Jimmy Clausen didn’t have the kind of season he envisioned when he was drafted last season. For that matter, I don’t think the Carolina Panthers expected to go 2-14 either. He was drafted to come in and sit on the sidelines and learn behind Matt Moore, but that was short-lived when Moore was injured in the fourth quarter of the first game of the season. Clausen came into the game and quickly realized he was overwhelmed at how fast the game is played in the NFL. He played in 13 games, starting 10 of those, throwing three touchdowns to nine interceptions, completing 58% of his passes, which by the way was the worst of any qualified passer. I guess it doesn’t help much when Carolina’s roster is filled with a bunch of young players, but still, that isn’t an excuse for such a bad season. After drafting three quarterbacks last season, it looks as though the Panthers are forced to draft another one because Moore and Clausen haven’t shown any promise.
Jimmy Clausen joined WQAM in Miami on the Michael Irvin Show to talk about what his rookie season in the NFL was like, if Carolina has a solid group of young players that to build upon to make a run at a Super Bowl in the coming years, and whether he was ready to play when he became the starting quarterback last season.
http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2011/02/25/jimmy-clausen-carolina-panthers-quarterback-nfl-draft-combine/
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