>Character Matters
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>I don't know enough about whatever it is Jimmy Clausen is or does to honk people off, but to go from being a lock top ten pick (and some talking about you in the top 3) to falling out of the first round is about a $30 million dollar hit.
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>Holmgren said, "I wish I liked him more."
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>And Denver trades up to be sure to get Tebow.
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>I guess nice matters. It is one thing for teams to consider a guy like Tebow to be chancy because he comes out of a spread offense or has weird mechanics. ( and somebody still trading up for him in the first round because they think he's a great person and great athlete)
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>But imagine all those teams passing on somebody who is supposed to be the most "NFL ready" QB in the draft just because they think he's an a$$hole. <g>

But a guy like that, if he really is, can wreck a clubhouse and the team morale needed to win. If he really is as bad as made out, I'd pass on him too. That is, unless I had a truly dismal team and was desperate.

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>http://purplejesus.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/jclausen001.jpg