Comparisons.

[Jaxel]

So there have been so many ridiculous comparisons between Clausen and other rookie starters in the first games, I thought I would go ahead and find some highlights look up some stats etc. Also keep in mind supporting casts, opponents, among other variables.

Joe Flacco

Game 1: 15-29, 129, 1 rush TD.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80a9eee8/NFL-GameDay-Bengals-vs-Ravens

Game 2: 13-19, 129, 0 td, 2 int.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80b02c4c/NFL-GameDay-Browns-vs-Ravens-highlights

Mr. Matt Ryan

Game 1: 9-13, 161, 1 td

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80a9b3ff/Falcons-34-Lions-21

Game 2: 13-33, 158, 0 td, 2 int.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80acea24/Buccaneers-24-Falcons-9

Mark Sanchez

Game 1: 18-31, 272, 1 TD, 1 INT

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81292725/Jets-24-Texans-7

Game 2: 14-22, 163, 1 TD

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d812c6f13/Jets-16-Patriots-9

Josh Freeman

Game 1: 14-31, 205, 3 TD, 1 INt

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d814082a0/Buccaneers-38-Packers-28

Game 2: 16-28, 198, TD, 1 INT

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81435eac/Dolphins-25-Buccaneers-23

Sammy Bradford

Game 1: a whopin 32-55, 253, 1 TD, 3 INT

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81a7ebc7/NFL-GameDay-Cardinals-vs-Rams-highlights

Game 2: 14-25, 167, 2 TD 1 INT

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81aaf069/GameDay-Rams-vs-Raiders-Highlight

And Finally, Jimmy Clausen..

Game 1: 16-33, 188, 1 INT

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81ad81c5/Bengals-vs-Panthers-highlights

Game 2: 11-21, 146, 1TD

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81b0aeea/GameDay-Panthers-vs-Saints-highlights

EDIT---- ADDING PLAYERS

Jamarcus Russell

Game 1: 7-23, 88, 1TD, 3 INT

Not gonna bother looking up video.

Game 2: 23-31, 224, 1 TD, 1 INT

Not gonna look up video.

Brady Quinn:

DID NOT START AS ROOKIE.

Matt Lienart

Game 1: 22-35, 253, 2 TD, 1INT

Game 2: 24-42, 232, 2TD...

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Point being, rookie's are sporadic, and a lot of people are making comments out of memory and most of it is not true. Flacco/Ryan etc DID NOT look good their first two games, they looked sporadic. Each one of these Rookie's had there moment, does it mean success? No, it's something you got to let play out. Lets let Jimmy play out before we start calling bust, or franchise, etc... Jimmy has played as well as any of them minus Mark, Sam, and Freeman, but each of those have had awful games as well.

Keep this in mind as you watch and read.

[Black]

Now list the first two games of Jamarcus Russel, Matt Leinart, and Brady Quinn.

[Jaxel]

Now list the first two games of Jamarcus Russel, Matt Leinart, and Brady Quinn.

Good idea, let me look them up, will reply.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

All that matters is that he continues to improve and develop and becomes a good QB down the road. The specific stats of a rookie QB in their first couple of games is pretty meaningless.

[AnalyzeThIs#28]

He has that swagger and confidence that he brings to the field. He will be the best QB the panthers have ever had in do time. Ands that's the only aspect of the game that we lack to be playoff contenders.

I don't care what people say, this is a rebuilding year for us and there will be some big contracts next year for our core players.

[frash.exe]

i think it's still way too early to make any conclusions on Jimmy

a good sign is that he appears to be learning from his mistakes

[Jackofalltrades]

Sammy?

[Wither]

Sammy?

Do you prefer Samuel?

[HPPantherzfan]

Do you prefer Samuel?

Adams?

Logger please

[Stroupe-a-loop]

Bill Walsh said it takes 30 or so starts to evaluate a quarterback. I don't know if that's true, but I don't think you can draw much of any conclusion from two.