The Pro Clausen Thread....

[MHS831]

I will say it for the 20th time: No QB in the NFL could have come in here as a rookie and been successful with Davidson as the OC, with Schwartz, Bernadeau, and Williams on the OL, with rookie WRs and a double-teamed, 5'9", 31-year old, ball-dropping Steve Smith, a lame duck coaching staff, and RBs who were injured or could not pick up a blitz. NOBODY!

[C47]

i love how people just know for sure luck was going to be soooo successful in the nfl.

Kinda like how people know he wouldn't have been....

[TarPanther9180]

I'm in the "hope he does well, but I'm not confident in him" boat.

[chknwing]

Clausen will be better this year or he will be gone. Thats it.

[Hoenheim]

I admit I was one of the people who were quick to criticize Jimmy during the season, but I know that our inept coaching staff (and our young, inexperienced, often injured, and all around terrible team members) was a major factor in why he played the way he did. I think that if he starts most of the games next season with good play calling and coaching, with a roster upgrade, we'll really know how good he is.

[The Other Colbert]

blinded optimism.

I hope he does well too. But I just don't see anything in Jimmy Clausen that is going to make him our guy. I'm glad Rivera isn't throwing him under the bus like Foxy did.

[CatMan72]

By definition, the jury is still out on any 2nd year player... it takes at least 3 years to fully evaluate a rookie.

It used to be unthinkable that a rookie QB could have any success, then we had a run on guys like Ryan, Flacco, Sanchez, Bradford, etc who experienced some success... so now the expectation is that a rookie QB should be ready to play right away or he sucks.

I don't know if Clausen will ever be a viable NFL QB, but I do know it's too early to decide that now.

[chknwing]

Catman, are you on the Panthers payroll? You sound like it. Its ok, this is just a forum, u can voice ur true feelings here.

[Happy Panther]

it takes at least 3 years to fully evaluate a rookie.

So we made need 4-5 years to determine he stinks?

Man the next few years are going to be tough

[chknwing]

cough Dwayne Jarret cough

[TarPanther9180]

cough Dwayne Jarret cough

cough You can't count that since that coaching staff is NOT here anymore cough

[CatMan72]

Catman, are you on the Panthers payroll? You sound like it. Its ok, this is just a forum, u can voice ur true feelings here.

It's not a matter of feeling, it's a matter of fact.

[pantherj]

*cough* not adding anything I'm just sick *cough*

[Ricky Spanish]

blinded optimism.

I hope he does well too. But I just don't see anything in Jimmy Clausen that is going to make him our guy. I'm glad Rivera isn't throwing him under the bus like Foxy did.

I agree 100%

Call me a retarded fan if you want, but i was on the "jimmy will suck in NFL" bandwagon before he was even drafted. If he ends up being our franchise QB then I will make a public apology, but I've never liked the kid and I don't think he will be a good pro.