Pro. Jake Delhomme

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Success at his second love has allowed Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme to indulge in his first. Delhomme has dabbled for years in thoroughbreds with his father, Jerry, and brother, Jeff. The family hobby got a big infusion of capital a few years back, when Jake signed a $38 million contract. The investment started to pay off this year when Woozy, their two-year-old gelding, finished first and second in his two starts, earning $80,000. In his victory, Woozy came from behind to pass a horse named — ready for this? — Atta Boy Jake. "Unfortunately, (Woozy) got hurt and is out to pasture," Delhomme said. "Just like anything, the good ones always seem to get hurt. The bad ones seem to go on forever." Delhomme is the exception to his own rule. He hung around like an old nag for six years before bursting on the scene, à la Seabiscuit, and finding a home as the Panthers quarterback. Advertisement "As I look back on it, I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity I've been given, but I wouldn't change one thing: spending time twice in NFL Europe, learning from so many different guys," he said. "I really appreciate what I have."' For a half-dozen years, Delhomme's career seemed stuck in the gate. He wasn't selected in the 1997 draft after serving as a four-year starter for the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana Lafayette. Seeing some down-home appeal in Delhomme, the New Orleans Saints signed him to free-agent contract. "My signing bonus was the gas money I used to drive to New Orleans," Delhomme said. The rest of the story Kathleen Nelson ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme sat out Wednesday's practice with what he and team officials said was a sprained right thumb, and he's questionable for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. However, a league source said Delhomme has a partially torn ligament in the thumb and chances of him playing are not good. The rest of the story

[ShowDog]

Might be good for Jake to sit one out. Carolina fans will see that Jake's not the only problem with their team. Chris Wenke, will prove it's not easy to be an NFL QB.

Also might be good for Jake to watch the game from the sidelines. He seems to have lost his composure a little lately and maybe observing from the side will give him a better perspective of what's going on.

I don't think Jake has reached his peak but I DO believe he is out of "synch" and "rythem" right now.

[rhineaux]

Might be good for Jake to sit one out. Carolina fans will see that Jake's not the only problem with their team. Chris Wenke, will prove it's not easy to be an NFL QB.

Also might be good for Jake to watch the game from the sidelines. He seems to have lost his composure a little lately and maybe observing from the side will give him a better perspective of what's going on.

I don't think Jake has reached his peak but I DO believe he is out of "synch" and "rythem" right now.

I like benching Delhomme. Chris Wienke gives the Saints a much better chance of clinching the South Division much faster. They need to bench Steve Smith and Deangelo Williams too. but then again, having those guys in the lineup hasn't helped much lately anyway.

[Pirogue]

AND REMAINS PERFECT IN THE SUPERDOME

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[BrockMeaux]

Good performance by Jake today. The Saints are in the playoffs, Jake played a good game and it didn't affect me one way or the other, and the Falcons lost to a bunch of backups. With this running head start, 2007 is going to be SWEET!

[El Sidonio]

All I have to say is that we (the Saints) LET Jake win. We could have easily won this game if we wanted, but Coach Payton did the right thing by keeping our starters rested and healthy. Saw some good backup action. I especially liked Jamal Branch.

God Bless
GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year

[RonMexico]

All I have to say is that we (the Saints) LET Jake win. We could have easily won this game if we wanted, but Coach Payton did the right thing by keeping our starters rested and healthy. Saw some good backup action. I especially liked Jamal Branch.

God Bless
GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year

Foolish thing to say, Sid. Jake has owned the Superdome as a Cajun and as a Panther. There are absolutely NO guarantees that "the worlds worst pro franchise ever" would have beaten Jake and the Panthers yesterday. 7-7 Saints starters vs Carolina starters. That being said, I hope the Saints go as far as their innards will take em! Then we'll see Mr Benson attampt to rape the state one more time. Forgot about that dint'cha?

LOL!!

L'Ronte'

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You have got to wonder if Coach Peyton is doing the right thing not letting the starters play long. If he keeps this up and they come out flat in their first playoff game everyone will point to them not playing. If he lets them play and they get hurt everyone will say why did have him in there. The Colts have come out flat in their last few playoff runs and many fans have grumbled that this is the reason. Personally I think it is the right move but perhaps the starters could play a half?

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NEW ORLEANS — He paused and chose his words carefully. Jake Delhomme is from Louisiana and proud of it. By no means, though, does that mean that he's happy that the New Orleans Saints are the NFC South champions and headed to the playoffs. So when asked if his Carolina Panthers couldn't make the playoffs, if he's happy that New Orleans did, the former Louisiana-Lafayette standout quarterback spoke the only way he knows how - from his heart. "I'm happy the Superdome is back open, but I wanted to be NFC South champs,'' Delhomme said. "I'm not going to lie. I didn't want the Saints to be. But they played better than us over 16 games. They deserved it. "(After the game) I just told Drew (Brees) to go play it. You never know what's going to happen.'' Indeed, it was about as solemn as an emotional quarterback like Delhomme can be after a victory. Late Saturday evening, Delhomme and his teammates learned that their fate was sealed when the Giants beat Washington. Sunday's 31-21 win over the Saints would just be played for the fun of it. "It's our fault,'' Delhomme said. "Speaking just for the offense, we didn't run the ball well enough and we didn't pass the ball well enough.'' He certainly did Sunday, completing 23 of 27 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns. The rest of the story By Kevin Foote Louisiana Gannett News