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I think it's leadership that makes the difference, although how or why someone is a "leader" isn't so much a tangible thing. George, Cutler and Leaf were/all are basically flakes whose teammates wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire, whereas Marino, Manning and Brady were/are clearly "the man" on their teams. I think it has to do with the ability to drive the people around them to a higher level of play. Maybe they're dickheads for the sake of the team, whereas the other guys were dickheads into themselves? Maybe it's how they try to get their points across? Hell if I know, but I think leadership is the difference.
As for Clausen, I don't really know. He's had some really good individual results in what I consider a less-than-perfect situation, but I don't have a clue how he'll translate to the NFL. Just for me, there's always something that's seemed a little "off" about him, but with Weis on the staff, this is the really rare situation where I would just acceed to the decision of the team. 'cause I think we have a deeper insight than any other franchise into him. Although on the other hand, maybe it would be tunnel vision.
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