Fix Your Act

Jake Delhomme knows that he had a bad game and he noticed it while watching film and said he plans to correct it. “You can’t let a negative thought or what not creep into your mind, like, `Oh gosh, something bad’s going to happen,’ because if you think that, something will happen,” Delhomme said Wednesday. “That’s just the game. The game’s a roller coaster, up and down. If you do something good, hey, alright, got to move on. “To say I did that great on Sunday, probably not. I think I let things hang with me and that wasn’t me. They didn’t hang with me in the playoff game, I know that. I think Sunday I kind of let it get to me a little bit, and that was something that was very different for me. I think you are always looking at yourself and thinking what can I do better?” Basically, Delhomme needs to have a shorter memory. “You can’t worry about making a mistake,” he said. “You’ve just got to go out and play. That’s something I’ve always been able to do, and I didn’t do it well on Sunday. How do you fix it? Well, it will be fixed, I promise you. It will be fixed. I’ll be back to me.” I am sure all you Panthers fan are hoping that he turns it around. But fans are not the only one who does not appreciate him. In a segment Steve Smith was wearing a microphone and a bizarre exchange unfolded between Smith and Jake Delhomme. Delhomme, whose confidence clearly is shattered, apologizes to Smith while the duo are sitting on the bench. Says Smith: "I never really liked you as a quarterback. But as a person . . . I love you as a person." Smith was probably kidding in this case but if he is losing faith in Delhomme no one would blame him.