If Clausen and Weis had stayed another year in ND.

[thunderraiden]

Wouldn't we be SUPER FukeD? At least we only have a mid of the pack second rounder invested into him, imagine if it was the first pick in the draft! Discuss how fortunate we are, I think Clausen will pan out one day, but could you imagine if he was in the running this year and being a Senior, pro style, imagining he would have put up good numbers.

[mav1234]

not 100% sure he'd be the #1 pick tbh, but he'd sure be getting a ton of press for it.

[Snake]

I'm just glad no one let hurney back in the 1st round last year to grab him. We could be sitting here without a 1 or a 2. Yikes!

[Stumpy]

I'm just glad no one let hurney back in the 1st round last year to grab him. We could be sitting here without a 1 or a 2. Yikes!

I kind of doubt that, had he been able to trade up for Clausen, he still would have traded up for A Money.

But yeah, thank God he couldn't find a willing trading partner for that deal.

[SuperLego5]

I thought Hurney said somewhere that he didn't try to trade this years first for Clausen last year?

[CarolinaNut]

or hurney would have actually done his homework on clausen and he would have realized they guy blows.

[OchoNueve]

Mel Kiper would have Clausen projected higher than Luck if he would have waited another year.

[Dpantherman]

??? Whos to say he has a great year?? What if he got hurt?? Who's to say we still take him over other QBs in this draft?? What the fug kind of question is this? Anything can happen from one year to the next.

[Carolina Husker]

We would have won more games last year without him, thus we wouldn't have the first pick this year.

[jtm]

So if Luck comes out and has a bad rookie year will everyone start saying he is worthless as well? Clausen's year in review:

1) offensive line that all of a sudden forgot how to block

2) WR's that were learning how to run routes

3) Vet WR mouthing off to QB on and off the field

4) O coordinator that considers a screen a downfield risky play

5) same fans that were calling for him to start the season writing him off after 4 games

6) Lastly, learning a completely new offense and adjusting to the speed of the NFL

Yes he stunk last year but writing any player off after one year is crazy. Do I think we should mortgage our future on Clausen - No, but you can't scapegoat him for last year. Tom Brady would not have done much better.

[Snake]

I kind of doubt that, had he been able to trade up for Clausen, he still would have traded up for A Money.

But yeah, thank God he couldn't find a willing trading partner for that deal.

I was saying we traded our 2nd for Edwards so more than likely we would have had to give up a first to get back into the first round.

[thunderraiden]

So if Luck comes out and has a bad rookie year will everyone start saying he is worthless as well? Clausen's year in review:

1) offensive line that all of a sudden forgot how to block

2) WR's that were learning how to run routes

3) Vet WR mouthing off to QB on and off the field

4) O coordinator that considers a screen a downfield risky play

5) same fans that were calling for him to start the season writing him off after 4 games

6) Lastly, learning a completely new offense and adjusting to the speed of the NFL

Yes he stunk last year but writing any player off after one year is crazy. Do I think we should mortgage our future on Clausen - No, but you can't scapegoat him for last year. Tom Brady would not have done much better.

Hey bud, im not saying Clausen won't ever pan out, I'm just saying, it would be a terrible situation had stars aligned and we used the number one pick on him this year. He is obviously not a Sam Bradford type franchise player, but he might be a Jake Delhomme or a Tony Romo in a few years.

[mav1234]

I'm just glad no one let hurney back in the 1st round last year to grab him. We could be sitting here without a 1 or a 2. Yikes!

just an fyi, the reason he didn't trade up in the first or in the second to get Clausen was because he REFUSED to trade our #1 this year.

[Mr. Scot]

I think we'd likely have taken Golden Tate at the 48 spot last year if Clausen had stayed in school. We'd also likely have signed a vet as insurance (maybe McCown).

Looking at how Tate did in his first year vs Brandon LaFell, I'd say that at least for the moment, it looks like we got the better of that deal (time will tell). I would say though that I'd much rather have had a vet backup last year rather than a rookie.