When Jimmy Clausen was drafted in the second round by the Panthers, many folks anticipated a training camp battle between the Notre Dame golden boy and Matt Moore for the starting quarterback job.
With camp underway, it’s clear Clausen only has to worry about passing Hunter Caldwell for the backup job. For now, he’s coming up short.
“He looked all right throwing the ball, but he’s working with the third team and I didn’t see anything that really stood out,” ESPN’s Pat Yasinskas wrote on Tuesday.
Moore, meanwhile, has impressed just about everyone that has seen him with his throws and leadership. Here’s Charlotte Observer beat writer Darin Gantt a few days back:
“The gap between Matt Moore and the rest of the passers here is considerable. If you took the names and numbers off the jerseys and watched the four of them, you’d pick Moore 10 out of 10 times,” Gantt said.
This doesn’t tell us anything about Clausen’s long-term prospects. Rookie quarterbacks are supposed to look bad in their first training camp. Remember Aaron Rodgers?
We just point the news out to say that Moore has considerably more job security than people seem to realize. Considering John Fox’s love of veterans, that’s really no surprise.