The pass in the dirt

[Guild]

Overanalysis imo.

If Jimmy were to be so unprofessional because the greatest player on the team can't get the ball and is frustrated then I'd say he doesn't need to be a starting professional quarterback.

[SorthNarolina]

when smith called that timeout I would be saying "thanks for saving my ass" rather than "don't embarrass me".

[Panthers128]

Seriously how you guys can continue to worship Clausen for the dumbest reasons is beyond me. I'll join the bandwagon when he does more than complete 50% of passes and stops being an asshat of a teammate to a veteran.

[Ruff]

Start Matt Moore.

Fixed.

[rayzor]

i don't buy into the OP but i will say that smith is looking less like a solid vet presence that the young 'uns can look up to and more like a grumpy old man.

the time out should/could do him and the others some good.

[scpanther22]

You are looking at it as an isolated incident. It's a series of events.

Steve Smith needs to make a decision whether he thinks he does or not.

Either,

1. Acknowledge that he is on a rebuilding team that is not anywhere close to a Super Bowl and step up a become a real leader; or,

2. Request a trade and leave.

What he shouldn't do is what he's doing now. Whether he intends to or not he's done everything wrong with a rookie quarterback. Yelling at him on the sidelines? Expecting him to thread the needle into double coverage so he can get his looks? Sitting out practices with one problem after another? Doing zero publicly to aknowlege Jimmy as an integral part of the offense (see Jordan Gross)?

Some leader.

Did anyone notice that since Randy Moss' recent comments he's playing himself out of the offense? Guess how many passes he caught from Brady last night on MNF? Zero. None. Zilch. The Pats won 41-14.

I just decided, I hope that Jimmy did throw that pass in the "dirt". The Panther's need someone concerned with this young team to lead it.

Smith is handling this just fine.IMO..you cant blame him for being frustrated we have been searching for a #2 for a long time and Smith goes 100% every play..

This entire situation is overblown

[panthers55]

Seriously how you guys can continue to worship Clausen for the dumbest reasons is beyond me. I'll join the bandwagon when he does more than complete 50% of passes and stops being an asshat of a teammate to a veteran.

Cmon now we did have a whole 10 first downs and converted 30% of our third downs. Forget that NO converted 60% of their third downs and had 27 first downs. Clausen had a better rating than Brees. LOL. He is Awesome!!!!

He was robbed for rookie of the week!!!!

[SorthNarolina]

Seriously how you guys can continue to worship Clausen for the dumbest reasons is beyond me. I'll join the bandwagon when he does more than complete 50% of passes and stops being an asshat of a teammate to a veteran.

jeez Mr. Scot makes a humble suggestion and now it's truth?

[panthers55]

Smith is handling this just fine.IMO..you cant blame him for being frustrated we have been searching for a #2 for a long time and Smith goes 100% every play..

This entire situation is overblown

Smith has seen this movie before in 2007. David Carr part 2. Sure he is frustrated. He knows how it ends too.

[HPPantherzfan]

Cmon now we did have a whole 10 first downs and converted 30% of our third downs. Forget that NO converted 60% of their third downs and had 27 first downs. Clausen had a better rating than Brees. LOL. He is Awesome!!!!

He was robbed for rookie of the week!!!!

About time you come around

[TheRealDeal]

He was good for two years and excellent in his junior season. He was so good Golden Tate let his draft decision hang on whatever Clausen decided to do.

And ND played a decent schedule. They always do.

Oh and Brantley sucks.

Decent schedule? Come on man. This is the stuff that gets to me the most. Just be real with it. He played a terrible schedule and put up good numbers. He didn't win a lot of games but that was mostly on the defense. Just be real and don't try and make it seem better than it is.

Fact: Jimmy's numbers were ridiculous his last season there.

Fact: They play a bad to terrible schedule each year and usually get destroyed by any real team they play. Numbers probably wouldn't be as good against if he regularly played SEC or PAC10 teams.

Fact: None of us know why he fell in the draft. Attitude, toe, delivery, Gruden's camp, etc but he did and now he's our starting QB.

If everyone just sat back and watched and didn't try to make everything this kid does seem better than reality or worse than reality this board would be a lot better.

Anyway, back to the original topic. If he did bounce it in the dirt on purpose and is purposely avoiding his biggest play maker on offense he isn't really bright. He should hit whoever is open to make his numbers look better instead of avoiding an open guy to prove a point.

[panthers55]

About time you come around

Yeah must be loopy from the pain medication!!

[Delhommey]

If I were a QB trying to prove a point, I'd hang one out high on that smoke route so he'd get Reggie Bushed.

[HPPantherzfan]

Yeah must be loopy from the pain medication!!

Oh, you should drink some beer with that! Makes it sooooo oooooo ooooo much better!

Just don't pull a Jarrett and drive :yesnod: