Most Accurate Analysis of Clausen I've Seen

[ladypanther]

I'm not sure if this is the case with Clausen, but there are coaches who believe you should not mess with someone's natural throwing motion.

But didn't his parents get him a private QB coach when he was 12? You would think his mechanics would be perfect.

[TheRealDeal]

But didn't his parents get him a private QB coach when he was 12? You would think his mechanics would be perfect.

It was 10 and at that point any respectable QB coach knows that the kid's body is going to change and therefor so are his mechanics so why not just feed the kid's and parents' ego and take their money for playing catch with the boy, right?

[KillerKat]

If we draft Luck, I would think we would try to trade Clausen to a WCO for a 4th or 5th since Pike and Moore don't have any trade value. Then they will probably sign a vet QB and Pike will be 3rd string. I can also see them re-signing Moore to be backup.

[mr beauxjangles]

You should read David Fleming's "holy crap Jimmy Clausen has the greatest mechanics and throwing motion in the history of football" article that was in ESPN the Magazine just before the draft.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=5064085

[CatMan72]

But didn't his parents get him a private QB coach when he was 12? You would think his mechanics would be perfect.

You might think that, but there's a legitimate school of thought among coaches that you shouldn't tinker with someone's natural throwing motion.

[CatMan72]

You should read David Fleming's "holy crap Jimmy Clausen has the greatest mechanics and throwing motion in the history of football" article that was in ESPN the Magazine just before the draft.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=5064085

Okay, well - Clausen's coach doesn't sound like one of those guys that thinks you should go with the natural throwing motion, LOL

There are guys who can throw the ball perfectly in practice, drills, etc but the minute they hit the field and the bullets start flying they revert back to their bad habits, maybe Clausen is one of those guys?

[TheRealDeal]

You should read David Fleming's "holy crap Jimmy Clausen has the greatest mechanics and throwing motion in the history of football" article that was in ESPN the Magazine just before the draft.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=5064085

That was pure comedy. Clausen can't throw the ball 55 yards now what makes me believe he could throw it 55 yards as a 10 year old. Also, the guy that said he was amazing was also on the payroll as the QB coach, think he had a conflict of interest?

Maybe that's the phrase that will sum up his recruitment and pre draft hype and the subsequent book about the fall of The Golden Armed Boy:

"Conflict of Interest"

[scpanther22]

You don't know my stance on Clausen? Where have you been?

Seriously though, what do you want to know? I've given my opinion on his social skills, his football skills, his ladies skills, his parenting, his future careers, basically everything.

whats you stance on Clausen..something more than

*he sucks*...I mean I could say something like that.

[Anybodyhome]

So, he's had all this special coaching since he was very young. How did he end up with such bad mechanics?

So did Todd Marinovich....

[TheRealDeal]

whats you stance on Clausen..something more than

*he sucks*...I mean I could say something like that.

I've posted many times an analysis of his issues including his slow delivery, low release point, lack of competition in HS and college (him always having and depending on far superior weapons, I mean far far superior weapons), lack of arm strength, attitude, work ethic, footwork, etc

If you really want to know you can find some or I could find some for you. I really just don't want to type them out right now but if I have some free time I could probably search for them.

Anything in particular you'd like me to talk about?

[Actionman0z]

Trade him for whatever you can get higher than a 4th rounder.

[Mother Grabber]

That was very accurate

Like a Clausen quick pass to the flat?

[err456]

Good info. I guess we need some Luck.