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Former Panthers and Browns QB Jake Delhomme reached agreement with the Houston Texans.
 
Kind of surprised by this actually. I was thinking they liked Jeff Garcia. AT least Delhomme has some good experience in the league and maybe with a talented team could play well if he had to, which i hope he doesn't.
 
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OMG.

Barf.

I mean this is the guy I felt would be about 4th or 5th on the list out of the other guys we've tried out. Did he even make last week's tryouts, or did he come in for this one and walk away the victor???

LOL.
 
Ryan said:
Kind of surprised by this actually. I was thinking they liked Jeff Garcia. AT least Delhomme has some good experience in the league and maybe with a talented team could play well if he had to, which i hope he doesn't.
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There is not a team with enough talent to make Delhomme look good or even decent.
 
I figured this would happen.

I kept hearing Garcia, but I figured that if they liked him that much they'd have just signed him seeing that he worked out for them not too long ago.

Also, they were talking about Delhomme on the radio this morning like he had the inside track or something...

I'm not shocked about this...
 
Grams said:
There is not a team with enough talent to make Delhomme look good or even decent.
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I just remember his last season filled with hesitancy to throw, and half-hearted zip and control on his passes because he looked like he STILL was unsure when the ball left his hand.

The NFL is a QB-starved league. No wonder Goodell has been making new rules to protect QBs. They're in short supply and high demand.
 
listening to espn right now they're saying that delhomme is a great locker room presence with superbowl experience, that he'd do a ton of good for yates. if we were signing someone expected to play, i'd definitely prefer garcia. if we're looking more for a veteran to be on the practice field with yates, delhomme may be the better choice.
 
Grams said:
There is not a team with enough talent to make Delhomme look good or even decent.
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I disagree. Any team with at least one healthy QB playing in front of him will make him look good or at least decent.

He can hold that clip board with the best of them.
 
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Pretty much says it all. BTW, who is this girl? The Texans owe her a full ride scholarship to the college of her choice. She's the face of the franchise.
 
The only logical conclusion is that Delhomme was the only QB left on the market willing to face the Houston Texans injury machine.
 
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? Was Ryan Leaf just not available??? Gus Ferrotte??? Why no Dante Culpepper?? Even David Carr is better than Delhomme.
 
yawn.

Replace any other QB's name above and the thread would be going the exact same. "He sucks, he's useless, good locker room guy, experienced and can help Yates, would hate to have to play him... yadda yadda yadda"

I think Yates is our guy the rest of the season. Need some backup QBs heaven forbid we have to reach to our 4th our 5th for the season. But I'll take Yates over Clemens, Delhomme, Garcia, Favre, Culpepper, etc.

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I would have preferred a QB who at least was taking snaps in actual semi-professional games in something like, oh, I don't know the UFL or something.

When was the last time Jake Delhomme threw a fade route to the back of the end zone and scored a TD on 4th and 3 to win the game? Before we knock the whole "It was the UFL for crying out loud!" it was still a competitive environment where defenders are blitzing the QB and he's got to make a throw under some pressure.

What pressure has Jake Delhomme been in? And if he isn't needed to be an actual QB...if his only role is to hold a clipboard and be a mentor and take TJ Yates out for hot dogs and root beer floats at Weinerschnitzel, where Delhomme uses the salt and pepper shakers to show him how to draft and slingshot past the lead car in a NASCAR race, then why make the guy throw passes in a tryout? Geez, just don't even have a damn tryout at all and say you're hiring a QB Mentor.

Jeff "I'm Not Gay Because I Have a Hot Wife" Garcia was going to win us a Super Bowl, now we're not. LOL. I'm dizzy.
 
Chill out guys... he is our #3QB. What are the chances of our other 2 QBs injuring themselves :thinking:.

Well, he has some Superbowl experience, so maybe he can be a good role model and perhaps give some advice here and there. But really, if we have to go to our 5th QB this season, there really isn`t any hope left for a good end of the season.

