GENERAL VIEWS ( 2nd Edition )

The first thing I would like to blog about today is Carolina Panthers QB Jake Delhomme. The Panthers have their own T.O. I think the nickname T.O. is very appropriate for Delhomme because in his case T.O. stands for TurnOver. In the playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals last season Jake had 6 turnovers by himself. Jake said he had put the Arizona game behind him and it was just a bad game. I figured it was just one of those games as well. The Panthers thought it was just a bad game and they gave Delhomme a 5 year contract extension. Then we go into the regular season opener against the Eagles and what does Jake do, HE HAS FIVE OF THE PANTHERS SEVEN TURNOVERS. The Carolina Panthers lose their season opener 38 to 10. I have been a big Delhomme fan since he led the Panthers to the Super Bowl in 2003. He led the Panthers to several come from behind games on their way to the Super Bowl. The Panthers were known that season as the Cardiac Cats. I really believe the Panthers have a serious question at QB this season because you can't win when your QB is T.O. It will be very interesting to watch this story unfold this season, to see how John Fox and the Panthers answer this question. It will definitely be something that The ArmChair Coach will be watching. I would bench Jake Delhomme even though he is the face of your team. We will see what happens.







Did You Know? Jake Delhomme has been the Panthers opening day starter at QB for the last 6 openers. Rodney Peete was the opening game starter at QB in 2003, the year the Panthers won the NFC and played in the Super Bowl.







The Atlanta Braves Chipper Jones is my next topic to blog about. Chipper has been the face of the Braves franchise and their star player since the mid 1990's. He helped them win 10 of their 14 Division Titles in a row and was a part of their only World Series Championship team in 1995. He is one of the best switch hitters in Baseball history. Over the last 4 or 5 seasons he has been injury prone and has missed several games. Chipper's numbers have been down from what Braves fans are use to but last season he won the National League Batting Title on a bad Braves team. This season the Braves have a better team and until recently they had played themselves into Division and Wild Card playoff contention. When the Braves needed their Superstar the most he fell into a horrible batting slump and the Braves are a longshot at best to contend down the stretch. I think it might be time for the Braves to get what they can get for Chipper and move in another direction at third base.

We will see what happens.



Did You Know? Steve Spurrier is 19 and 1 in season openers in his coaching career.