A few days ago, Sports Illustrated columnist (and notorious Carolina Panthers picker) Don Banks wrote about quarterback situations to watch in 2007. Most of the teams you'd expect on this list are here -- Minnesota, Atlanta, Miami, Kansas City, etc.One team not on this list? Carolina. You would think that the arrival of David Carr from Houston would mean that Jake Delhomme's job might not be quite as secure as it was last season, but it didn't even merit a mention from Banks here. Even his "Teams in Transition" section puts Jacksonville, where Byron Leftwich is working hard to re-establish himself as starter, ahead of Carolina, where some think Carr's signing is insurance against Jake Delhomme's thumb injuries, which dogged him last season. Quarterbacks with busted thumbs on their throwing hands don't function well in the NFL. Just ask Kurt Warner.
Perhaps John Fox's commitment to Delhomme and Carr's struggles in Houston make pundits like Banks think this is a non-issue. To some extent, so do I, but that doesn't mean the QB position won't be worth watching in Charlotte next season. If Carr performs better in Jeff Davidson's new offense than Delhomme in the preseason, people will talk about it.
