I knew this was going to happen
I just didn't think it was going to happen this early.
So maybe I thought for now the Eagles would've kept him under 200 yards passing, he might have broke even at TDs and INTs with one apiece, but no.
4 interceptions, one fumble. Five turnovers.
And if you're one who's keeping score since the playoff game, that's 11 total turnovers.
But wait a minute....
Isn't this the guy we gave a nice fat 42 million dollar contract to back in April? Isn't this the guy who shows all the intangibles and savvy that only the most clutch QBs can display when the heat is on?
Oh no wait a minute it's the guy I said was getting older and declining, my bad. Somehow for a minute there i almost got caught up in a Panther fan eternal optimism circle jerk fest.
He played so fucking bad, JOHN FOX benched him. No, that is not a typo. John Fox benched Jake Delhomme. This is that same player Fox really wanted to come back, even after the Arizona meltdown. This is the same guy Marty Hurney gladly handed over the keys for, at a maximum, 5 years more, and made him at least 25 million dollars richer. Hmmm, at least it's a good pension for him in case he's shamed so much he decides to retire by week 3.
Once again he exceeds my expectations of him failing by getting benched in the third quarter, of the first game. Not week 8, not week 12, not week 4. No, the first fucking game of the regular season. And the funniest part is John Fox will start him against Atlanta next week. So at what point does Jake start throwing for negative yardage and double digit interceptions?
It's another Delhomme meltdown, and i can't even get on the fucking Carolinahuddle. That website just shit it's intestines out again over this. My forecast is that it will happen much more this season, after the awful display we saw.
So lets check the blogs and newsreels...
From the Observer...
Quarterback Jake Delhomme picked up right where he left off against the Cardinals, throwing four interceptions and fumbling once before coach John Fox mercifully pulled him from the game with 4 minutes, 24 seconds left in the third quarter.
Josh McCown replaced Delhomme, but went down hard on a sack early in the fourth period and hobbled off the field with a knee injury as No. 3 quarterback Matt Moore took over.
Yea, Jake may be increasingly erratic, but his underlings are no better, possibly worse. See this is what happens when you don't try to solidify the QB position. McCown is awful himself and I don't see any future in Matt Moore unless it involves bussing tables. He will get plenty of playing time this season, and it will show that he is not an NFL QB. Our future QB is not on the roster, so you know what that means, it's going to be a lousy 2009 season, full of excuses, cop outs and more excuses. So in other words it's just like any of the losing seasons we've had under Fox.From the Herald...
Backup QB Josh McCown is warming up on the sidelines, making it appear Jake Delhomme's day is over.
This one's not quite as bad as the playoff loss for Delhomme, but it's close.
He's 7-for-17 for 73 yards, four interceptions and a fumble. That's a 14.7 rating.
He got a stray late touchdown in the playoff game, and that's not happening today.
Going to be an interesting locker room.
Hmmm, Shitdick Darin hasn't eaten his words just yet. Remember his musing trying to talk down to the "Lunatic Fringe" as he put it, thinking he was a smart, grounded fan? Yea, I'll keep my eyes open just in case the Kool Aid man decides to go back on what he said.
Hmmm, Shitdick Darin hasn't eaten his words just yet. Remember his musing trying to talk down to the "Lunatic Fringe" as he put it, thinking he was a smart, grounded fan? Yea, I'll keep my eyes open just in case the Kool Aid man decides to go back on what he said.