Edit: Oh and just as a german I have to correct GP here: it is Wiener Schnitzel ;-)
 
FakeJohnMcClain John McClain

Workouts between Delhomme & Garcia were beyond pathetic, but the Texans had to pick one, so they chose the guy w/ the less attractive wife

Awesome. :)
 
My guess is Garcia wanted the opportunity to start. Don't hold me to it, but IIRC, that's why he never signed on an NFL team.

It's already been stated, but Jake's here for his veteran experience and the emergency QB (3rd).
 
Delhommme has been home eating twinkies. Garcia is in shape. We go for the guy eating twinkies. Hopefully we don't need him because Yates is kicking booty!
 
GP said:
I would have preferred a QB who at least was taking snaps in actual semi-professional games in something like, oh, I don't know the UFL or something.

When was the last time Jake Delhomme threw a fade route to the back of the end zone and scored a TD on 4th and 3 to win the game? Before we knock the whole "It was the UFL for crying out loud!" it was still a competitive environment where defenders are blitzing the QB and he's got to make a throw under some pressure.

What pressure has Jake Delhomme been in? And if he isn't needed to be an actual QB...if his only role is to hold a clipboard and be a mentor and take TJ Yates out for hot dogs and root beer floats at Weinerschnitzel, where Delhomme uses the salt and pepper shakers to show him how to draft and slingshot past the lead car in a NASCAR race, then why make the guy throw passes in a tryout? Geez, just don't even have a damn tryout at all and say you're hiring a QB Mentor.

Jeff "I'm Not Gay Because I Have a Hot Wife" Garcia was going to win us a Super Bowl, now we're not. LOL. I'm dizzy.
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LOL Jeff Garcia played in the UFL last year...and had a very bad ending to the season...4 TDs and 9 INTs in the second half of the season. He's 41 years old. Jake Delhomme was on an NFL team up until after the lockout. He's been in the NFL more recently than Garcia. You guys are ridiculous. Either signee was not going to start anyways!
 
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GP said:
I would have preferred a QB who at least was taking snaps in actual semi-professional games in something like, oh, I don't know the UFL or something.

When was the last time Jake Delhomme threw a fade route to the back of the end zone and scored a TD on 4th and 3 to win the game? Before we knock the whole "It was the UFL for crying out loud!" it was still a competitive environment where defenders are blitzing the QB and he's got to make a throw under some pressure.

What pressure has Jake Delhomme been in? And if he isn't needed to be an actual QB...if his only role is to hold a clipboard and be a mentor and take TJ Yates out for hot dogs and root beer floats at Weinerschnitzel, where Delhomme uses the salt and pepper shakers to show him how to draft and slingshot past the lead car in a NASCAR race, then why make the guy throw passes in a tryout? Geez, just don't even have a damn tryout at all and say you're hiring a QB Mentor.

Jeff "I'm Not Gay Because I Have a Hot Wife" Garcia was going to win us a Super Bowl, now we're not. LOL. I'm dizzy.
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L.....O.....L. haven't seen 1 of those in years
 
LikeMike said:
Chill out guys... he is our #3QB. What are the chances of our other 2 QBs injuring themselves :thinking:.

Well, he has some Superbowl experience, so maybe he can be a good role model and perhaps give some advice here and there. But really, if we have to go to our 5th QB this season, there really isn`t any hope left for a good end of the season.

Edit: Oh and just as a german I have to correct GP here: it is Wiener Schnitzel ;-)
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Thanks for the correction, now Fuggenzi Offen.

Just kidding, I thought it would funny to do that.

I don't get the whole "If we had to use Delhomme (or any other guy) our season is over anyways." I feel like it's never over until it's over, and you gotta' maximize everything and leave no stone unturned.

Yeah, there's not much to choose from. Look at how many people here are VERY quick to hit the "Fail button" on this decision by the Texans FO to select Delhomme. It's puzzling for most of us. We're NFL fans, we remember what Jake Delhomme was when he left the NFL...pretty effin' awful.
 
