And he is probably throwing to the best recieving TE in the country...BY FAR!

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

Their TE is going to be a top 10 pick.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

Matt Cassel... The guy had a decent year throwing to Moss and Welker... and he was anointed a franchise QB? I think the Broncos are better off with Orton...

Jake Delhomme...had 1 great season, and look at this year...DISMAL

On ND.

I don't miss many of their games and I'm familiar with the injury to Floyd. I have watched Golden Tate snare many difficult passes and he does a good job hanging on. Nevertheless, my expectation of the ND team, as a whole, is very high. Many Alum feel that way too. Season after season I am disappointed. Defining average is important to my opinion that the support around Clausen is slightly better than average. Better than he is. I'll try to define my reference to average and slighlty better than average.

All first string WRs at the college level should be able to run clean routes and catch the ball. A receiver that does this consistently is average. It's expected play. A receiver who does this and who successfully makes lunging catches, fights off double coverage from time to time is "good", which equates to "slightly better than average" in my mind. A top receiver is one that is quick enough to out run his coverage, run clean quick routes, fools his coverage on short and long routes, makes successful diving and lunging catches and is a threat on any lead pass that he catches as he could take it all the way for a TD.

At this point in Jimmy Clausen's 3-year ND football career, his supporting WR are "slightly better than average," IMHO. If anything, I wish that Clausen was better, and was the next coming of Joe Theisman or Joe Montana. Perhaps, his WR corp would really shine then.

Golden Tate will be a NFL pick some day. Floyd is probable too. Jimmy Clausen--I don't think so--but miracles have known to happen at ND.

If GOlden Tate is a pick...then FLoyd definately is. FLoyd is leaps and bounds better than Tate. FLoyd is a top 10 pick....along with Kyle Rudolph.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

He is a true sophomore Phinsfan. 2 more years and he is a top 10 pick.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

Just watch Phinsfan.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

Even though he is a rookie, I still think Sanchez was overrated. I think NOW people are starting to realize they should hold off on the shirts, nicknames & comparisons.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

Talk in NY of Sanchez being benched for a couple games just to get his head straight.

Don't know if it will hapepn but its the rumor going around.

I hate ND, but Clausen has the look of being a big time pro.