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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Yes, Colt McCoy is a better quarterback than Clausen and deserves to be drafted higher.
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I'm not saying Clausen should be the pick at #4. But Clausen IS BETTER than McCoy. Maybe not from a college standpoint but from an NFL standpoint. Clausen just finished the season with some of the best stats of ANY Junior QB EVER. AND HE RAN A PRO OFFENSE! He had to READ defenses!!!! Colt McCoy read route combinations. With Notre Dame's shitty OLine and an even shittier defense, Clausen was able to keep his team in games that they otherwise wouldnt have been close in. Notre Dame's record would be far worse if Colt McCoy played for them this year.
Clausen doesnt have the biggest arm strength but he can read 1 on 1 coverage and puts it up for his reciever to make a play on it. And his short and intermediate passes have real good zip on them. And if you watch the tape, Colt McCoy relied on his legs a good amount of the time. He's not terribly fast so it isnt going to cut it in the NFL against superior athletes. Clausen has good pocket awareness, n moves around to create more time to THROW.....like a QUARTERBACK lol. Jimmy Clausen played all year on a bad toe that ended up needing surgery. He went out of the game against Purdue but came back in to lead his team to victory when they needed him most. Colt McCoy played against NFL sized lineman against Alabama and what happened? Injury. Fluke? Prolly. But i digress. i would rather trade for Flozell Adams and have him play QB then to have Colt McCoy.
Clausen is NFL ready now, McCoy could take years, if he ever develops at all (and if that happens, that'll just be a wasted 2nd round pick that could have been used on someone who could have strongly contributed all season long with all our problem areas).
Unfortunately, i doubt the Redskins will go Oline in the 1st AND 2nd round (wish they would). So EVERYONE, if you take Clausen in the 1st, and an OT in the 2nd, then you have two opening day starters (caliber). As opposed to getting a OT (Williams, Bulaga, or Davis) in the 1st and then a pet project McCoy in the 2nd. A pick which may or may not pan out, then we dont pick again till the 4th, then after that its project guys as well unless we strike a gem. We have too many needs to miss with our 1st and 2nd round pick.
If we got Clausen we could get sum kind of trade for Campbell, and Grossman still makes for a good backup. I'm not saying Clausen SHOULD be the pick at 4, but its a better idea then taking McCoy at 37 and if shanahan thinks Clausen is his guy, then ill support it. Does Clausen offer more than Campbell would as an opening day starter? Who knows? But it would be a change in the winds, a breath of fresh air. As Bruce Allen said, the status quo (Campbell) is unacceptable.