Bears will start Jimmy Clausen over Jay Cutler and inevitably Charlie Weis’ name comes up
The Chicago Bears are making a change at quarterback as Jay Cutler will be benched for Sunday’s game in favor of Jimmy Clausen.
Clausen played under coach Charlie Weis at Notre Dame, a fact many Bears fans remembered when the news broke Wednesday of the quarterback change.
If Jimmy Clausen is starting, I'd like to see Charlie Weis call the plays. Then the #Bears would score negative points.
— Teddy Greenstein (@TeddyGreenstein) December 17, 2014Chicago obviously trying to entice Charlie Weis as a HC replacement RT @AdamSchefter: Bears starting QB Jimmy Clausen this week, per source.
— Ross Kroeber (@RossKroeber) December 17, 2014The last two coaches (Charlie Weis and John Fox) to start Bears QB Jimmy Clausen were fired. Sunday should be interesting.
— Andrew Scoggin (@AScoggin) December 17, 2014There also were the simple Clausen jokes:
when you're benched for jimmy clausen you know your time is up
— Nic Nice (@nicz0r) December 18, 2014#FantasyFootball Detroit Lions Defense Reacts To Chicago Bears decision to start Jimmy Clausen on Sunday #ESPNtemNFL pic.twitter.com/cNNH5FbL58
— Uber Rock JDB (@Toronto1) December 18, 2014Jimmy Clausen didn't even know he was still in the league.
— Maronzio Vance (@MaronzioVance) December 18, 2014And most fantasy league are winding down, so the switch had huge implications:
Putting Jimmy Clausen in my fantasy line up like pic.twitter.com/6DE299lmu8
— TXVLER (@TLedone) December 18, 2014I literally have to start Jimmy Clausen in my fantasy football championship. Are you kidding me?
— Beard (@jayceratliff) December 18, 2014When I searched for Jimmy Clausen in the fantasy QB listing, Donovan McNabb popped up before him.
— Zack Sampson (@ZackSampson) December 18, 2014Do I start Andrew Luck or Jimmy Clausen in Fantasy Football this week? Decisions, decisions...
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