Jimmy Clausen Benched....

[sauce]

Sorry, not really Bills news, but thought I would post it here because many people wanted him in a Bills uniform

On a side note, John Fox truly is an idiot, keep Clausen in there let him take his lumps, the team is going no where with Matt Moore.....

http://twitter.com/carolinagrowl/status/27752459553

And the Panthers owner doesn't take much heat but he's up there with Ralph and Al in regards to ****ty owners. If the guy wasn't so cheap he would have fired Fox in their bye week. It's obvious Fox won't be there next season

[nolimit]

Re: Jimmy Clausen Benched....

good for my fantasy team with steve smith

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Re: Jimmy Clausen Benched....

There are a lot of players I would like in a Bills uniform.

[k-oneputt]

Re: Jimmy Clausen Benched....

Cowher will be the next coach.

Rookie qb, they all take their lumps.

I agree, might as well leave him in there.

[Ed]

Re: Jimmy Clausen Benched....

Fox knows he has no future in Carolina, so he's going to try and do what's best for his resume, not what's best for Carolina's future.

[justasportsfan]

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what? Until now Fox still hasn't figured who his qb should be? BUt He's had more than 6 months with Moore and one off season with Claussen. Thats more than enough time to know who his qb should be according to some posters here.

[EDS]

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what? Until now Fox still hasn't figured who his qb should be? BUt He's had more than 6 months with Moore and one off season with Claussen. Thats more than enough time to know who his qb should be according to some posters here.

So the actions of another piss poor team should be used as evidence that Gailey knows what he is doing?

[Thief]

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This move makes very little sense. Clausen, as a rookie, has done as good, or better. Why switch back to the guy you benched? Why confuse your team? Why damage the psychy of your rookie QB?

[justasportsfan]

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So the actions of another piss poor team should be used as evidence that Gailey knows what he is doing?

no. it's just proof that people who said that Gailey had enough time or that camp + preseason is more than enough to gauge you qb's were being a little too harsh. Fox who's been to the sb is still trying to figure it out.

[don137]

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Claussen has looked terrible. I do not disagree with the move. The game needs to slow down for Claussen. He needs to sit and re-evaluate what he is doing right and wrong. Not many rookies QBs can jump in and be successful. The Panthers are last in the league in scoring.

[Billz_fan]

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Fox knows he has no future in Carolina, so he's going to try and do what's best for his resume, not what's best for Carolina's future.

100% correct

[EDS]

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no. it's just proof that people who said that Gailey had enough time or that camp + preseason is more than enough to gauge you qb's were being a little too harsh. Fox who's been to the sb is still trying to figure it out.

The situation is a bit different in that with the Bills, Gailey was not evaluating a rookie QB but instead a group of veterans. Moore did not get cut either, which is also different than what happened with Gailey when he named Trent the starter only to cut him a few weeks later.

That said, Fox made a mistake going to Clausen as early as he did. Should have waited a few weeks.

[Coach Sal]

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Bills fans should root for Clausen to look at least somewhat promising for the Panthers by the end of the season.

The worst scenario for the Bills is that he looks bad, the Panthers wind up with a worse record than the Bills, Fox gets fired, a new regime takes over in Carolina, and they decide to draft a QB with their first pick.

[stuckincincy]

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Waiting for Tony Pike...

[OpIv37]

Re: Jimmy Clausen Benched....

what? Until now Fox still hasn't figured who his qb should be? BUt He's had more than 6 months with Moore and one off season with Claussen. Thats more than enough time to know who his qb should be according to some posters here.

First, yes, he should know.

Second, Claussen never played in the NFL before. In the case of Trent, not only did the coaches have the benefit of a whole off-season of working with him themselves, they had hours and hours of NFL game tape on the guy. They should have known better.