What Happened to Jimmy Clausen? The "Kid with the Golden Arm"

[@rhey81]

I just remember his QB camp segment with Jon Gruden. Gruden wanted nothing to do with him and ended that segment quickly like he was late for a tee time.

[@bbryant9455]

I remember that. He got pissed when Clausen threw his teammate under the bus and said that he ran the wrong route

[@christianburrell5564]

But - did Mel Kiper get fired? That’s what matters here.

[@MikescholarX2]

👌🏿💯

[@mitchfricano]

“Notre Dame did well that season they finished 7-6”. Umm......no.

[@venom74799]

😆

[@brianarbenz1329]

They made a bowl game -- but there are now 776 bowl games and any team which so much as scored a touchdown all year makes one.

[@lukewhalen2931]

8-9 wins or less is considered a disappointing season for Notre dame lmao

[@ElGeetaro8929]

When your offense puts up 40+ points every week. You didn't lose shit. Your defense sucked.

[@yikes6969]

That's a great year for ND

[@jonbrown503]

Videos like this make you really respect what Flemlo does.

[@PeterSedesse]

It is hard to judge hs prep players. They are basically state all- star teams that play against inferior teams the entire season. He probably went most of the season without being sacked or pressured.

[@raularango3539]

he was almost a 20 year old senior in high school. that same year alterraun verner was a 17 year old freshman at UCLA

[@cal31BRIAN23]

Wow lol

[@josepharmstrong8025]

Jimmy Clausen is the Casey Atwood of football Both: > Were extremely hyped up prior to their respective rookie seasons > Flopped hard as rookies > Were both accused of having attitude issues and not working hard enough in their respective crafts > Never recovered from their awful rookie seasons, and eventually faded away from the league

[@kbrewski1]

I've never even heard of Casey Atwood. FAIL.

[@josepharmstrong8025]

@@kbrewski1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5fRZ2qdmMaMg5I This is a brief summary of just how badly he flopped.

[@jenspetersen5865]

One thing that happened to Jimmy Clausen was that he had John Fox as a Head Coach. Only 3 QBs have winning records with Fox as HC - those are Jake DelHomme, Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning.

[@ronque23]

What happened to Jimmy Clausen? He sucked. The End.

[@hanifmartin7505]

😂😂😂😂 NFL not fore long

[@maddcapper4548]

Lmao...AMEN

[@mshinn13]

I remember when the Panthers drafted him.....I was hoping he would progress in the NFL...damn was I wrong. Not even worth a 2nd round pick looking back now. He was absolutely brutal to watch as a Panther fan.

[@itsfree2payattentionkp853]

Worst panther of all time

[@bundeswehr7676]

It's Free 2 Pay attention KP ...except for Ray Caruth

[@snapperl]

Its a long road from High School Phenom to All Star HOF player. Makes guys like Kobe and Lebron seem that much more incredible.

[@genriquez0]

I saw him at McDonald's the other day

[@hell-sol5240]

I was there too

[@minecraftsteve6175]

Hell- Sol same

[@anthonymasella5796]

He was definitely the guy cleaning the toilets lol

[@peterrodby2786]

Was he pushing fries?

[@johantrenier1685]

If you did, he probably was the owner.

[@joeschultz2]

Never saw much of the guy, I'm an NFL fan not a college fan, but after looking at this the age theory seems to be the best, possibly combined with the losing accuracy after the arm injury theory. He was three years older than the other freshmen in college, that's huge.

[@Papawill13]

He was held back in Middle school TWO times for athletic purpose ONLY. He was born in September 20 of 1987. His first start was September 8th, 2007. All his "Hype" was the fact he was 2 years older than EVERYONE he played in HS. And in College he started as basically a Junior. He had 2 older brothers, the first went through school normally, the second was held back one year for athletic purposes. Both failed at becoming anything other than average high school athletes. So their Insane and Corrupt parents were going make sure their 3rd had every advantage. When at Chaminade middle school and Oaks Christian high school the parents paid for other athletes to go to these schools to surround him with talent. One time after one of these kids decided to quit sports and focus on school, the parent pull funding and shipped him back to public school. Obviously this kid had no chance and it is obvious why he turned out the way he did. But he was NEVER good.

