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Jake Delhomme is the undoubted goat of the Carolina Panthers' failures last season, because of the That should make the news that the Cats are talking contract extension with the 34-year-old quarterback go over quite smoothly with the Carolina faithful.
And that news is reality, as both the John Fox and Delhomme's agent, Rick Smith, confirmed as much Wednesday, according to ITP.
But before fans go diving into the nearest highway, there are two important things to remember here. One, which is basically a rehash of Fox's quote, is that Delhomme's not a bad quarterback. He had a really, really bad game. And he's never been Peyton Manning or Tom Brady anyway. He's been a wily comeback type of guy and often times a game manager for a team that prefers to run first.
And secondly -- and probably more importantly -- is that Delhomme counts $11 million against the Panthers' heavily strained salary cap next season. If Carolina can work out an extension with the quarterback, it's a near lock that number will come down and the contract will feature a nice signing bonus, or something to entice Delhomme into sacrificing the money difference in 2009. (Because otherwise, he'll simply say "Thanks, but no thanks" and point out how many teams need quarterbacks, or overpaid backups, a la Mittens.)
The Panthers have said since after the Arizona game that Delhomme was "their guy" and there's no reason to think that will change between now and training camp, particularly the unlikely chance that Fox would roll into next year with a rookie quarterback running the show.
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