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Yes, Clausen should start the rest of the season...


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The biggest difference between Pickles and Moore was decision making.

Pickles was scanning the field while he dropped back, reached his drop point and fired off a pass. If nothing was there, then he would roll out. The thing I loved on his roll outs was his eyes, the first thing he did on a roll out was to check the backside of the field.

Moore didn't even seem to be looking at his WR until he had completed his drop.

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Matt always look for the big play. If he has time he can hit it on 3rd and long, its like he rather it be that way, but sometimes he needs to keep it short and move the chains. He just doesn't pass that way. Interesting cause last year he took whatever was there

Jimmy, thats what he will do, is pass short. Dont expect to be converting 3rd and 18 with him

But it doesn't matter who's QB when you got retarded plays called

If he can''t threaten downfield, our running game is going to get stuffed.

We don't have the receivers to succeed with a West Coast approach.

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The biggest difference between Pickles and Moore was decision making.

Pickles was scanning the field while he dropped back, reached his drop point and fired off a pass. If nothing was there, then he would roll out. The thing I loved on his roll outs was his eyes, the first thing he did on a roll out was to check the backside of the field.

Moore didn't even seem to be looking at his WR until he had completed his drop.

I noticed this with Moore toward the end of his stint on the field. I think it was third down, he got flushed, no one was open so he ran for it. Maybe picked up 2-3 yds as he went out of bounds. But in the middle of the field, Smitty juked his defender and broke down field. If Moore had LOOKED...65 yd TD.

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If he can''t threaten downfield, our running game is going to get stuffed.

We don't have the receivers to succeed with a West Coast approach.

This X100. We have to get seven or less in the box somehow, and we are going to need at least one QB and one receiver to step up and make it so defenses respect our passing game outside of "oh poo 89 got the ball".

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Jimmy, thats what he will do, is pass short. Dont expect to be converting 3rd and 18 with him

Not sure why you think this. Clausen has had completions greater than 18 yards. While most were due to YAC, there were a couple that were not. Even today the one to Smitty I think went for 19... though granted it was only like a 10 yard throw.

YAC matters, and a good, accurate quarter will lead to an increase in YAC as well, since receivers can catch balls in stride.

Clausen does take many check downs, because if your checkdown guy is open, it's not a bad play to make, especially with the quality of backs this team has.

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