LikeMike said:
Chill out guys... he is our #3QB. What are the chances of our other 2 QBs injuring themselves :thinking:.

Well, he has some Superbowl experience, so maybe he can be a good role model and perhaps give some advice here and there. But really, if we have to go to our 5th QB this season, there really isn`t any hope left for a good end of the season.

Edit: Oh and just as a german I have to correct GP here: it is Wiener Schnitzel ;-)
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Actually he's going to be the #2 QB. The guy we picked up last week was taking the #3 spot because Yates had been promoted to #2 and Leinart had been promoted to #1.

Now Yates is #1, Delhomme will be #2 and back him up, and Clemens will continue to run the scout team and go pick up pizzas after practice.
 
It's hard for me to imagine Delhomme is a better option than Garcia. Having said that, I think Garcia worked out for them twice now, and the Texans chose Clemens and Delhomme over him. Either they think Garcia is thoroughly finished or they think he's a bad fit for one reason or another. Can't think of anything else.

At this point TJ appears to be the Texans' Obi-wan-Kenobi -- our only hope...
 
i'm looking at delhomme's stats and they dont appear to be nearly as bad as i remember him being. they're not great of course, but he has a career passer rating over 80 and a decent enough (positive) TD/INT ratio ... a bit of captain checkdown though from the stats. i know he was aweful the last couple of seasons, but that was with the failing panthers and then with the lowly browns, could he be better with better talent? he lead a decent carolina team to 3 playoff appearances and one superbowl, if it came down to it, is it possible he could lead a great team as far?
 
Some Jeff Garcia quotes from last week:

On how he felt his workout went:

I got a call from Houston, I came out, went through a workout with the guys out here and you know, I thought it went pretty well considering there was a little bit of rust to dust off. I felt like considering who they brought in I held my own, and it just comes down to them making the decision as to what direction they want to go in as far as who they’re going to bring in to help out the starter that they have in right now.

On whether he was worked out individually or in a group with the Texans:

They brought us all together. They brought Kellen Clemens, a kid out of Oregon, Trent Edwards, local guy right there…Stanford product, Los Gatos kid, and Brodie Croyle from Alabama, and Chase Clements I believe, from Rice. So you know, I was the old man of the group but I’ll be the old man of any group that I throw the ball with. And you know, just to be out there and run around, and show that I still have a 30 inch vertical jump for 41 years old…I’m not complaining.
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He really didn't sound convincing to me. Doesn't sound like he thinks he even has it in him anymore. He sounded proud that he held his own against the other trainees. Yet everyone is thinking he is so much better than all of the other options. I don't think he even believes that.
 
Scooter said:
i'm looking at delhomme's stats and they dont appear to be nearly as bad as i remember him being. they're not great of course, but he has a career passer rating over 80 and a decent enough (positive) TD/INT ratio ... a bit of captain checkdown though from the stats. i know he was aweful the last couple of seasons, but that was with the failing panthers and then with the lowly browns, could he be better with better talent? he lead a decent carolina team to 3 playoff appearances and one superbowl, if it came down to it, is it possible he could lead a great team as far?
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Apparently he thinks he still has it in him. He turned down an opportunity with Miami a month ago because they wouldn't make him the starter. So at the least he's confident in his abilities.

What worries me about him:
He's turnover prone. Will this be fixed with less pressure to throw the ball? Will it be fixed when the only thing he is asked is to not turn over the ball?

His very low yards/attempt. Like you said, he looks like Matt Leinart 2.0. King of the check down. Then again, he had no weapons Cleveland when he played there. That was an awful team. This is the one area where Garcia really impressed me. But I feel at this time and age, either QB is valuable to the franchise and that neither had an upper hand.

Lets remember this: Rick Smith has done a very good job over the years finding stop gaps. Finding players during the season to throw in there and make it work. I trust in him and Gary to make this work.
 
After that 5 interception game in the playoffs a few years back, he has never been the same.

I will say it was only 2 years ago that the Panthers game him a 5 year, 43 million dollar contract.
 
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