Notorious in Carolina: What Is with the Hating on Panthers QB Jake Delhomme?

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Published: June 13, 2009

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... a quarterback as much as Jake Delhomme.

I am going to try and keep this as light as possible, so please excuse me if I get a little heated at times.

Delhomme is not the poster child of the kind of quarterback a team wants to have, although he does make up for what he lacks in other areas. Delhomme's leadership, competitive nature, and selflessness are intangibles that one doesn't learn.

After the worst game of his career, Delhomme shouldered the entire blame of the team's and coaching staff's shortcomings. That's integrity. That's also Delhomme being selfish, taking all the credit for a terrible, overall team performance.

I know that Delhomme finished just above dead middle (15th overall) in the quarterback rankings for 2008, but he wasn't in bad company. Names like Eli Manning, Jason Campbell, Matt Ryan, and Super Bowl winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger accompany his name in the less-than-stellar rankings.

Delhomme finished ranked 15t...

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