Notes from the press box at Bank of America Stadium for Panthers - Cardinals.
Larry Fitzgerald averaged 89.4 yards over the course of the regular season. Roy Green previously set the Arizona Cardinals playoff receiving yards record on Jan. 8, 1983, with 113 yards against Green Bay. These two facts are important because, with 5:30 to go in the first half against the Panthers, Fitz has already set a new franchise record, tallying 151 total receiving yards and a touchdown.
The Panthers are now down 20 points (27-7) after coming out white hot. This is a direct result of two things: Jake Delhomme continues to stink the joint up like no Panthers quarterback since David Carr, and the Panthers seem entirely content with not bothering to cover Fitzy.
While the guy is a fantastic receiver and an absolutely destructive threat, the Cats' coverage of the wideout has been nothing short of embarrassing -- he's been open every time Kurt Warner's looked his way.
And the only thing that might be worse is this very simple and very awkward fact: Edgerrin James has more rushing attempts than DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined. Yikes.
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1-10-2009 @ 9:51PM
OrangeChuckE said...
Is it really that hard to understand if Bouldin is out, cover Fitzgerald more, not leave him open? I guess Carolina liked the off week so much, they are trying for more.
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1-10-2009 @ 11:10PM
soulcitysigma1914 said...
You're right Orange Chuck. The panthers should have run the ball first of all. But on defense, they should have doubled Fitzgerald, pressured Warner, and made the Cards beat them with Breaston. The Cards maybe still would have won in that situation, but they wouldn't have scored 30+ unanswered points
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1-10-2009 @ 11:45PM
Deezy said...
Why did Carolina, Not sit Jake HOMO down after the third interception????
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1-11-2009 @ 12:40AM
soulcitysigma1914 said...
yes, they should have brought in a cold qb who didn't take one snap this season and practices with the second team, that would have brought them back for sure!
1-11-2009 @ 12:46AM
marshall said...
fox wont sit any qb down no matter what. he has got to be the hardest headed coach in the history of the sport. i would hate to be his wife she probably never gets her way. i dont blame jake as much as i blame that hardheaded s.o. b. coach. i spent alot of money on time on this season and even bought 4 psls thought i got a good deal THANKS FOX YOU HARD HEADED S.O.B. i hope your happy
1-11-2009 @ 12:45AM
marshall said...
soul city are you foxes cousin or something at least try and sit him for a quarter look what 1 game did for mcnabb.
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1-11-2009 @ 2:04PM
soulcitysigma1914 said...
this was a playoff game Marshall, it's too late to try benching qbs when u get to the playoffs.
1-13-2009 @ 5:52PM
Steve D. said...
In all my years I have never seen a Team give up their game plans ( The same one that got them to the playoffs) so fast.
I'am a PSL owner and a die hard Panther fan, and I have been behind Jake(Delhomme) and John (Fox) but..... I feel that the Panthers are as far as they will ever go with John Fox. And I feel it is also time to look for Jake Delhomme's replacement. I feel that with this team we should have gone further. We need a coach with a Killer instinct. The team has gotten strfonger and the team weaker.
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