[@bestfoodreviews2770]

I get what you're saying, but the kid was GOOD good at Notre Dame. It's completely unfair to say he was not good

[@SuperSparrow45]

@@bestfoodreviews2770 Yep. He gets way too much flak for the lack of success at ND. He was easily one of the only reasons those '08 and '09 teams were .500. I felt bad for him getting thrown to the wolves in '07. As a freshman, he had to play behind probably the worst offensive line I've ever had the displeasure of watching.

[@TulsaSooner1979]

Never knew that, but you're right. His college freshmen year should've been 2005, and yet he was winning the Hall Trophy (US Army HS Player of the Year) in 2006.

[@Papawill13]

@@SuperSparrow45 Who cares. His entire Childhood, which was Prolonged By Two Feaking Years, was him playing around the GREATEST TALENT MONEY CAN BUY, at that level. store14532405.ecwid.com/2006-Oaks-Christian-CA-team-sheet-p152575314 "He was not the only star on the team as they had 11 other players go on to play Division I ball." Imagine if you were able to be 19, In High School, and had 11 D1 players on your HIGH SCHOOL team!!

[@Papawill13]

@@TulsaSooner1979 Ya. I knew one of the guys that took over coaching at the middle school the year he left for Oaks Christian. And literally every coach would come up to him and ask "So.... How old is that good player you got??" Chaminade basically banned Holding Students back (it is one of the TOP academic middle schools in America) in their schools because of the Clausens.

[@markrabinowitz7070]

Well done! I'm in a 16-team dynasty football league where the only players you can draft in any given year are rookies. In 2010, I picked him over WRs Golden Tate (his UND teammate) and Demaryius Thomas, and one reason was his year-to-year improvement in such metrics as yards per attempt, completion % (68% in 2009, his final season with the Fighting Irish) and TD:INT ratio. I didn't even know about the age factor you cited at the 6:36 mark. I wonder how his career would have turned out if he had been playing behind an established veteran for a few years, a la Steve Young in San Francisco or Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay.

[@josepharmstrong8025]

Probably would be either A-Rod 2.0 (fixes attitude and mechanics before taking an NFL start) or Blaine Gabbert (never improves, regresses hard in second year). Although as the video points out, Clausen wore out his welcome within his rookie season, regressed hard during his rookie year, and never made any improvements in his game. If you want to, watch 2010 Panthers-Browns and 2015 Cheifs-Ravens. Clausen still makes the same idiotic mistakes and miss-reads even though he was a 6th-year vet.

[@markrabinowitz7070]

@@josepharmstrong8025 Thanks for the reply! Yeah, a 6th-year vet shouldn't be making rookie mistakes, especially one who had experience working in a pro-style offense, and attitude and mechanics were two areas in which he needed to improve (pocket awareness was another, as far as I recall).

[@mypenisisunbelieveablysmal8269]

sick video, i love the amount of research that you put into these keep it up bro

[@JKJ002]

Thank you for the support!

[@bucksdiaryfan]

I see there was a guy in his recruiting class with the same "highest grade ever" and I've never heard of him

[@djobe420]

That guy was pretty good, just smoked too much weed and had Crohn's disease

[@jimb7816]

Same dudes that said he was great are the same dudes that said lamar should be a wide receiver 🤣🤣🤣

[@BeeHatGuy]

And are saying Sam Darnold needs another shot

[@Justin_in_NC]

Panther fan. Grateful we had him since it led us to cam newton but I can’t believe Mel kiper made me buy into the clausen hype

[@dogpd3]

I thought clausen was talented. Seemed he had enough talent to make it to the nfl but didn’t have the mental ability to succeed in the nfl

[@bigbearkat2010]

When I found out Tebow was drafted ahead of him I laughed my ass off

[@minnielady7876]

The dude went 1-13 in the NFL.He's the modern Ryan L

[@SuperSparrow45]

Not even close. For one, Leaf was the #2 overall pick, while Clausen was a 2nd rounder. Clausen lasted 6 seasons, either as a starter or a backup. Leaf didn't even last 4. Clausen also at least remained quiet and played his part, even on a shit team in Carolina in '10. Leaf was a complete pariah and a nutcase.

[@peterrodby2786]

I saw him doing route sales in LA recently. He was in a pickle with local traffic enforcement for parking illegally.

