Anybody Still Have Any Faith That Jimmy Can Still

[Herbert The Love Bug]

[Catalyst]

Jimmy's never been given a fair shake. He was burdened by Davidson and Fox's offense and that awful QB coach we had at the time. Not saying he's going to be a great QB, but I do think he can be a solid one. It'll be interesting to see him play in Chud's offense this preseason after a year of real actual NFL QB development. What he got his rookie year was like arena league coaching.

[Cyberjag]

The reason I won't be surprised if he succeeds is because of the first thing one of the receivers told me once about him. He said that Clausen has an amazing passion for the game. It's an interesting choice of words. The guy has had top training all his life, until he got to the NFL. He showed up here ready to work, but unprepared for the speed and physicality of the game at this level. A lot of rookies experience that. He looked really bad out there, but that same season Smitty had a ton of drops, and no one ever doubted his ability to come back. The whole team played poorly.

So, if Clausen took that experience into the training room, and into the film room, and worked his ass off, then I believe he could not only be a good backup, he could potentially work his way into a starting role somewhere. But that's a big if, a lot of kids get paid and won't put the work in to get better. But there's nothing to say he can't, not when guys like Rex Grossman still manage to get starting jobs.

[twylyght]

jimmy isnt a QB that you build a team around, but he can do well in a specific system. anyone basing their opinion on his rookie year that he is doomed to failure is pretty retarded when it comes to understanding football. if he improves the height and speed of his release, the last hurdle is properly reading defenses. he does that, he can be an effective game manager

[CRA]

Jimmy's never been given a fair shake. He was burdened by Davidson and Fox's offense and that awful QB coach we had at the time. Not saying he's going to be a great QB, but I do think he can be a solid one. It'll be interesting to see him play in Chud's offense this preseason after a year of real actual NFL QB development. What he got his rookie year was like arena league coaching.

Fox and Davidson's offense is designed for a QB to do little and find success. He just couldn't do the little part and imploded it.

[Darth Biscuit]

I think the only reason he's still here is that Hurney doesn't want to admit a bust of that high of a draft pick and didn't we trade up to get him too? I don't see any reason to keep him, but the FO does for some reason, so whatever, but he'll never do anything here.

I would much prefer that they dump Jimmy, keep DA for a vet presence and get some young athletic guy (I really liked Josh Johnson) to backup Cam in the long run.

[CRA]

I think the only reason he's still here is that Hurney doesn't want to admit a bust of that high of a draft pick and didn't we trade up to get him too? I don't see any reason to keep him, but the FO does for some reason, so whatever, but he'll never do anything here.

I would much prefer that they dump Jimmy, keep DA for a vet presence and get some young athletic guy (I really liked Josh Johnson) to backup Cam in the long run.

I dont know if they need a great athlete to backup Cam.

What they need is someone with a deep ball not scared of the pocket. That is what drives all Chud/Norv offenses

[csx]

He sucked in 2010 as a starter and was bad last preseason as 3rd string. There is no factual way you can come to the conclusion that he is an average backup currently.

What does "bad last season as a 3rd string" mean? That doesn't make sense.

[Darth Biscuit]

I dont know if they need a great athlete to backup Cam.

What they need is someone with a deep ball not scared of the pocket. That is what drives all Chud/Norv offenses

Well my thought there is to have a guy that is similar to Cam... big arm and can run... that way the play calling doesn't have to be completely altered if the backup comes in. Jimmy doesn't have either of those so, really what's the point in keeping him?

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

The ability to command a huddle: Very underrated trait a QB must have.

Jimmy cannot even get the respect of Huddlers...let alone a WR who just had the ball hit his ankles on a wide open slant(Mike Goodson say hello!). That pass is Jimmy in a nutshell.

[mr beauxjangles]

People are calling Blaine Gabbert a bust to. There have been many NFL qbs to start slow. There is no way you can end a guys career after 10 starts.

I wish 99% of the huddle would apply this same logic to our DTs.

[csx]

I wish 99% of the huddle would apply this same logic to our DTs.

99% of the Huddle started watching football in the past 3 years.

[Carolina_Champ]

Given that it was his rookie year and he had a coach that was not interested at all in developing him, I think under the right system and coaching he could be an okay starter or good backup.

[DaCityKats]

you cant coach being scary.Jimmy and Blaine have showed this aspect of their game.