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No matter how good he looks today, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees wasn't one of those can't-miss prospects in high school.

Carolina Panthers' quarterback Matt Moore has some supporters but clearly hasn't wowed coaches and team officials.

No one knows what being jerked around can do to a quarterback's confidence more than injured Panthers backup Josh McCown .

John Fox has decided status quo is better than the alternative. Fox announced Wednesday that Jake Delhomme will remain the team's starting quarterback Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, a decision that certainly won't sit well with a frustrated fan base.

CHARLOTTE Jake Delhomme has started 85 games for the Carolina Panthers, but whether he'll start anymore remains a mystery.

The Panthers defeated the Buccaneers 28-21. JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/10/19/23/B82184414Z.1_20091019230201_000+GA9RV3C5.3.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg 354 10/18/09 Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith makes his way to the bench after an offensive series during second half ...

Strong safety Chris Harris has missed the Panthers' first three games with a left knee injury and coach John Fox said it's important to get him back.

The Florida Panthers on Monday signed center Dominic Moore to a one-year contract.

Each Friday, columnist Dan Daly and Redskins beat writer Ryan O'Halloran debate a football issue.

Kick 'em while they're down. That's my advice to the Atlanta Falcons as the Carolina Panthers come to town today.

SEPTEMBER 20: Jake Delhomme #17 of the Carolina Panthers runs the offense against the Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome on September 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Embattled? Ha. Jake Delhomme is long past "embattled." At the very least, the Carolina Panthers' quarterback is endangered, bearing down hard on extinct.

THURSDAY: "I'll take all the bullets and swallow the sword," he said after his five-turnover performance in a 38-10 drubbing by Philadelphia in Sunday's opener at Bank of America Stadium.

Carolina Panthers' offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson walked off the practice field with perhaps even more of a steely eyed look than usual Thursday, while quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer remained on a far field working overtime with newly arrived backup A.J. Feeley.

A.J. Feeley wanted to become a member of the Carolina Panthers for the long-term. But he doesn't want the starting job.

After a seven-turnover, 38-10 embarrassment in Week 1, there was a sense the Carolina Panthers have already reached a critical point in the 2009 season.

Travel around this city and you'd think Jake Delhomme was not only a turnover machine, but responsible for the double-digit unemployment, the stalled condominium projects downtown and maybe even the relentless humidity.

At the risk of going the self-absorbed route and making this column all about me, I must confess that it is difficult for yours truly to follow 13 games in a single day and come out of all that chaos with anything resembling a coherent thought.

John Fox likes to say that any NFL team is two games from disaster. Now of course that's an exaggeration.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme has been benched, and backup Josh McCown has been injured in a rout by the Philadelphia Eagles.