[@devinhines7974]

@@SuperSparrow45 If a team is 1-13, there is no "doing your part". He made Matt Moore look like dan Marino. The only thing he was good at was handing off to deangelo williams or jonathan Stewart. That whole season was just miserable being a panthers fan. He didnt do anything positive for us. The best thing he did was get the panthers the number 1 pick

[@SuperSparrow45]

​@@devinhines7974 Nah fam. Nah. They put in a rookie QB and they expect different results. It was blatantly obvious that the Panthers offensive woes went beyond just the QB. And no, Moore did not look like Marino compared to Clausen. He was just as inept, which is why he got pulled. Their receiving options were pathetic and an already bad OL was made worse with injuries. And even then, this is to dismiss the notions that Clausen is a modern day Leaf. Which is wrong on so many levels. Leaf was a top 2 pick, while Clausen was a 2nd rounder. Both came in with drastically different levels of hype and expectations. Both careers ended in drastically different ways. Clausen wasn't a likable guy and was overrated, but he managed to make a decent career as a backup for a few seasons. Leaf meanwhile, was a complete wackjob, and not only his career, but his life spiraled out of control. If anything, Manziel is the modern day Ryan Leaf.

[@devinhines7974]

@@SuperSparrow45 i agree that the ryan leaf comparisons are stupid. What i meant by the dan marino aspect is that matt Moore could actually move the ball down the field, he knows how to call a game, when to run, play action, throw the slant etc. The year after he did pretty well in miami going 6-6 in his starts. Threw almost 200 yards per game and had over a 60% rate. I watched probably all of those games that 2010 season, and i noticed when matt Moore was on the field, there were more points on the board than when jimmy was on the field. And a good couple of Jimmy's touchdowns were either really late game or blown coverages. Yea matt Moore wasnt no dan marino, but my 10 year old self was pissed on another level when the panthers kept clausen in for that long.

[@TyCathey]

As a lifelong notre dame football fan people fail to forget that in his first year at notre dame in 2007 Jimmy Clausen took over a Irish team that lost a good majority of their starters from the prior season like Brady Quinn, Darius walker just to name a few. Clausen played at notre dame when the team was in rebuild mode.

[@Flanksteak]

Yeah and he was like 21

[@garywagner4252]

First, he played on an all star team in high school against inferior competition. Second, he was 20 years old his freshman year at N.D.

[@Seveneleven44]

Remember Ron Powlus! Lol

[@bucs0480]

Whats your point that he was 20 as a freshman?

[@garywagner4252]

@@bucs0480 Yeah. There's a huge difference between an 18 year old and freshman a 20 year old. I was 20 years old my junior year playing college baseball.

[@eia3244]

Gary Wagner so that age difference makes him less athletic that his teammates?

[@Barnabas555]

what about chris weinke he was like 27 yr old freshman..ha!

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

he was my ball boy in highschool and i played for his dad, and his borthers HS team won his 1st game as coach this week(cassey)

[@canamrider07]

Alemany?

[@TStew422]

Notre Dame’s defense was historically awful in 2009. That’s why Charlie Weis was fired and why the team failed. Clausen was very good that year. But, he had injury, attitude, and leadership issues that lead to him dropping in the draft.

[@brianarbenz1329]

That entitled attitude: SI and recruiters described me as the best high school player of the decades, so I'm in! No need to push myself.

[@TulsaSooner1979]

Always thought he was completely overrated.

[@kevinschindele4829]

When I think Jimmy Clausen I think of the worst season in ravens history. Yes Jimmy Clausen was our qb for a game maybe 2 IDR I blocked it out long ago.

[@ThirteenAmp]

He was awful but it wasnt the worst season for Carolina, that was 2001 1-15 team with Chris Weinke

[@WarrenSummerlin]

Yeah Weinke was a total Total disappointment God these years sucked

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I KNEW that Chris Vinky would pan out! I have a PANTHERS 16 VINKY and PANTHERS 17 DELHOMME jersey!

[@jamesrobinson5336]

Great Video

[@deeayy6356]

I remember picking up Kamar Aiken on fantasy for the championship. That catch for sure helped me win

[@dhay886]

Hey Jason, I’m interested in making a sports channel similar to yours. What do you use to research this information and where do you get your clips? Thanks.

