I’ll admit that I’m a little late to the party posting this video, but after I saw it I laughed to myself thinking about what Browns fans will have to go through this year with Jake Delhomme under center.
Watch Lions’ rookie Ndamukong Suh destroy Delhomme in a recent preseason game last week, then watch Delhomme’s reaction, then watch Delhomme’s next play.
Regular readers know that whenever I get a chance to rip Delhomme, I take it. On this particular play, he obviously had every right to be infuriated as Suh tried to rip his head off. What is he going to do, stand there and not say anything when he was just thrown to the ground?
But it’s what happened next that gets to me about Delhomme: He fumbled the ball with his team inside the red zone.
One of my biggest problems with Delhomme (besides his weak arm, his constant desire to fit the ball into tight coverage and his poor decision making) is that he gets to emotionally wrapped up in the play before. Quarterbacks need to be cool, calm and collected on every play and they always have to be thinking ahead. But Delhomme is usually stuck on why the last play didn’t work or why he got sacked. He’s a play behind everybody else, which is why his confidence has also be zapped over the last two years.
I know what Browns fans are thinking, “You’re overacting – this isn’t a big deal,” and it isn’t.
Not yet, anyway.
