Should Jake Delhomme start for Carolina?

[Ness]

They were talking about this on NFL Network the other day since David Carr had come in for a visit. In my opinion, I still think he should be the starter for the team. They didn't win a game without him when he was injured this past season. And if you look at his numbers, they weren't elite, but he was pretty decent in terms of efficiency. And he has a pretty nice QB rating once he gets into the post season. I really don't believe that he should be on any sort of "hot seat" at this point.

[Adrian]

I like Jake Delhomme.

He had an off year with an offense plagued by injuries

Thats his team. They were just a bunch of under-achievers last year as a whole

[daredevil2-5]

Jake Delhomme has won a couple of games for the Falcons so yes

[sandiegojoe]

The novelty is starting to wear off with Delhomme. He's good but not great. How long does a team keep a good qb on the roster? Not that Carr would be an improvement... Sooner or later you gotta draft for the future.

[Adrian]

Id give delhomme anothe year or 2.

If he doesnt pan out, then yes, start looking for the future in the draft.

[Ness]

The novelty is starting to wear off with Delhomme. He's good but not great. How long does a team keep a good qb on the roster? Not that Carr would be an improvement... Sooner or later you gotta draft for the future.

I still think he's just as good when he took Carolina to the Super Bowl. He's always been that "good, but not great" kind of quarterback. But he usually makes the right decisions at the right time. Especially in the big games. Steve Smith no doubt has helped him though.

[BrentJones84]

The novelty is starting to wear off with Delhomme. He's good but not great. How long does a team keep a good qb on the roster? Not that Carr would be an improvement... Sooner or later you gotta draft for the future.

I agree 100%.

[SBbound49ers]

Tough question........

He hasnt been getting it done recently and his completiton % and accuracy have been horrid. Plus, he makes alot of dumb throws.

On the flip side though he has brought them to a SB, knows the offense, and has a tremendous ra-poor with Steve Smith.

QB is by far the hardest position to just plug in a new starter so for that reason I'd stick with him but if I was Carolina I'd do everything in my power to acquire a top backup.

[UCBLaxPlayer]

i said yes because who else is ognna start for them, chris weinke? :mouthclosed:

[SBbound49ers]

i said yes because who else is ognna start for them, chris weinke? :mouthclosed:

Hes a FA if you werent aware........couldnt tell.

[daredevil2-5]

Stefan LeFors would go undefeated

[UCBLaxPlayer]

Hes a FA if you werent aware........couldnt tell.

wasnt. thanks for the memo. well... that's even worse for the panthers. i guess they could get a QB in the draft.

[DallasNiner]

They were talking about this on NFL Network the other day since David Carr had come in for a visit. In my opinion, I still think he should be the starter for the team. They didn't win a game without him when he was injured this past season. And if you look at his numbers, they weren't elite, but he was pretty decent in terms of efficiency. And he has a pretty nice QB rating once he gets into the post season. I really don't believe that he should be on any sort of "hot seat" at this point.

Yes he should start over Carr...Carr is definitely not better than Delhomme.

[NJNiner]

yes, unless they sign carr, then i would say open competition. unfortunately i dont think chris weinke will ever thrive in a pro style offense, but i think they cut him anyway didnt they?

[Ness]

Tough question........

He hasnt been getting it done recently and his completiton % and accuracy have been horrid. Plus, he makes alot of dumb throws.

On the flip side though he has brought them to a SB, knows the offense, and has a tremendous ra-poor with Steve Smith.

QB is by far the hardest position to just plug in a new starter so for that reason I'd stick with him but if I was Carolina I'd do everything in my power to acquire a top backup.

His completion percentage was actually the highest of his career last season.

+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Passing | Rushing |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Year TM | G | Comp Att PCT YD Y/A TD INT | Att Yards TD |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| 1999 nor | 2 | 42 76 55.3 521 6.9 3 5 | 11 72 2 |
| 2001 nor | 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 2002 nor | 4 | 8 10 80.0 113 11.3 0 0 | 4 -2 0 |
| 2003 car | 16 | 266 449 59.2 3219 7.2 19 16 | 41 39 1 |
| 2004 car | 16 | 310 533 58.2 3886 7.3 29 15 | 25 71 1 |
| 2005 car | 16 | 262 435 60.2 3421 7.9 24 16 | 24 31 1 |
| 2006 car | 13 | 263 431 61.0 2805 6.5 17 11 | 18 12 0 |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| TOTAL | 70 | 1151 1934 59.5 13965 7.2 92 63 | 123 223 5 |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+

[SBbound49ers]

His completion percentage was actually the highest of his career last season.

Well, 61% is barely passable. I cant find a site that ranks QBs by completiton % but Delhomme was in the middle of the pack in terms of his production.

Plus, he was 21st in YPA which is why his completition % went up......he had to resort the shorter passes to help his poor accuracy.

Just because he improved his accuracy doesnt mean its still not a big problem.

[Ness]

Well, 61% is barely passable. I cant find a site that ranks QBs by completiton % but Delhomme was in the middle of the pack in terms of his production.

Plus, he was 21st in YPA which is why his completition % went up......he had to resort the shorter passes to help his poor accuracy.

Just because he improved his accuracy doesnt mean its still not a big problem.
But despite his low accuracy in the past, it's still been enough for him and the rest of the Carolina offense to make plays. Honestly, I think it was just a down year for the entire team. Steve Smith was injured the first two games, and Delhomme missed three. They might have made the playoffs if he was in the lineup.