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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>
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>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.jpgObviously the NFL did not consider Clausen as NFL ready as had been speculated. What I read is there are issues about his arm strength, maturity, and leadership skills. He might make it, but then again he might not.
I was really surprised to see Colt McCoy fall all the way to 85th. It seemed like he and Sam Bradford, who was taken #1, were considered about equal as collegians.