[@JKJ002]

Hey so I generally use Football Reference and sports articles on the web for the information. As far as videos, I use videos from the schools football KZbin pages as well

[@TheLocalLt]

I feel like nobody even knew whether Jimmy actually had attitude issues or whether he just looked like he did. His crew cut and permanent scowl made him look like he was an asshole but I feel like his surgery and the fact that he had to play so quickly in the nfl were actually what doomed him. He was never a guy that people other than Mel Kiper Jr thought was an out-of-the-box day 1 starter, that’s I think a big reason why he slipped out of the first round in the draft

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

Fair points. I saw an ESPN segment about him, while in high school, and his CANNON arm, and thought he was too good to fail. But also, (I'm telling myself this) a cannon arm is no guarantee for a successful career as a QB.

[@ChicoEscuela]

When he signed with Notre Dame he did so at the College Football Hall of Fame. Before one game? Football gods were not happy!

[@dannyhemphill7618]

It’s a whole different level from college to the NFL. Everyone is a 5 star up there.

[@oscardahmer8533]

When i was in high school.....Clauson was a BEAST!! But then he got drafted by the Panthers n his career died.💀

[@MikeMars-]

Pulled up in his stretch limo to announce N.D or USC.🤣

[@Bender2497]

I told a buddy of mine, who's an Irish alum, that the term "Clausened" should be trademarked as getting sucker punched in a bar.

[@delowg7805]

That’s why he wore that black visor for awhile.

[@kbrewski1]

Thats funny, because when we run into a real putz with a limited functioning peabrain, and he says something stupid, we call that a "bender"

[@Bender2497]

Wouldn't know...

[@evermar1]

Remember he showed up to his college signing in a limo to the College hall of fame and said ND would win 4 national championships

[@kylegoodreau2170]

Did he seriously lol ?

[@kbrewski1]

Clausen never said ND would win 4 NC. ND rarely even starts freshman QBs. Plus he skipped his senior year, ill advisedly.

[@kylegoodreau2170]

@@kbrewski1 yeah notre dame doesn't take transfers and they don't like kids coming out early....just ask dishone kizer

[@kbrewski1]

@@kylegoodreau2170 Kizer is a good example of a player who would have greatly benefitted from another year playing 12 more games as a starter. Same with Sam Darnold.

[@kylegoodreau2170]

@@kbrewski1 yeah man...i totally agree with you there

[@ericdaniel323]

Saying the Irish "weren't that good" his freshman year is an understatement. They were one of the worst teams in the country. They had no Oline, no running game, and no receivers over 6' tall. Ironically, it probably one of Weis's best defenses (but still not good). His sophomore year he was pretty decent, and his numbers were great his junior year, but Charlie Weis never had a defense. My most vivid memory of '09 is when he had his defense stand up and let Toby Gerhardt walk into the endzone in the 4th of a 1-score game so he could get the ball back with enough time to try to score again (they didn't). Things might have turned out better if he had stayed in college for another year, but he and Golden Tate left because Charlie Weis got fired.

[@domerbuz3813]

All thanks to Willingham's lazy recruiting.

[@nykia31]

Classic example of a guy who reached his ceiling in high school. never got any better.

[@deme22255]

I am sure he is doing just fine.

[@BoulderCreekSteve]

Parents that hold their kids back in school to give them an advantage in athletics should have CPS get involved. Skewed priorities in life.

[@calmdownbeavis7039]

Your logic for seems to be "they aren't doing what I think they should do so I should have the government take their children" okay bud, please don't run for any kind of legislative positions

[@21quepasa]

@@calmdownbeavis7039 I agree that CPS isn't a great idea but putting a child's athletics over anything else is not great for parents.

[@calmdownbeavis7039]

@@21quepasa you're right in most cases that parents should be on their children about education %100. But in some cases man, if you have a gift for something you have a gift for something. Plenty of kids flame out and plenty of kids stick to school. But then there are kids who make it. He made it. He may not have been a good NFL Qb, but he still made it to the NFL. And made 5 million dollars and was done by age 30. He has his health and the rest of his life to be wise with a very nice chunk of change. How different would you think his life would be if CPS drove up in their minivan to inquire about his GPA? 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@BoulderCreekSteve]

Dylan white Elevating sports to a win at all costs status, even to the point of taking unfair advantage, and not batting an eye about what it teaches kids - that is something for your generation, not ours.

