Jake Delhomme
Jake Delhomme
Jake Christopher Delhommeis a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League. Delhomme played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette before being signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent after the 1997 NFL Draft. Delhomme began his professional career as a practice squad player with the Saints in 1997 and 1998 and played in the NFL Europe for two years in between NFL seasons. Returning to the Saints, Delhomme...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth10 January 1975
CityBreaux Bridge, LA
Numbers might look pretty, but at the end of the day it's all about what happens on the scoreboard.
When you can hand the ball off as a quarterback, you have so much of a better chance to win.
Let me tell you, when I'm under center do you think I care about the No. 17 on my chest? It doesn't mean a thing. I was No. 11 in high school, No. 12 in college, No. 9 with the Saints (earlier in his NFL career). I mean, it's just a number.
Basically, I lost that game with the two picks. It's nice to come back and get back on top.
Basically, I lost that game for us. I threw two picks on the first three series and it was 10-0. It was the opposite of today. When you play from behind, it's different than playing with a lead.
I'm a little more reserved than (Smith) off the field. On the field, I get pretty animated. But he's a -- I don't want to say brash -- but a confident person, and he'll tell you if he doesn't like (something). And he means it.
I'm all for it. Whoever we can get in there. But if it's still Stephen Davis or Steve Smith, that's fine with us, as long as we have one more point than the other team.
I feel great. I felt fine on Monday, actually. I was fine after the game. I remembered every play. I had an appetite. No headache. It was just a good hit.
I can't say I'm surprised, ... (Stefan) made some plays. Late in preseason games, if you're in his situation, that's what you have to do. That's all I ever played in for my first six or seven years in the League, and you've got to take advantage of it. You've got to run around and make some plays and that's what he did.
We go on the road, it's just us. You have to believe. It's going to be loud, but we concentrate on our job. Coach (John) Fox does a good job with that.
You have to give them credit. That's a good football team. They were the best team in the NFC all year and they played better than us today. That's for sure. They dominated the day today.
Tonight and tomorrow are going to be tough, but we've got to move on. We've got 15 more games and they come quick, real quick. We can't sit here and sulk because we've got a good football team coming in here next week.
There is something about guys that either don't get drafted or get drafted late and have success. You really kind of pull for those guys. We were lucky enough to get chances. Kurt Warner is the same way. Marc Bulger and that guy from New England (Tom Brady).
We had to come into the NFL almost through the back door.