Pro. Jake Delhomme

[ULtimateCajun]

I'm a fan of Jake and all but I still don't understand how there are so many Panther fans in LA. I've yet to hear anyone give me a good explaination. Imo, if you were a Saints fan before Jake went to Carolina and now you're a Carolina fan then I think that's just a bad fan. I could understand if Carolina wasn't in the same division as the Saints but for petes sake they play each other twice a season.

(I know this would never happen, just hypothetical) If Desmo transfered to A&M BR after last season, would you be a BR fan?

I just don't get it. Explain it to me.

[TuffGuy84]

I'm a fan of Jake and all but I still don't understand how there are so many Panther fans in LA. I've yet to hear anyone give me a good explaination. Imo, if you were a Saints fan before Jake went to Carolina and now you're a Carolina fan then I think that's just a bad fan. I could understand if Carolina wasn't in the same division as the Saints but for petes sake they play each other twice a season.

(I know this would never happen, just hypothetical) If Desmo transfered to A&M BR after last season, would you be a BR fan?

I just don't get it. Explain it to me.

After the saints continually year in and year out would amaze me with bad personnel decisions, I was frustrated, almost as if they were trying to lose. The final straw came when Arron Brooks was physically injured, not like "oh I can push through it" injured, but "I have a separated shoulder and can barely throw" injured and they refused to give Jake a chance, because Jake wasn't good enough to be a starter. If you don't think that the saints make bad personnel decisions, so be it, but be happy with having Meachem on the practice squad when he's clearly shown that he's a better receiver than Patten and Henderson.

With that said, when I gave up on the saints, I was gonna look for a new NFL team, I fell with the panthers, and Jake being there was a bonus. They play good fundemental ball, stout D with Julius Peppers, and hard nosed football and have Steve Smith, who is the most explosive player in the NFL. I am not just a panthers fan just because of jake, he is as I call the bonus, but when Jake moves on, I will still be a Panthers fan. In fact, I was mad initially with the panthers draft because I didn't think that they addressed the QB situation enough. Jake is good, but he will be coming up on 34 next season, and they need to groom someone to be his successor. Some panther fans here may not have watched any of the panther games after jake went down last year, but I watched as many as I could (Which is what lead me to my belief that the panthers needed to draft a QB because none of the backup QB's were even close to serviceable).

Does all this mean I hate the saints? Heck no, I pull for them when their not playing the panthers, but I also won't lose sleep if they lose the game, I dealt with enough frustration of the saints when I did support them to ever deal with that again. In my dream world, the panthers would go 16-0 and the saints would go 14-2.

Call me an Arnold if you want, but I like a team that will put the best players on the field and in a position to win instead of letting your check book determine who starts and who sits. It feels a little to me like the saints have ray authement jr or a mini version of Al Davis running the team in Benson.

[Jeaux]

_ I'm a fan of Jake and all but I still don't understand how there are so many Panther fans in LA. I've yet to hear anyone give me a good explaination. Imo, if you were a Saints fan before Jake went to Carolina and now you're a Carolina fan then I think that's just a bad fan. I could understand if Carolina wasn't in the same division as the Saints but for petes sake they play each other twice a season.

(I know this would never happen, just hypothetical) If Desmo transfered to A&M BR after last season, would you be a BR fan?

I just don't get it. Explain it to me. _

We are far enough away from New Orleans that many have (myself included) few if any ties to New Orleans. In many ways the Saint are like the Cajuns (hopeful our D is better). Alot of the fans have given up and moved on.

When I lived in Chicago there were many Packer fans living there, even though the two teams hated each other. Also; when I visited Milwaukee, there are many Bears fans there. The Bears are closer to Milwaukee than to Green bay.

[DestinCajun]

_ I'm a fan of Jake and all but I still don't understand how there are so many Panther fans in LA. I've yet to hear anyone give me a good explaination. Imo, if you were a Saints fan before Jake went to Carolina and now you're a Carolina fan then I think that's just a bad fan. I could understand if Carolina wasn't in the same division as the Saints but for petes sake they play each other twice a season.

(I know this would never happen, just hypothetical) If Desmo transfered to A&M BR after last season, would you be a BR fan?

I just don't get it. Explain it to me. _

Ron Guidry made a big Yankees fans out of me and I'm here to tell you I have never been a "Yankees fan".

[Cajunsmike]

_ I'm a fan of Jake and all but I still don't understand how there are so many Panther fans in LA. I've yet to hear anyone give me a good explaination. Imo, if you were a Saints fan before Jake went to Carolina and now you're a Carolina fan then I think that's just a bad fan. I could understand if Carolina wasn't in the same division as the Saints but for petes sake they play each other twice a season.

(I know this would never happen, just hypothetical) If Desmo transfered to A&M BR after last season, would you be a BR fan?

I just don't get it. Explain it to me. _

There are no Panther fans, there are only Jake fans. If Jake was traded to Buffalo, those people would be Bills fans. Jake supports our program here. Therefore people wish for him to do well. To many people, the Cajuns are much more important than the Saints, therein lies the support for Jake.

The analogy of Des going to LSU is poor as he is still in college. We are talking about people after they finish school.

[MetryCajun]

_ Ron Guidry made a big Yankees fans out of me and I'm here to tell you I have never been a "Yankees fan". _

The Yankees could have a roster of Cajun players and I would still hate them.

[Cajunsmike]

_ The Yankees could have a roster of Cajun players and I would still hate them. _

If a Yankee player gave a donation to Cajun athletics after every home run or a strikeout, or win; I would be his biggest fan.

[MetryCajun]

_ If a Yankee player gave a donation to Cajun athletics after every home run or a strikeout, or win; I would be his biggest fan. _

Me to. I would just hope they lose the game!

[Cajunsmike]

_ Me to. I would just hope they lose the game! _

What would you do if the donation was contingent upon a win for the Yankees? You would be in a tough spot wouldn't you?

[MetryCajun]

I guess I would have to hope the Red Sox best them by a game.
I still remember the 1978 "playin" game b/t the Red Sox and Yankees. I had been to Fenway that year and being a 10 year old kid, became a huge Red Sox fan. At my school our principal was related to Guidry so we got to watch the game in class. Needless to say my Red Sox shirt was not a big hit. After that game I became fully engrossed in the Red Sox/Yankee rivalry. F*&#@ Bucky Dent!