Sep 5th 2008 2:39PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, Bears, Lions, Giants, Panthers, Redskins, NFL Fans, NFL Real Talk

I know that this feature is slated to run on Thursdays, thus making this a day late. The Thursday season opener threw things off this week, but the mailbag will be running every Thursday from here on out. I wasn’t hung over and I didn’t forget. OK, I was a little hung over. Anyways …

Basanez did make a solid impression entering this year after two years mostly on the Panthers’ practice squad, enough that a few teams gave him a look when the Panthers released him. That being said, the Panthers have a “project” quarterback that they like in Matt Moore, and they want to win now. Jake Delhomme is no sure thing, performance- or health-wise, so the Panthers probably wanted a backup with game experience who could come in if needed without disturbing too much. Basanez isn’t that guy. Neither is Moore. Plus, I have to say, I’ve always liked McCown. Though four teams disagree. But what do they know? One of them was the Raiders …Continue Reading