[@calmdownbeavis7039]

@@BoulderCreekSteve fair enough but im positive I can find plenty of athletes from your generation who did the same thing that you claim only my generation is capable of🤷‍♂️ cant pretend that the world was holy matrimony until 1997

[@user619tlsdca5]

LOL,, yes,,,,, this is great topic because it shows QBs that had the hype for years on before being drafted and we all got to be mindful of QBs of this hype.. Clausen was touted as the greatest High School QB and being recruited as a sophomore in High School by many Colleges including Coach Pete Carrol. Looking back I losted track of the High School Superstar in College because he no longer had the skills and fell from the stardom he had in High School that likely he took for granted...The Golden Boy just like Marinvich but drugs didnt made his failure.lol

[@hunterburk]

Saw a couple other bust on the “can’t miss blue chippers” like Seantral Henderson and Willie Williams. He’s in good company.

[@terryhanks2314]

He was the third string quarterback for the Panthers I think

[@DD-jl9xd]

I remember him wasn’t he a 3rd round pick in the draft before Newton came to town.

[@VOLFANATIC3]

Not that I’m a Clausen fan but how are you going to contradict yourself when saying the Norte Dame teams weren’t good he played on. Then saying later on he had a good amount of talent around him and he didn’t excel at the college level because of lack of talent on the team?

[@DudeKentucky]

I see a future on TV or a sports show for Jimmy.

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

This shit happens a lot! A lotttt of dudes peak in high school and end of crashing down in college what's new...

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

Unfortunately Mel didn’t retire 😔

[@nasis18]

Panthers fan here. Clausen did play horribly his rookie year. That 2010 Panthers team was terrible though. Bad o-line, no depth at receiver, injuries. The coaching was just God awful. The defense was decent that year. I'm not sure how much was Clausen, or just the team overall.

[@jenspetersen5865]

How can you critize the coaching - don't you know that according to most the HC that you blame, was the brilliant man and mind behind Tebow's run with the Broncos in 2011?

[@MrImadummy]

My first nfl game was Clausen first start against the Bengals lol it sucked

[@ubon11]

Kiper will never admit it, but he didn’t really think Claussen was that good. But when agents pay you to hype a player, you pay the price of looking ridiculous as you are counting out your money. I don’t blame Kiper at all, I’d do the same exact thing every now and then, too. You can’t do it every year, otherwise you’d lose all your credibility. But since it is such an inexact science, you can afford to get a few wrong. Might as well get paid, right?

[@garywagner4252]

Kiper also got paid to say the same thing about Matt Barkley from USC. They were both coached by Steve Clarkson, who is nothing but a jive ass flesh peddler. Clarkson charges outrageous sums of money and basically tells these high school parents if their kids want to get a scholarship, they need to go to him. Clarkson is also the one who hoodwinked Lane Kiffin into offering David Sills a scholarship as a 7th grader. There was one USC QB who basically told Clarkson to get fucked. Sam Darnold.

[@stage51manager]

Jimmy Clausen had his cup of coffee in the NFL ☕️🏈💵💰

[@ericveneto1593]

He just had the misfortune of being a year ahead of Cam Newton. Carolina should have shown patience.

[@Seto34]

And pass up on Cam?

[@ericveneto1593]

Yup! Cam is a FB who takes the snap from center.

[@Seto34]

@@ericveneto1593 lmao I'm guessing you've never played a down in your life ✌🏽✌🏽

[@ericveneto1593]

No, I'm in a wheelchair asshole! But I suspect I've been watching football longer than you've been alive!

[@ericveneto1593]

No, just someone who disagrees with you snowflake!

[@charismatic9904]

Didnt he have 1 or 2 brothers who played at Tennessee?

[@JKJ002]

Yes he did!

[@bimmersandars9221]

I was going to blame his downfall on the Bears have no offensive line I guess I can't but I will blame that on Jay Cutler's downfall no offensive line

[@-PURPLE-HEAD]

There have been a lot of "Clausens"; Marinovich, Leaf, Russel. Rosen is the latest, Burrow probably next. The NFL/NCAA just put too much emphasis on tangibles.

[@brooksorlando4881]

Well not Burrow lol..but I get what youre saying

[@masterblackmon]

they didn't give him a chance in Carolina...didn't want him anyway....that's what REALLY happened to jclaw...SMDH

[@belgiumsfinest3875]

star killer mans was TRASH anyway

[@MrImadummy]

Because when they did give him a chance he sucked ass. Threw more interceptions than td. Dude couldn't even get the ball down the field

[@hell-sol5240]

A few weeks isn't a chance once upon a time a QB was given 3-4 years to develop and be groomed he wasnt given a fair chance anywhere he went and he could've been great but oh well it is what it is

[@joshg1529]

Can you blame them when there was a talent like Cam Newton in the following draft.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Hell- Sol Maybe his shitty attitude had a lot to do with ‘giving him a chance.’ I know if I’m a coach & some cocky ass QB acts like he knows everything & won’t listen to coaching, then goes & stinks it up on Sundays, how many chances are you gonna give him? You want to spend 3 years coaching a dude like that? Sounds to me like he just didn’t have a real passion for football & was just in it for the paycheck.

