March 17, 2010 by
Rick Bridges |
2010 Free Agency,
2010 NFL Draft,
Antonio Cromartie,
BEN ROTHLISBERGER,
Brady Quinn,
Derek Anderson,
jake delhomme,
LADANIAN TOMLINSON,
NFL,
NY Jets,
Pittsburg Steelers,
Roger Goodell
Well, March madness has arrived and it's not just basketball this year. This has been a really strange off-season so far. In two weeks time, there has been much to reflect on. Some expected, some just flat out mind numbing. Lets start with some of the things we all saw coming.
Brett Favre hasn't decided if he's going to retire or not. No surprise there. I wouldn't expect his answer to come until August. There is no way he's going to suck it up and go through the OTAs. Even at 40 years old he's still one of the best in the game. Sure, he makes mistakes but last season proved he could limit those mistakes and give his team a serious chance at a Championship. Ironically, it was his final mistake that sealed the Vikings fate for 2009.
Mike Holmgren has completely revamped the 2010 [...]
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The Cleveland Browns have signed Jake Delhomme to a two year contract as reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Delhomme, who is 35, was recently released by the Carolina Panthers. He will join Seneca Wallace, Brady Quinn and Brett Ratliff as Browns quarterbacks for now.
Instead of clearing up the Browns quarterback picture, it just got foggier than ever. Who will the starter be? One thing is for sure, the debate that has raged in Cleveland the last three plus years over Quinn vs Anderson is over. Anderson has been released and Quinn will surely be traded now that Delhomme has been signed.
Who will Quinn be traded to is the next question. The former first round pick never lived up to all the hype and hope that Browns fans had for him. Quinn has been more of a fan favorite instead of a [...]
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I'll be taking the stairs today, as the elevator is out of order. I'm not sure when it will be fixed and nobody seems to be able to give me a timetable either.
Instead of taking the approach I've taken after (almost) every other Panthers game this season, highlighting the ups and downs of the team's performance, I'm going to take this time and space to start the discussions that will reign over the water coolers, message boards, chat rooms, newspapers, blogs, and conversations from February to August regarding this team and this franchise as a whole.
The time has come for change in Carolina. Actually, the time has been here for a while, but it has taken 12 weeks of [...]
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November 17, 2009 by
Austin Penny |
atlanta falcons,
Carolina Panthers,
carolina panthers analysis,
jake delhomme,
jonathan stewart,
jordan gross,
matt ryan,
michael turner,
nfc playoff picture,
NFL,
steve smith
The Carolina Panthers may have finally found a formula for success in 2009: chaos. Steve Smith called the Panthers' no-huddle offense they displayed on Sunday "controlled chaos," saying that the fast paced ever-changing game plan kept the Falcons' defenders guessing all afternoon. Jake Delhomme handled the two minute-like offense masterfully, as he usually does, and completed his third straight game without a turnover.
Speaking of Smith, the frustrated wideout caught his second and third touchdown passes of the year on Sunday, both four-yard hits from Delhomme. Delhomme finished the day 15-of-24 for 195 yards and those two touchdowns, completing 62.5% of his passes and heading home with a quarterback rating of 115.8. It was Delhomme's first game this season that saw him end up [...]
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The Carolina Panthers aren't nearly the team they were for the first three weeks of the 2009 season. They are far removed from the dreadful 0-3 start and the horrible play calling that doomed them to it.
With that being said, the Panthers are also a long way from being the team that went 12-4 and captured the NFC South title last season.
The Panthers traveled to New Orleans this weekend to take on one of the NFL's only two remaining undefeated teams in the Saints, a division rival they have had great success against recently—especially in the Superdome. After racing to a lead that still sat at 17-6 heading into halftime, the Panthers succumbed to their nemesis that had been absent the last few weeks: turnovers. The Panthers fumbled five times Sunday, losing three of [...]
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The Carolina Panthers, for a day at least, looked like the Carolina Panthers of old.
DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined to chew up 245 yards on the ground and the Panthers rushed for a total of 270 yards, good for second-best in franchise history.
The Panthers' defense was everywhere on Sunday, proving to be equally as involved in the impressive 34-21 win as the offense.
There are some wildly ironic numbers that can be found on the stat sheet from Sunday's game. Kurt Warner, Jake Delhomme's close friend and mentor from their NFL Europe days, turned in a performance that was nearly identical to Delhomme's in last year's playoff loss to the Cardinals. Warner completed 27 of 46 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns.
It starts to get weird when you look at what [...]
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The Carolina Panthers are sticking with Jake Delhomme--at least through Sunday.
Head coach John Fox said after practice Wednesday that Delhomme would be under center Sunday in Arizona, putting to rest any ideas that backups Matt Moore and A.J. Feeley might have a chance at grabbing the starting role.
Fox said that, in his eyes, Delhomme still gives the Panthers the "best chance to win." A city full of fans and a growing number of NFL analysts beg to differ, but that doesn't matter.
Delhomme leads the league with 13 interceptions through seven weeks (six games) and has shown a tendency to overthrow his receivers all year. No Panthers wide receiver has caught a touchdown pass this season, and Delhomme only has four to his credit--all to tight ends.
Calls for Delhomme to hit [...]
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This just in, the Bills win two in a row!!!!
[caption id="attachment_2297" align="alignright" width="182" caption="Jairus Byrd looking for another interception. Jairus has five picks in the last three games"][/caption]
As predicted, last week, the Bills defense picked apart Jake Delhomme who is having a horrible year. Delhomme completed three interceptions which allowed Buffalo to score 14 points. Besides Delhomme giving the ball away three times, the [...]
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October 26, 2009 by
Austin Penny |
Buffalo Bills,
Carolina Panthers,
deangelo williams,
double trouble,
Jairus Byrd,
jake delhomme,
jeff davidson,
john fox,
Jon Beason,
jonathan stewart,
Julius Peppers,
NFL,
tyler brayton
And just when you thought things might be turning around...
The Carolina Panthers published their latest installment in a series of embarrassing outings on Sunday afternoon against the visiting Buffalo Bills, losing 20-9 and falling to 2-4 on the season. What unfolded at Bank of America Stadium can only be described as "spooky" in light of the upcoming holiday, and will surely give Panther Nation nightmares for days to come.
The Panthers dominated in literally every major stat category and still found a way to lose the game, thanks in large part to another trio of interceptions by embattled quarterback Jake Delhomme. Carolina had 20 first downs to Buffalo's 9, gained 425 yards of total offense compared to 167 by the Bills, ran 17 more plays and held the ball for nearly ten [...]
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October 19, 2009 by
Austin Penny |
Carolina Panthers,
clifton smith,
dante wesley,
deangelo williams,
jake delhomme,
john fox,
jonathan stewart,
Josh Johnson,
Julius Peppers,
Raheem Morris,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
thomas davis
The Carolina Panthers knew heading into Sunday's game against the Buccaneers that if their running game was ever going to break out, it would happen in Tampa Bay.
The Panthers' wish came true as DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined for 262 yards and three touchdowns in the team's 28-21 victory.
Jonathan Stewart said via Twitter after the game that "Double Trouble is back," and it appears as though he may be on to something. The dynamic duo will have another weak run defense to dissect next week when Buffalo comes to town.
The Panthers have won two straight after starting off the season 0-3. The two victories have come against tumultuous teams, but are victories nonetheless. There are still several areas that need addressing before the schedule turns sour in [...]
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