Lessons of Brees extended to Clausen

[The Goat]

Clausen also displayed superb accuracy on the long passes that require more arc than the deep out. He was one for two on the corner route and would have been two for two if not for a dropped pass. Clausen also completed the only deep post route he threw.

IMO opinion this is one of the more important observations about Clausen. Something JC lacks almost entirely is the ability to get the appropriate arc on a pass, which is critical in the deep ball and often the mid-range throw. Jason's long ball is usually too flat so it can be batted down by a defender or it goes over the head and hands of the WR. His mid-range throws are often at the top of their arc and therefor over the WR head, forcing a lot of passes caught w/ the WR off his feet and losing YAC opportunity.

I'm not saying Clausen is an overall improvement over JC though. I actually doubt it. Jason has been tough as nails and shown improvement in really shitty circumstances. I guess I'd like Shanny/Allen to give him a line and a better offense to work with and see what he does.