[@christopherk2841]

Those who reclass should not be allowed in rankings.

[@rolandedwards1777]

This shows that u might be the man in high school and even college but the pros are totally different.u can be a top QB.RB.DB.WR.LB.DT.and still be a bust in the NFL u have to be great not good.

[@stalebread5887]

He never lived up to the hype in college. And flopped in the NFL. He had Michael Floyd, Golden Tate, and Kyle Rudolph yet still didn’t live up to it.

[@STMARTIN009]

The problem is Charlie was not a good coach and the Notre Dame o-line was not that great either.

[@bobculwell5375]

This is the first and final word on why ALL recruiting rankings are garbage. People who nerd out about college football recruiting rankings are wasting their time.

[@mattheweraci5502]

That throwing form is soooo 2003. Watch any QB Camp 2021. World of difference in how they teach mechanics these days. Especially side arms

[@Secondcitysavage2318]

I still think if he and Tate woulda stayed for there senior years which woulda been Kelly’s first year, we woulda won a Natty Go Irish ☘️

[@Secondcitysavage2318]

I'm On Your Roof dude think about it, Kelly runs the same offense as clausen ran in high school, and with the weapons of Tate and Floyd and Rudolph dude, that’s a high powered offense that would put up some points so please how can you say they wouldn’t have

[@gurujr]

Clausen's football career went nowhere in the pros but he won in life when the newspaper showed him with his gorgeous wife.

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

Seriously, I count the pretty wife as a big Win! And, he isn't poor, either, from his NFL money.

[@shaunjackson1938]

His arm wasnt golden when he made it to the NFL. I remember he played against the steelers his quarterback rating by the end of the game was 12.3

[@blackshirtsd9916]

Idk for sure, but the theme seems to be that cocky college players don't do well in the NFL. No matter how good they are. They could legitimately be the goat, but if they're cocky, they "just don't pan out". Almost like the other players won't help him be successful on the field. An offensive can quickly do that to qbs.

[@dancrews7769]

Look at the entire 2010 QB class. Tebow's considered a bust, Claussen got injured, and Colt McCoy never really got a chance, even though he showed potential. You could argue that the 3 got blackballed

[@MrImadummy]

They all had plenty off chances but sucked

[@dancrews7769]

@@MrImadummy Plenty of chances? Clausen was given 14 games, Tebow was given 16, 1 of them was a playoff win, and Colt McCoy showed a lot of potential. Hell Ryan Leaf, Jamarcuss Russell, Cade McCown, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, etc. were all given more chances

[@SuperSparrow45]

@@MrImadummy Tebow yes, but Clausen was thrown to the wolves on a horrid Panthers team and then was immediately replaced with Cam when the team improved and they changed coaches.

[@mauricemoton1069]

James Justice Don’t think so. Alabama would have still blew Texas out even if McCoy didn’t get injured. Bama wasn’t going to be denied that championship

[@mauricemoton1069]

James Justice Saban wasn’t going to Texas

[@DWilliam1]

Kyper is the kiss of death.

[@TheSelfHelpTube]

Told y'all.... Tebow, Morrison, milicic.. it's too easy to call em

[@PINKFL0YD]

He found himself in a pickle. 😂🤣

[@Erlov71]

Just goes to show you how tough the nfl is.

[@jeremymiller6933]

At ND, he had weapons, but the team had no running game or defense. Every game was a shootout. He just wasn't that good in the NFL and playing on the worst teams in the NFL didn't do him any favors.

[@mikef2813]

Is he in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure?

