Devils Advocate: Why we should draft Jimmy Clausen

I don’t care if he pushes old ladies down getting on the bus.

Legit lol.

I feel like you were choking down vomit while typing this.

Forgot to add that Clausen adjusted very well to his shitty line. His junior year he was great at getting the ball out quick, rolling to avoid pressure and picking up blitzes. His sack number went from worst in the NCAA to average not because of the line getting better, but from him making the adjustment. His deep ball game is starting to worry me a little though

I just want to say that I love the caption under the picture. I think that would be the best part of drafting Jimmy Clausen — we could make “Jimmy’s getting sacked! Jimmy likes throwing to Robiskie!” jokes all the time in game threads. It’s almost worth picking him just for that reason.

Neither one of those scenarios matter on 3rd and 9.

Unless someone on the O – Line was the one who punched him… Then it may become 4 and 20.

I voted that there were other QBs i liked better. I would be perfectly fine with trading back into the teens and taking Clausen, but I have a bit of a man-crush on Colt McCoy, and I’m sticking to my gut on that one.

I don’t like him at all, I think he is a cocky overrated player who would just hurt the Browns. Sounds like Quinn to me.

I don’t think Holmgren buys into the B19K philosophy that you don’t draft QB’s outside of the 1st and expect them to be solid starters (and I pretty much do buy into that philosophy – I just ain’t Mike Holmgren). Holmgren’s philosophy is that he can find a decent QB in a later round, and turn him into a good/great QB. So using a 1st on a QB is really only for very exceptional circumstances – it’s better to use that pick on other positions. He has never drafted a QB in the first. His greatest successes were with QB’s taken later (Montana (3d), Favre (2d*), Hasselbeck (6th), Young (Supp. 1st by TB then traded to 49ers for some low round picks) So he does not take QB’s in the 1st round unless he thinks they are way, way ahead of the competition. I just don’t think he sees that in Clausen so I don’t see him using a 1st round pick on him. He’s thinking that he can find someone that he can make just as good as he can make Clausen for a lower price.

*Traded a 1st for him though so somewhat an exception.

I have really enjoyed your draft posts – thanks.

Read the USA today about this kid out of Fordham. “Jaws” says he is raw, throws ropes, and is barn strong. John Skelton, 6’6" 240, ESPN got on his case for not working hard enough. He questions ESPN. he played with a torn patella tendon for most of his Junior year. Maybe a chance late in the draft. Who knows.

I wanted an option between liking him more than Bradford and having to move down. I might pick him even at #7 in the right situation. The top three on my board are Suh, Berry, and Bradford. If all three are gone, Clausen is in that next tier of players for me because of the position he plays.

I think he is somewhat of a gamble—as I have discussed ad nauseum and prefer to let those who disagree have their own opinions—whereas there are other safer possible picks who probably wouldn’t bring as much of a reward if they panned out. Clausen is bigger risk, but huge reward. I probably wouldn’t pick him, but I wouldn’t be upset if Holmgren did; I’d just be nervous.

Your multiple choice poll is actually a limited choice poll.
No good option is no option at all.
All bad options leaves you no choice.
These are your personal possibilities if not potential realities camouflaged as some type of demonstrated graciousness in dispensing choices.
It also leaves those who don´t like the options you present to deal with the options you quaintly don´t mention. So if you can´t choose one of your options, you are left with a greater need to defend what you think.
It´s a clever ploy, but is it original? Not really.

Last sentence was wrong: So if I or we can´t choose one of your options, I or we are left with a greater need to defend what I or we think.

You made some great points for Jimmy Clausen though.