Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen makes a big mistake in going to NFL

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Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen with former Irish coach and mentor Charlie Weis

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So Jimmy Clausen has declared for the NFL. I think it is a big mistake. The hapless St. Louis Rams are readying their quarterback number already. 

Is Clausen any better than Brady Quinn, who is having a nightmare with the Cleveland Browns right now? Is he any better than Steve Beurlein, who left with equal fanfare way back when and never made it big in the NFL?

I don't think so. I thought the extra year would have been a necessity for Clausen, to improve both physically and mentally for the NFL.

This is a kid with issues, one who got sucker punched just a few weeks ago in a bar, and one who arrived on campus with more bling than P Diddy.  He still needs time to mature.

Instead, he has taken the obvious step, one that will come as no surprise to anyone.

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