Jimmy issssss starting!

[thunderraiden]

Here's to hoping the Bengals suffer from the same curse that plauges the Panthers - we always sh*t the bed when facing another teams backup QB.

May we finally benefit from that which has doomed us many times before.

It's funny you say that... because they do.

http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=71054

[Millions]

Trap game Sunday

[panthers55]

He doesn't need to light it up. Just make the defense pay for putting 8-9 in the box. We loosen the box the running game comes back and we will be better off.

Go Panthers

That requires Clausen to do something he didn't do all preseason. Actually throw the ball down the field.

[Montsta]

Well, the fortunate thing for us as fans is that we have been used to watching our team be fairly competitive in spite of sub-par QB play for the better part of a decade. So even if Jimmy comes in and plays ok with the expected rookie mistakes, it puts us right where we are used to from a QB situation. So as far as I can tell there are 3 scenarios that come from this:

Scenario 1 (The Jimmy shits the bed scenario): Thinking along the lines of Weinke or David Carr. He gets shell shocked because of our shitty protection and playcalling, gets maybe 4 wins as a rookie, and turns into a career backup.

Scenario 2 (The Jimmy maintains our mediocrity scenario): Jimmy does just enough that we as fans keep thinking his breakout game or season is just around the corner, but never really leads us anywhere major. He may lead us to a few wild card one and done playoff berths, but just doesn't ever break out. Maybe Hasselbeckish?

Scenario 3 (The Jimmy pulls a rookie Big Ben scenario): In this scenario, Jimmy Clausen does great and pumps some life into the abysmal offense, leading us into the playoffs and getting better and better each year, until we have a legitimate franchise QB on our hands. This would be great, plus I'm not so sure Jimmy even likes girls, so we don't have to worry about Big Ben-like off field shenanigans.

[Lumps]

whoah whoah I thought we were taking this day to day and if there is no practice today this can't be true. Fox is getting ahead of himself.

[mmmbeans]

Reminiscent of Weinke in 2001. Wonder if ownership had a say in this.

The parallels between this season and that season continue.

[rayzor]

It's funny you say that... because they do.

http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=71054

from that thread...

Nice! I think it's safe to say we can look forward to a 2-1 start. Claussen couldn't play a college game without throwing 2 interceptions let alone a NFL game.

o rly

last year at ND:

289comp/ 425att/ 3722yds /28tds/ 4INTs.

[HPPantherzfan]

That requires Clausen to do something he didn't do all preseason. Actually throw the ball down the field.

No it doesn't!

It requires him to do exactly what he has been doing in preseason and in yesterdays game! Consistantly move the ball!!!! The speed at which you get from one end to the other doesn't really mean much! You Clausen haters can talk about 5 yards per pass attempt but answer me this! Does he move the ball up and down the field on a more consistant bases than did Matt? Be honest with yourself!

BTW, I bet Cowher is loving the fact his future franchise QB is getting this very valuable experience!

[boo7382]

The way I see it, it really doesn't matter who we have at QB if our O-line cant block. We have no time to figure out who to throw to (because we have SOOO many receivers) and we have no blocking to create holes for our running game.

The bucs are NOT that good.

Edit: I am scared.

[charlotte49er]

I'm now excited to watch the game Sunday. Clausen looks to be very poised as a rookie. Constantly scanning the field and seems to get rid of the ball opposed to throwing in triple coverage. HE WILL MAKE MISTAKES, so don't flip out when he does.

This isn't 1962; we have to get the ball downfield and he gives us a better option to do that.

The only knock I have on Clausen right now, is that he zones in on one target. But he has only thrown a handfull of passes, so that maybe why.

No one ever said, it was going to be a dull season for the Panthers!

[dbeat]

I'm just curious what the plan is if Clausen struggles? Say he throws 10 picks in 3 games, will we stick with Jimmy just because we have no one else? Is there a chance that Moore comes back? I see us signing a vet QB any day now just for security.

[Brooklyn Bully]

I would love to be a fly on the wall at practice this week! Jimmy has never really worked with the first team all that much. Probably why we saw so much Goodson on the field with him Sunday. Hopefully Smitty tells him exactly where he wants the ball thrown.

[Kettle]

combine remarks on Jimmy

Displays impressive accuracy in the short passing game. Is athletic and mobile for the position and can avoid the rush and make plays outside the pocket. Has a very quick delivery.

i think his mobility will help him out. hopefully otah is back this week though, and he doesn't have to be so much. matt's problem currently. he's planted like a tree. no pocket presence.

[panthers55]

No it doesn't!

It requires him to do exactly what he has been doing in preseason and in yesterdays game! Consistantly move the ball!!!! The speed at which you get from one end to the other doesn't really mean much! You Clausen haters can talk about 5 yards per pass attempt but answer me this! Does he move the ball up and down the field on a more consistant bases than did Matt? Be honest with yourself!

BTW, I bet Cowher is loving the fact his future franchise QB is getting this very valuable experience!

BTW you are wrong about Cowher and about what Clausen needs to do. Watch what happens Sunday when the defense isn't in a prevent wanting him to throw short instead of down the field. Watch how the bengals put 8 guys in the box and blitz knowing Clausen is going to throw the dump route. Weren't you here for David Carr? Teams will play Clausen the same way unless he can throw the deep pass and make folks pay.