NFL: Fox sticking with Delhomme as Panthers starting QB
By MIKE CRANSTON
AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. � Though Jake Delhomme has just two touchdown passes and seven interceptions, he�ll remain winless Carolina�s starting quarterback.
Asked Wednesday if Delhomme was still his guy moving forward, Panthers coach John Fox left no doubt.
�I didn�t think that was a question, but if that needs to be clarified, yes with a capital Y,� Fox said.
Delhomme threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in the Panthers� 21-7 loss to Dallas Monday to drop Carolina to 0-3. But the second pick, returned for a game-clinching touchdown, came when receiver Steve Smith broke off his route.
Still, Delhomme is on bad streak. He threw four interceptions in Carolina�s season opening loss to Philadelphia and had a key late interception to end a comeback bid in Atlanta a week later.
Delhomme received a contract extension in the offseason after committing six turnovers in an upset playoff loss to Arizona.
The 34-year-old Delhomme has a passer rating of 54.3 and the Panthers� minus-8 turnover margin is the worst in the NFL.
�Certainly we haven�t put up the points that we would have liked to have put up,� Delhomme said. �But we�re a work in progress and we�re trying to get there.�
The Panthers have no attractive alternative to Delhomme, who has started a franchise record 82 regular season games.
The backups on the roster are A.J. Feeley and Matt Moore. Feeley was signed after the season opener when No. 2 QB Josh McCown was lost for the season with left knee and ankle injuries.
Moore hasn�t played since starting three games as an undrafted rookie at the end of the 2007 season.