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He hasn't had TJ surgery and if he actually needed it, one would think the Bengals would have scheduled it already and got it over with. But then again it is the Bengals we are tlaking about.
I heard Julius Peppers is having Matt Ryan for dinner on Sunday.I'm just hoping he's on his back too much to be able to evaluate his arm this week.
Yes, it's the Bengals. He keeps getting "ruled out" when the team is 1-8-1 and he hasn't practiced in over a month. Guy should have been IR'ed a long time ago, but it's the Bengals.
That TD throw to King from Delhomme had a lot of zip on it. He did throw some floaters, but Delhomme has always gunslinged passes downfield to Smith. He hasn't been as sharp over the last couple games, especially against Oakland, but I consider it a mini-slump like some of the others.
This'll be the end of my hijack, but that is my primary concern for Sunday. Peppers has been en fuego.I heard Julius Peppers is having Matt Ryan for dinner on Sunday.I'm just hoping he's on his back too much to be able to evaluate his arm this week.
I'm surprised noone has talked about it but the wind was whipping pretty good around here all weekend including Sunday. I was considering sitting him and Stevo because of it. Weird they never said anything (AFAIK) during the game telecast. I wouldn't doubt that wind had something to do with some of those deep balls floating.Having said that, I don't believe wind had anything to do with his performance in Oakland but what little I saw of the game looked like Oakland was playing some pretty good D for a change.I know his arm isn't cooked. He's in a bit of a slump coupled with some circumstances that are working against him putting up good numbers.BassNBrew said:
DID have zip on it.
I hope John Abraham doesn't have Jake for dinner.This'll be the end of my hijack, but that is my primary concern for Sunday. Peppers has been en fuego.I heard Julius Peppers is having Matt Ryan for dinner on Sunday.I'm just hoping he's on his back too much to be able to evaluate his arm this week.
Bah.What's he pretending to be? Guy never was a fantasy QB1. He's a QB2. Pretty much always has been. That's what he was projected to be. That's what he's been. Now that last 2 weeks have been QB0 for sure and against those opponents, that's unfortunate.Fox doesn't seem to be concerned. When asked if the 19 pass attempts against Detroit was a byproduct of what the game dictated he said: "I think probably one of our highest quarterback ratings in the history of this franchise we threw seven passes that day (at Atlanta -- 12/24/06). That was pretty efficient. We were four-of-seven with one touchdown."
Not that it really matters, but PFR has him ranked 4th in YPA for 2008. Fantasy wise he ranked 20th. Not sure what the criteria were for this thread though to determine if Delhomme was good, bad, or indifferent.
I'm not curious if Delhomme was good or bad, but rather thoughts on his arm now. Honestly I didn't see him too much this year. I was very surprised to see that he led the league in yards per completion, since that's almost always a category won by strong armed QBs. Steve Smith saw a huge uptick in his YPC this year. I was hoping Brew and some of the other Panthers homers could shed some light.
That Steve Smith sure can run after the catch, can't he
Just thinking out aloud here but what do QB ypa & ypc look like when you strip out yac? I think Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad both had a yac above 5.0 this season.
Carolina likes to run the ball and control the clock, therefore they run the ball a lot. Delhomme had a couple games that he seemed in a funk (Oakland, Detroit), although I don't think he played poorly in the Detroit game. He just didn't have to throw much in it. Delhomme has looked like Jake of past years this year, although his arm seems stronger which I think he has had to adjust to this year. On several of those long throws to Smith where Smith had to come back for the ball some, Delhomme had a defender in his face and has been hit hard, but he still got the pass off. He also has overthrown Smith several times, and Smith has dropped a pass now and then as has Moose. Overall Delhomme is his same gunslinging self. One of Delhomme's best qualities is he is cool as a cucumber during clutch time, and he is a great leader. The Panthers are enjoying finally having a running game again, but it has also been great to have Delhomme back. His arm is not cooked.
I haven't looked at the stats to support this, but I think it had a lot to do with yards after the catch (yac). In addition to Smith and Muhammad, I think DeAngelo Williams added to that as well.. this is all from memory, I don't have the time to look up these stats at the moment. Just a hunch.
I don't agree with that at all.
I really don't know. Tons of rainbows, floaters, and Steve Smith RACing it up. Then out of nowhere he makes a great throw. Maybe his armed isn't cooked, but possibly it got tired as the season progressed or he's rusty. I guess we'll have to wait until next year for the answer.
I can easily recall at least one perfectly thrown long TD pass to Smith that he dropped. I can recall passes other QB's have thrown that should have been picked, and I can recall bad games good QB's have had. Delhomme hasn't had a bad year. He doesn't deserve this thread.valhallan said:
Thanks for checking in Bass. I don't get to watch nearly as many Panthers games as you.Still, though, leading the league in yards per completion is quite impressive. That's usually a sign that your QB throws a lot of deep completions. Steve Smith last year only averaged 11 yards per catch. I thought his arm was cooked based on this thread, but the numbers say otherwise. On the other hand, many still are questioning his arm strength. Whatever it is, it seems to be working. This is also the highest yards per completion ratio of Delhomme's career!
Might be that defenses are playing the safeties up to stop the run. The last half of the season about one out of every two carries it appears that DeAngelo is about to take it the distance. I can't tell you how many runs where the last guy at the last level brought him down. Heck, it's gotten to the point that when Stewart comes in and has a couple of 5 to 8 yard runs, I'm thinking why do they play this no talent schmuck.As i said, I might be wrong about his arm, but something still doesn't pass the sniff test when you watch it. Maybe you can check it out yourself in the uber-mega-blockbuster-primo-must see game they masses have been clamoring for in primetime time Saturday night.
I've watched him all season, and I don't thing anything is wrong with Jake's arm.
