron won respectivley. Its not like it was given to Aaron because we all know Coaches play the Best QB to win especially in the NFL. Now, with Jake doing well in Carolina It makes alot of Delhome fans wonder if he should have been the starter in New Orleans and I say NO. I mean when he was a Saint it was his position to take while he was there.
I think it has alot to do with talent I mean any Qb in the NFL is good but in this time of age its all about luck and being in the right place at the right time and I think that is what happend and thats why he is doing so well. And I respect him for taking advantage of it and I hope he continues to do well.

[ChanceEncounter]

I don't think AB ever had to win the job ULtxboy03. I remember coach haslett naming Aaron Brooks quarterback 2A before AB ever took a preseason snap for the Saints.

[ULtxboy03]

Yeah do u think there was a reason behind that decision ?? A NFL football coach naming his starter? Or did he just play favorites and not know what the heck he was doing ?

[CajunCharlie]

Face it, there was bias. They got AB from GB, gave him a lucrative contract and were bound, damned and determined he was going to be the starter ad infinitum. Can't say I really blame them for wanting to look good in obtaining AB, but after a while there should be some scrutiny, which, IMO, there never was.

[ULtxboy03]

Oh well it doesnt matter the guy is doing great at Carolina. Im just saying just because he is doing good right now doesnt mean he should have started at NO. for all we know jake could be garbage next year who knows. I think people are getting to excited. Like i said football has alot to do with talent and also alot to do with being in the right spot at the right time , and top that off with a little luck . But only time will tell if jake delhome is the truth.

[Pirogue]

Originally posted by WebWatchDog
Does Deon Sanders have anything good to say about Jake? If I remember right he was one of the defensive players Jake completed a bunch of passes on in 1999

At least one deep one... and for that Deion presented Jake with the shoes he wore for that game, which at the time was some sort of thing he did for QBs that burned him.

I thought that was pretty classy...
Jake gave the shoes to his brother I think.

[Pirogue]

Originally posted by WebWatchDog
Does Deon Sanders have anything good to say about Jake? If I remember right he was one of the defensive players Jake completed a bunch of passes on in 1999

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Panthers' Delhomme steps out of shadows

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Donovan McNabb, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Jake Delhomme. Pick the one who doesn't fit. Choose the NFL quarterback who is the least likely to be a game away from the Super Bowl. This is not a trick question. Or is it?

But as the NFL decides its two conference champions Sunday, the story of Carolina's Delhomme -- who will be matching his talents against the more ballyhooed McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles -- will be frequently retold. In some ways it's a similar tale to the one Brady has authored with the Patriots, a low-round draft pick who persevered and emerged as a Super Bowl MVP.

Delhomme's teammates have compared him to Bobby Boucher, the character that Adam Sandler turned into a hero in "The Waterboy."

His exploits this year have been Hollywood-esque, as he has put together seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime (Delhomme is 22 of 29 during those marches) as the Panthers emerged from the darkness of a 1-15 season two years ago to the NFC Championship game.

"I'd be lying to you if I tried to give you a straight answer," said Delhomme when asked if he saw any of this coming. "I signed looking for an opportunity to play. Did I think, the day I signed, we'd be in a championship game? Probably not, I was just looking for an opportunity and to kind of take it and run with it."

Run with it? Delhomme has been in a sprint all season. He came out of the bayous of Louisiana and the low-profile life at Louisiana in 1997 as an undrafted QB who had ambitions, but seemed to have little else going for him.

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By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff, 1/15/2004

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Jake Delhomme’s incredible season not surprising to his family.
BREAUX BRIDGE — Jake Delhomme is an overnight success ... seven years after playing his final game for the University of Louisiana.

Delhomme left the New Orleans Saints in 2003 for the chance to start at quarterback in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, and on Sunday he’ll lead the Panthers into the NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia against the Eagles.

If National Football League general managers and coaches had just listened to the Delhomme family, though, they could have saved themselves some time.

“I always thought he could play in the NFL,” said older brother Jeff, a stellar wide receiver whose own NFL dreams crashed with a knee injury while playing for McNeese State.

“Maybe my perception of an NFL quarterback is Jake. He might be what an NFL quarterback would be like. He resembles Joe Montana in size and stature, and he’s making me a believer the older he gets.”

“It wasn’t surprising,” Marcia Delhomme said of her youngest son leading Carolina to the NFC South division title. “I knew if given a chance he could do it.

“It has happened very fast for us. When he got to training camp and was trying to learn a new system, it was hard for him to adjust at first. Then it took off, and it’s just been amazing. He’s so good.

“He’s completely happy. It’s the best move he ever made.”

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[Doug]

Jake was never drafted, get over it.

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It’s a family thing.

Make that an extended family.

Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games feature three of the best football players ever to come out of local high schools.

New England running back Kevin Faulk remains the standard by which Carencro High stars are measured.

Indianapolis wide receiver Brandon Stokley was a Comeaux standout.

Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme put Teurlings Catholic on the map.

Delhomme and Stokley also played together for two record-setting years at UL Lafayette.

Stokley and Faulk have already earned Super Bowl rings.

Is it Jake’s turn this year?

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BREAUX BRIDGE -- Jerry Delhomme was preparing dinner the other night in his modest two-story ranch home, just off two-lane Lafayette Highway. As he worked a paring knife, the talking heads on TV caught Delhomme's ear. Their topic of discussion: Jerry's son, Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme.

On the screen popped a photo of Jake, the same mop-topped runt who spent his youth in the room down the hall, the same son who spends his offseasons in the remodeled home just across the back lawn from the Delhommes' kitchen.

Dad stopped dicing onions and started pinching himself. For Jerry and Marcia Delhomme, reality has officially exceeded their dreams.

"It's unbelievable," Jerry Delhomme said. "It seems like just yesterday when the little fart was running around my legs. Now he's all over TV. It's a dream. It's beyond our dreams."

On Sunday, Jake Delhomme will quarterback the underdog Panthers against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. It's the biggest game of his life.

An entire community will hang on his every pass and incompletion.

Delhomme's ascension from local kingfish to national star is the biggest thing to hit Breaux Bridge since native daughter Ali Landry won the 1996 Miss USA pageant.

From Café des Amis to Mulate's, The Original Cajun Restaurant, this humble town of 7,218 nestled along the banks of Bayou Teche is abuzz about Delhomme, which in French fittingly means "The Man".

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Jeff Duncan can be reached at jduncan@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3405.