Competition a concern for Clausen, not Tyler
Originally Published: October 11, 2006
By
Craig Haubert | Scouts Inc.
I promise not to mail it in. Let's get to some questions:
Pat in Clinton, Md.: I was under the impression that Jimmy Clausen, Marc Tyler and Marshall Jones all played for the same high school team. Why then in your evaluations did you question the competition Clausen has played but make no reference to it in the evaluations of Tyler and Jones?
Craig: Pat you are correct. Clausen, Tyler and Jones all play for Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif. You also bring up a good point about how one player's grade can drop slightly when there is a concern about the competition he faces, while a teammate's grade can rise when they are both playing the same opponents.
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