CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Imagine this: The Carolina Panthers sign a backup quarterback from the New Orleans Saints in free agency. He’s not a big name entering his seventh NFL season and doesn’t overly excite the fan base, but general manager Marty Hurney believes in him and the talent around him.
Then that quarterback leads the Panthers to the Super Bowl in his first season.
It happened in 2003, when Carolina signed Jake Delhomme in what arguably was the best free-agent move in team history.