Jake Delhomo To Be Cut

The Panthers are going to cut Jake Delhomme and eat $12.5 million of his guaranteed contract.

My question is, why the fuck did the Panthers give Jake Delhomme a contract extension last year, and how has he been a starting quarterback for this long? Watching him play last year and average 17 turnovers a game was downright embarrassing. I don't know if this means Matt Moore is the go to guy in Carolina, but anything is better than Delhomo. With Delhomme and Julius Peppers gone from Carolina, someone is going to step up and be the face of the franchise.

Steve Smith To IR

"Panthers WR Steve Smith will go on injured reserve this week after undergoing surgery to repair a broken left forearm suffered in Week 16 at the Giants. "He's a pretty tough individual," said coach John Fox. "The ball was taken more inside to the safety, and I think he got his arm up to (brace himself) for protection. It looked like he took the blow with the helmet. His finish on the touchdown was pretty unbelievable considering that he had a broken radius (CBSSports)."

Carolina is out of the playoff picture, so this doesn't matter much, yet I think Carolina needs to sit back and think about their future. Is Moore their QB of the future? I don't think so, but they seem to want him starting next year. I think Carolina needs a complete overhaul. They could turn this around in a couple of years, but I think the first they need to get rid of some guys. First, trade Peppers for some nice draft picks. This would allow them to quickly restock some talent, and I wouldn't stop there. I would trade Steve Smith too. He still has a lot of value. The Panthers have had a lot of problems with him, and I think it would be best if they both got a fresh start. Then of course I would cut Jake Delhomme, to free up some cap space down the road.

Panthers Give Delhomme 5 Year Extension

"Proving their faith in Jake Delhomme is unwavering, the Carolina Panthers have given their quarterback a five-year extension. The new deal is worth $42.5 million and includes $20 million in guaranteed money, a source said (ESPN)."

Man the Panthers are fucking pathetic. I always thought that Fox knew what he was doing, but he is beginning to get a nice list of stupid moves going. I mean this is the same guy who had DeAngelo Williams backing up Deshaun Foster for two years, and now look at Williams. Delhomme is 34 years old, he hasn't really had a good year since 2004, and is kind of injury prone. I know a lot of people will say, "yea, but they can just cut him if he fall apart", Yea, well they are still giving $20 million to this over-the-hill bum (who I don't think is much different then Garcia) when that money could have been used to make guys like Peppers happy. This whole thing doesn't make sense, and it is going to blow up in Fox's face then he'll be fired....