[@mshinn13]

Jimmy got skills

[@roberthook9759]

Stop...just stop. Let's clear the air. Ever since I can remember, tv has OVERHYPED almost every athlete in and coming out of college. It's all about their numbers, not the true athletes abilities and staying power at the next level. 1) Todd Marinovich (and pretty much any west coast QB from the 90s foward, 2) Johnny Manzel, 3) Charlie Ward, 4) Jameis "crabcake" Winston, 5) Alabama QBs overall and 6) Reggie Bush is just the beginning. And of course Clausen. I mean...did Clowney, or has Clowney, even come close to ripping up the NFL as touted? No. What about Brian Bosworth? No. Tony Mandarich? No...even though he might/could be considered as having the most solid 6yr split career between the Packers and Colts. What I would like to see are the analysts true percentages in picking these "once in a lifetime/decade" athletes. Now that would be telling. You can always tell a true fan pushing a narrative vs a thoughtful and educated analyst. Just close your eyes and listen. Clausen, although talented enough to play D1, was built by the media.

[@LaneMphoto09]

I’m a notredame fan

[@JRake32]

Clausen simply peaked in college. However, he did not have good NFL coaching and certainly not with sweet checks Cam showing up his 2nd year. Clausen could have been coached into a very good 2nd but starting....ehhhh. His attitude OTOH, sucked and that prob helped derail him.

[@Seveneleven44]

The talent never matched the hype. Simple as that.

[@MrGrombie]

The dude still made millions. Not bad for a cocky kid who "peaked" in high school if you asked me.

[@dantheman8152]

Jimmy Clausen!

[@StuUngar]

He decided to live out his life on an emu farm with his new wife and family

[@soylentteal]

The Golden Arm laid a rotten egg.

[@princerasheem12]

He should have stayed at ND and got some time under Kelly.

[@Roguewolf1999]

Weird fact but dude is my cousin in law, only reason I still follow Golden tate

[@teedee8028]

I would love to see Mel Kiper go away!!!

[@derekt9095]

So I read his wiki before watching the video...this video is the wiki verbatim with some add libs in. Like when you need to do a report and you just repeat the same thing a few different ways to stretch it out lol

[@JKJ002]

Lol

[@mailehasherland9459]

What happened to his face? Was he hit by a car? Maybe explore this subject on your next video?

[@bradleyr.6385]

What happened to Rick Clausen 😂

[@kevinedwards2067]

Doesn't he work at footlocker?

[@joshuasweeney7864]

Did he need the elbow surgery? Or did someone get in his head and convince him to get it?

[@Secondcitysavage2318]

Jimmy, and Tate shoulda stayed, ND woulda been unstoppable with Jimmy tate and Floyd, under Kelly man what could’ve been

[@bonkersmcgee4356]

"Did well that season... 7-6 record". Lol, is that how most fan bases grade their successful seasons?

[@ElGeetaro8929]

Bro he threw for 4-6 TD's EVERY WEEK! His defense sucked ass.

[@robbie192]

He never had a golden arm... good career at ND... Weird video...talent wasn't there...weird video

[@chocolate_chipp_00]

His throwing motion is dookie

[@bigchrispasadenareli9793]

Funny I played against him in high school my senior year

[@Flanksteak]

When he was 20

[@MentalOutlvl6]

The guy was overrated to begin with he really didn't do much at Notre dame so to expect him to be a franchise QB is mind boggling he was kind of boosted up by mel kiper

[@etiennescarbinski7890]

So many NFL GMS commenting tonight lol

[@cgh7337]

3:35 2 former Notre Dame players.

[@chadbridges4775]

Steve Smith is not quarterback but he would have been a better quarterback than Jimmy

[@ravishingdogg]

Was one of the most overrated players ever. I not for Ron paulus and Brady Quinn he'd be the most overrated player to ever at Notre Dame.

[@justinalley3399]

brady quinn wasnt overrated

[@bundeswehr7676]

justin alley ...you’re right ...he was terrible

[@SuperSparrow45]

In college, I could not disagree more. ND has had far more overrated QB's. Dayne Crist, Brandon Wimbush, Gunner Kiel, Phil Jurkovec. All elite blue-chip prospects, and all either were average or barely/didn't contribute at ND. Clausen was multi-year starter and put up impressive stats. It's not his fault that Weis couldn't develop a good defense or run game or line. Those '08 and '09 teams were essentially nothing but Clausen and the TE's and receivers. No line, no running game, no defense.

[@SuperSparrow45]

@@bundeswehr7676 Uh, the guy was a Heisman finalist, so....

[@bundeswehr7676]

SuperSparrow45 ...reading is not your strong point I assume. If you’ll notice my comment was directed at justin alley about Brady Quinn. But I digress.. Clausen sucked too.