Smith wanted Clausen to apologize to the guys in the huddle

[brandon_87]

Clausen is just as scared off the field as he is on it. He apologized to Beason because he is scared of him, only thing is, he must have forgotten he got drafted by the team that has THE Steve Smith that won't hesitate to beat a teammate down....

[Cavscout]

Football players should not appologize

He didn't do anything wrong

He didn't sleep with his wife

He didn't run over his cat

He just sucks

Smitty was right...he does have a lot to learn

[Cat'sGrowl]

Fixed.

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[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Have there been any post-game press conferences with Clausen? I'm curious as to what he says at this point. Some scripted non-sense would be my guess.

[CRA]

Have there been any post-game press conferences with Clausen? I'm curious as to what he says at this point. Some scripted non-sense would be my guess.

He was asked about it and I think the video is up on the nfl or panther site. Jimmy just said he didn't hear Smith say that to him and therefore wasn't going to comment on stuff.

[Icege]

As I've said in other posts, Jimmy has yet to demonstrate he has the skills to become a viable NFL QB. You yourself mentioned the slow delivery among countless other PHYSICAL problems with Jimmy, it's hard to imagine he has the necessary skills. I don't base my opinion on him based on the game as a whole and the outcome of games but rather on him as an individual and what he can do for us. I see too many weaknesses in him, the same weaknesses he's had since HS, that lead me to believe it's a severe uphill battle for him to be a viable NFL QB.

I have a feeling most people on here HOPED he would be good because we drafted him and he had a hyped career but when you actually look at him and the TOOLS he brings to the job, I'm not hopeful.

It may seem early to you but with almost any young NFL player you can see some reasons to be hopeful and some tools that could possibly lead to success in the future, but with Jimmy I see little to none.

I was looking at some footage from last year while Clausen was at ND. As somebody that has followed him through high school and college, does it appear that his throwing mechanics have changed at all?

The reason I ask is because I distinctly remember all the chatter about the "Golden Arm" and several articles detailing Clausen's throwing motion. However, since he's been with Carolina, it seems like his release is lower, he winds up, and when he does step into his throws, he steps too far forward like Big Ben does and shrinks himself. The ball is coming out with some fire on it when he's not lobbing it into the stands, but Cutler can throw a hard pass too.

I'd rather be locked in a room for a week with that picture of Clausen rocking out the banana hammock with his buddies on a cruise line of ill repute plastered all over the walls than have Jay Cutler playing for the Panthers. Hell, I'd even wear the European grape smugglers if that insured the same thing for Brandon Jacobs. F' that douchebag.

But I digress.

Proper coaching can fix physical skills. My biggest concern is that he's mentally/emotionally just not ready for the professionals yet. I think in one of your previous posts you mentioned him being 19 his senior year of high school, which only makes me a little more... disturbed? Not that he stayed a year, but how does that affect his maturity as he develops? He left ND early, but could've graduated had he not been kept back by his parents in grammar school (K-6 was it?), and of course not declared for the draft. I'm having a hard time putting it into words, but it's as if he's really still just a big baby. I don't mean cry baby, but I mean I think he's a lot more tender hearted than people care to acknowledge. He was extremely close with Weiss and is probably having an awful time adjusting to not having that emotional bond with anyone. His personality and play doesn't exactly get him very many cool points with anybody though.

[Cavscout]

He was asked about it and I think the video is up on the nfl or panther site. Jimmy just said he didn't hear Smith say that to him and therefore wasn't going to comment on stuff.

1-Maybe Clausen just doesn't want to get punched

2-Did Smith appologize for missing training camp with a broken arm from playing flag football?

[Icege]

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[TheRealDeal]

I don't think his mechanics have changed that much. He's been hyped since HS and I think a lot of his flaws were overlooked. Also, he played with great skill position guys at Notre Dame against inferior opponents so he could get away with some of his flaws as well.

Example: Long wind up in NFL gives DBs/Dlinemen time to break on the ball/get hands up to bat ball down. Long wind up in college playing Army means nothing.

At ND he had two WRs and a TE that will be in the NFL and only played against 4 DBs that got drafted (1 first round and 3 7th round so I'm not even sure the 7th rounders are still around except for the one on our team) so you let your play makers make plays and it boosts your stats.

I don't think physical tools can be coached as much as the mental side of football. Sure footwork can improve but release is something that is hard to change. Kyle Boller's release was changed with the Ravens and he lost a lot of accuracy. They tried to change David Carr's release but couldn't. He also had the low, long delivery and during camp they had him throwing over ladders to try and fix it but never could. Rivers has a terrible release point but it's quick so he gets away with it. You can teach guys to read defenses, look off defenders, etc because it comes with film and experience but at this level I think the physical part of the throwing motion is pretty set in stone.

He was held back twice in school. He would have been 20 when he graduated but left HS early to go to Notre Dame then left there early (3 years) and was 23. Many kids graduate HS at 17 or 18 not 19 or 20. I'm sure it made him popular that he could drive as a Freshman but I don't think it helps you develop socially. Like I said before I blame his parents for handicapping him in this department. I said it in the other thread that I think he's having a hard time connecting with guys outside of football because in his past football has been the only thing and people liked him for it. Now just being a QB isn't enough, you have to be one of the guys AND perform on the field.

[Mr. Burgundy]

Anybody know where i can see Steve smiths interview?

[DR_DIGH]

Smitty should have Ken Lucas'd him a long time ago.:boxing_smiley:

[OneBadassCat]

Jesus 20yrs old in highschool? Well I figured out the problem Clausen's a dumbass.

[mav1234]

He was held back twice in school. He would have been 20 when he graduated but left HS early to go to Notre Dame then left there early (3 years) and was 23.

lol, I had no idea he was 23 when he left Notre Dame. I thought he was 22. Not that it matters, he'd blow this year if he was 21, 22, or 25.

[TheRealDeal]

lol, I had no idea he was 23 when he left Notre Dame. I thought he was 22. Not that it matters, he'd blow this year if he was 21, 22, or 25.

He wasn't I don't think. I think he's 23 now so he turned 23 between Apr and October I believe. He might have been 22.5. Either way he's old as sh*t. Moore is only 26 and spent basically 5 years in college and 4 in the pros. Jimmy spent 3 and 1. Crazy how close in age they are considering the different levels of experience. Moore was 17 at UCLA his freshman year and Jimmy was 20. Wowzers.