Oh, You Mean His Throwing Arm?

Normally, we here at HLS will tow the party line and guard any information about the program to the death. Deny! Deny! Deny! Think of us as less “blog” and more “Soviet State Controlled Media.” You know, like all the media Vladimir Putin controls today in Russia.
Still, the Chicago Sun Times has actual quotes about Jimmy Clausen’s actual arm from Jimmy Clausen’s actual father.

”We’ve been aware that this was an issue,” the elder Clausen said. ”He played 15 games with the problem this past season, so you know he’s a competitor. But I think at the end of the season, he started to lose some velocity.

”At some point, if it’s causing that much discomfort, we’ll see what other option is best.”

Hmm. I’m starting to think previous reports of bone spurs may (or may not!) be accurate.  But good luck getting any real confirmation from within the program, especially from Weis.  He has no qualms about playing the role of Iraqi Information Minister, no matter how obvious the story may seem from the outside.
Here’s my educated guess: Weis is going to have Jimmy compete for the starting job this Spring. And as things progress, the kid with the golden arm will be monitored. If some thing’s amiss, then Weis will just go with one of his other highly talented options at QB, and let Jimmy get his arm poked/prodded/cleaned-out/exorcised. I doubt it’s so much Weis isn’t concerned about Jimmy’s arm as it’s that Weis isn’t concerned that he’ll be able to find a capable leader for his offense among his stable of quarterbacks.

1 Word, 1 Letter: Double D.

Nothing to see here. Carry on.