If Jake Delhomme would have remained a Saint, would Drew Brees have come here?

SmashMouth · 10-16-2014, 01:28 PM

No sooner than former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme was named to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday did the arrows from New Orleans Saints fans start flying toward Jim Haslett again. Haslett, now the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins, has had a good NFL career, both as a player and coach.

But in New Orleans, part of his legacy as the Saints head coach from 2000-05 will be that he whiffed big time on Delhomme in favor of maligned quarterback Aaron Brooks.

It wasn't the first time that a coach in New Orleans underestimated the Breaux Bridge native who led the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. Former Tulane coach Buddy Teevens offered Delhomme a free ride with the Green Wave in 1993 only to rescind it. That sent Delhomme to the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana-Lafayette) where he is still the all-time leading passer.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	If Jake Delhomme would have remained a Saint, would Drew Brees have come here? No sooner than former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme was named to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday did the arrows from New Orleans Saints fans start flying toward Jim Haslett again. Haslett, now the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins, has had a good NFL career, both as a player and coach. But in New Orleans, part of his legacy as the Saints head coach from 2000-05 will be that he whiffed big time on Delhomme in favor of maligned quarterback Aaron Brooks. It wasn't the first time that a coach in New Orleans underestimated the Breaux Bridge native who led the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. Former Tulane coach Buddy Teevens offered Delhomme a free ride with the Green Wave in 1993 only to rescind it. That sent Delhomme to the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana-Lafayette) where he is still the all-time leading passer. read more Attached Thumbnails

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