Is nothing but a RT. He would be a second/third/fourth round steal as a RT. 6’8, 330, and has started for four years – lots of experience, and lots of upside. He’s also got that nasty to him like wood and levitre – certainly wouldn’t mind the bills having an oline full of young mashers that go out and take the fight to the dline.

The thing that concerns me with Clausen is (besides his attitude) whether he developed some bad habits playing on such bad teams his first two years. Calling his line a sieve those years would be a compliment.

Time for everyone to hop on the Jimmy Clausen express, if we don’t make the playoff’s this has to be our pick in april. Maybe with some legitamet competition Edwards will step up his game (think chargers with Brees vs Rivers) and no, Losman was never legitamet competition for him. As for this “concern about the talent around him” then hey, maybe buffalo should surround him with talent. already have evans, lynch, jackson, Nelson looked good in his 1st game. Get another reciever to replace Owens (realistically he’ll be gone after this year) and there’s no reason he can’t be as talented as he is at ND, Even more so with a year or 2 under his belt. The only other position i can think of for need is SS and this years pools suppose to have a truck load of them so we can wait til the 2nd round or trade back into the 1st for one and that’s only if Byrd doesn’t pan out. Clausens shown he’s not afraid to throw the ball downfield and let his recievers make a play

I’m a Cal homer, but Javhid Best is the best RB to come out of college since AP…he is so freaking fast he makes Chris Johnson look like Tom Brady..

On Derrick Morgan, he’s listed at 6’4, 270 and looked every bit the part. He looked like a natural fit on the left side of a 4-3 defense which is why I was so curious about him in the first place. And his tackle in the backfield came on a 4th and one. I don’t know why I didn’t include that little factoid in my email.

Brandon Lang looked fast and like an athlete, but I didn’t see much burst off the line. I think he’s destined to rush standing up in a 3-4. Lang did have a sack against LSU and Ohio St. last year, so it isn’t a competition thing. He just didn’t look good enough to be an every down player in a 4-3 and he didn’t have the explosiveness I’d want in a situational rusher. If the Bills ran a 3-4, I might change my opinion on him some, or at least I’d like to see him play again.

I was a fan this weekend and watched only three games: Syracuse-Penn State; Michigan-Notre Dame; and USC-Ohiio State. Here are the players that stood out to me:

Evan Royster, RB Penn State. He’s a pretty good RB, but struggled often out of the one-back set. PSU usually has a decent OL, but they’ve struggled slightly when running without a FB. I can’t determine if it’s him or the OL and will need to watch more. What really stood out for me was his pass catching ability. He’s a natural hand catcher, looked comfortable out wide and in the slot, and ran good routes. I’m grading him in the second round. I don’t see him breaking into the first round, but someone is going to get a decent RB on day two.

Graham Zug, WR, Penn State. Similar to Austin Collie. Great hands, great feel for the defense and adjusting his routes. I don’t think he’s going to run well at the combine, but he didn’t seem to have issues getting seperation deep. He’s not in my top 100, but he could be a last round surprise.

Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State. Really surprised me in this game. I saw him last year, and he seemed like a decent 3-technique DT. But he was doubled by Syracuse a lot, and when he was, he got washed out. However, he had much more burst than I anticipated seeing, and showed he could bend the edge when running twists. He reminds me of Luis Castillo, a college DT that was a better fit as a 30 front end. He may move up from the second round into the late first, like Castillo, because of the value he brings to 3-4 teams.

Mikhail Marinovich, DE, Syracuse. (Soph.) This kid is an animal. I’ve seen him twice, and he looks like a poor-man’s David Pollack, but a couple inches taller. He’s always around the ball, hustles, and is just plain disruptive. Like Pollack, Marinovich’s game is effort all the time. I could almost feel the Penn State OT’s getting frustrated because he just kept coming. Someone to watch for the future. He’s fun to watch and is likely to become a fan favorite.

Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame. (Jr.) Not to be dramatic, but watching Clausen reminds me of watching Jim Kelly. As noted, he throws rainbows, but he is consistently attacking deep (He’s effective in the short and intermediate passing game as well). Watching him, I immediately see from his body language that he thinks he’s the best football player on the field, and no matter how many bad passed he throws, he’s still going deep the next play. I haven’t seen that swagger from a college QB since Peyton Manning at Tennessee. I think he’s a future top five pick and will do well in the NFL.

Eric Olsen, C, Notre Dame. The Irish OL beat up the Michigan front at times (Michigan plays a 3-3-5, which accounts for some of this). But Olsen dominated in the middle. Typical tough Irish center. He’s a bit taller than John Sullivan, but is more mobile. Michigan’s DT’s are light, so I didn’t get a good sense on his ability to anchor against the bull rush, but there are plenty of games left.

Charles Brown, OT, USC. Playing his way into the first round. He’s everything you want in a LT, but is a bit light, weighing in around 290-295. But he dominated every Buckeye he faced one-on-one. Great feet. Easily executes the kick slide. Decent punch, but not great. He mitigates it with mile-long arms. Needs to add some lower body weight, but if he plays this way all season, he’ll be a late first rounder.

Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State (Jr.) The single most dominant player I saw this weekend. Craig Heyward’s son was unblockable one-on-one. USC has one of the most talented OL’s in the country, and Heyward could not be single blocked all night long. Jeff Byers, in particular, got beat up by Heyward. A power-to-speed type of rusher. Ridiculously strong. Decent first step and good speed around the edge. Can play 5-technique DE in a 3-4 with ease (OSU used a 3-4 much of the night), or Base DE in a 40 front. He might even be able to play weakside DE in a 4-3. He reminds me of Tyson Jackson, but more athletic and a much better pash-rusher. And he’s much meaner and plays much harder than Jackson. I have him in the first round currently, but he looked like a top ten pick Saturday night.

but we drafted a de this year, wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense if shobel’s back healthy and maybin progresses. still don’t know what we have in ellis. i’m thinking if it’s not a QB, then O-lineman or nose tacke would be the best bet….maybe a saftey. i know the o-line and safety’s are deep, anyone have any insite on the DT’s?

On Clausen. There are a lot of variables to be considered before thinking that he may enter the draft this year. In fact, I would pretty much doubt that he would…they have a very strong core of young players right now at ND (Clausen, Tate, Floyd, Rudolph, etc), that could be a challenger next year, even if there is a coaching change.

Tall lanky TE for the Hurricanes. Former basketball player. He’s listed at 6-8 (probably a bit exaggerated). 260 pounds. Played great last night. Another player to keep an eye on.