Calls To Dump Jake Delhomme Grow Louder

by Skeller on Jan 12, 2009 1:00 PM EST in Football

After a historically-bad playoff performance from Jake Delhomme last night (205 passing yards, 1 TD, 5 INT, 1 lost fumble), there are already calls for the Panthers to dump Jake Delhomme.

Delhomme's 34 and that's not ancient but he's not 21 any more and it seems Bad Jake is starting to appear more frequently than Good Jake.

Now the Panthers have to decide if they should get rid of both.

Forget it, this is a non-story.

There were questions about Delhomme's reconstructed shoulder going into the season, but a solid year (he finished with more passing yards than Eli Manning) dispelled any questions about that. He's a good QB and more importantly, better than any other option the Panthers have (or could reasonably have) in the near future.

That doesn't mean Delhomme is a great fantasy QB though, because he's not. He was a decent backup, that's it. However, this loss should motivate the Panthers to make some changes that will help Delhomme. Hopefully they find a legitimate WR2 to play behind Steve Smith. If they find the right guy, Delhomme could be an underrated fantasy QB next season.

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I am in a fantasy football league where the winner is determined by the total number of points scored during the play-offs. In it, the five top teams from the regular season protect up to six players whose teams are in the play-offs.

Then a draft of the remaining players in the play-offs are selected first-to-worst until the rosters are filled. The rosters expand by a flex but any player can fill the flex including QBs, K, and DSTs.

Anyhow, i had Delhomme as my only QB and he provided 0 points thanks to those six turnovers. Despite that, I hold a 38 point lead heading into the conference championships with the guarantee I will have two in the Superbowl.

FWIW, my four remaining players are K Matt Stover, WR Larry Fitzgerald and the DST of the Eagles and Steelers.

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