Pro. Jake Delhomme

[Turbine]

Jake experiences first loss as a Carolina Panther, and is now 5-2 as an NFL starter.

He suffered a fumble under center but otherwise had a good day throwing, as he went 31 of 49 for 363 yards with 2 touchdowns.

His QB rating was 99.28

[Cajun Express]

Saw part of the coaches show today, and nobody seemed to be pointing the finger at Jake for the loss. The coach in fact said the problem was that the team fell behind quickly and could not execute the normal game plan. This team is not built to come from very far behind. The receivers are not there for Jake. I do believe however that the game plan will have to be tweaked when playing dominante physical teams like the Titans,Bucs, and others of that style with more emphasis on ealry passing.

[NewsCopy]

A year ago, Jake Delhomme was the understudy to Aaron Brooks. On Sunday, the two meet on the stage they once shared, with the understudy trying to eclipse the star.

The pride of Breaux Bridge leads the first-place Carolina Panthers into town Sunday to play against his former team in a pivotal NFC South showdown.

Quarterback Jake Delhomme could not have written a better script when he left the Saints as a free agent in March to compete for a starting job in Carolina.

And while the game stacks up as a clash between two evenly matched teams, one compelling subplot involves Delhomme and Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks, who developed a kinship during their three seasons together in New Orleans.

For three hours Sunday, however, there will be no love lost between the two.

"The first thing I think of is the unique friendship between Jake and A.B., and the rapport that Mike McCarthy had with his quarterbacks," Saints quarterbacks coach Mike Sheppard said. "Jake and A.B. achieved a lot together. Besides being friends, they have a unique bond."

"I like Jake despite the fact that he's from Breaux Bridge," quipped Saints center Jerry Fontenot, a native of nearby Lafayette. "He's a good kid. It's nice to see homegrown people be successful in this business. So in that regard I do cheer for him, except for two games out of the year."

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By Brian Allee-Walsh
Staff writer

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Local star still deflecting talk of 1-on-1 QB war after sweep

NEW ORLEANS — As much as he tried to downplay it, Jake Delhomme knew Sunday’s return to the Superdome would be a dramatic one.

The former Teurlings Catholic and Louiaiana star came back to New Orleans as the Carolina Panthers’ starting quarterback, and left with a 23-20 overtime victory over Aaron Brooks and the New Orleans Saints.

“I love this place,” Delhomme said. “When you grow up and play high school football in Louisiana, you dream of playing here.

“I never made it in high school. We lost in the semifinals my senior year.”

That seems like a long time ago for Delhomme, UL’s all-time career passing leader who played in NFL Europe and backed up Brooks with the Saints before signing with the Panthers last spring.

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Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[Turbine]

Great win over Tampa.

He showed the heart of a champion after a couple of bad throws he came through when it counted and led the Panthers to victory.

After Louisiana (last night) locked up a winning record at home over the last two years, it sure was nice to see Jake deliver the knock out punch.

Now Geaux Peanut, Geaux Ike, Geaux Brian.

[NewsCopy]

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And won in a style that, while frenetic and somewhat harrowing, will help the callow Panthers as they continue to speed through their apprenticeship. That was especially true of quarterback Jake Delhomme who, given Davis' absence, was asked to make more than his typical quota of plays.


The Carolina offense, as designed by veteran assistant Dan Henning, is about as low-risk as anyone can imagine at the NFL level. For the most part, Delhomme throws the ball short, as evidenced by the fact a dozen of his 20 completions Sunday came on "hitch" or "swing" passes, and attempts to just manage the game without losing it. But the Panthers went deep a few times Sunday, caught the Bucs playing "Cover 2" on key occasions, and came up with some big plays.


“ I guess it would be nice to win one in a runaway. But we keep taking them down to the wire. I know it gets nerve-rattling but we certainly are giving people their money's worth. And maybe giving them a few heart attacks, too, huh? ”
— Panthers QB Jake Delhomme

One of those plays, a 66-yard touchdown pass to slot receiver Ricky Proehl, came when Tampa Bay strong safety John Lynch overplayed an "under" hook route by wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad. When the wily Proehl saw Lynch move forward and corner Ronde Barber flatfooted, he turned a route designed just to clear a void for Muhammad deep up the field. On the game-winning drive, he beat Barber on a "seam" route.


That winning series came after a stunned Panthers team had surrendered 17 consecutive points to fall behind 24-20, and after Delhomme had tossed a killer interception on a pass he was attempting to throw away, out of bounds. Delhomme hooked up with tight end Kris Mangum for 10 yards, then found Karl Hankton for 12 yards, before nicely looping a 29-yarder to Proehl up the right seam.


He then lobbed a pass to Muhammad, the ball seemingly floating in the air forever like a mini-Hindenburg, for 22 yards. On first-and-goal from the five-yard line, he rifled a slant to the left to Steve Smith, who had gotten inside Corey Ivy.


"Those are the kinds of drives," Proehl said, "that push the curve for a quarterback. You get a win like that, coming from behind, and people start believing in you. And, the other thing is, you start believing in yourself."


A career backup in New Orleans, before signing with the Panthers as an unrestricted free agent this summer, Delhomme remains a work in progress. There are times, appropriately enough, when he will have Fox and Henning pulling their hair out. But if he can win his share of follicle-raising finishes, as he has in a season that also includes three overtime victories, it will be worth all the accompanying angst he produces.


"I guess it would be nice," Delhomme joked, "to win one in a runaway. But we keep taking them down to the wire. I know it gets nerve-rattling but we certainly are giving people their money's worth. And maybe giving them a few heart attacks, too, huh?"

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By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

[1stTake]

Chris Berman

Day-o, Day-o
Daylight come and we want Delhomme
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
Daylight come, and we want go . . .

Work all night on a drink of rum
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Stack banana til the morning come
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
6 foot, 7 foot 8 foot bunch
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

Day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Hide the deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

It's 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
6 foot, 7 foot 8 foot bunch
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

Come Mister Tally Man, Tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)
Come Mister Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

Day-o, Day-o
Daylight come and we want Delhomme
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we want Delhomme)

[Turbine]

LOL Chris Berman is a nut.

We need to change
"6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch"
to
"gaining yards in 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunches"

[CajunInVA]

I'm thinking that perhaps "60 foot, 70 foot, 80 foot bunches" would be more appropriate.

(8 ft = 2 2/3 yds, which doesn't get one's team down a field very quickly) LOL

[Turbine]

Oooohhhh Great point CajunInVA

I'm not greedy lets go with
"6 yard, 7 yard, 8 yard bunches"