Let's start out by saying this: I loathe Todd McShay.  He comes across as smarmy and entitled, and he has not once said something that made me say "Wow, Todd, great point, I'm really glad you're talking now and not Mel Kiper."  He was just on SportsCenter talking about Jimmy Clausen with Kiper and said the following.  I took the liberty of transcribing it because I wanted it saved forever to highlight how McShay is so bad at his job.  I hope this is online later, and it should be.  (For the record, Kiper refuted basically all of these points while McShay just smirked.)

When I watch him - listen, he's improved - well-coached, he comes from a pro-style offense, and I get that, and he has good tools, but he does not have elite physical tools.  He is 6'2", barely 6'2", about 215 pounds, he's had a little bit of trouble in terms of getting beat up and I wonder if he's going to hold up physically on the next level.  His arm strength is good, it's not great, and if you really study him, he has to overcompensate on a lot of throws, he makes his wide receivers work for the ball constantly.  He has good accuracy, but not great accuracy, you talk about intangibles and leadership, go back and watch some of these games, throwing a touchdown pass and pointing at opposing head coaches, getting into an argument and shoving a guy from BC at the end of a game, talking to NFL scouts, guys who were in the locker room and around it, see how he carries himself, I'm not saying he's a bad person, but I do think there are a lot of questions in NFL scouting circles about his overall intangibles and how he's going to be as a leader in the NFL.

Let's break the FJM emergency glass and look at this.

When I watch him - listen, he's improved - well-coached, he comes from a pro-style offense, and I get that,

I'm glad you understand the very basic concepts of A) a quarterback improving from his sophomore to junior year and B) that he learned in an offense under a coach who has a great record with quarterbacks.  Great start, Todd.

and he has good tools, but he does not have elite physical tools.  He is 6'2", barely 6'2", about 215 pounds, he's had a little bit of trouble in terms of getting beat up and I wonder if he's going to hold up physically on the next level. 

Drew Brees is listed at 6' 2", 209 pounds.  Aaron Rodgers, 6' 2" and 220.  Jimmy's had a bit of trouble getting beat up because he spent most of his formative years running for his life and things weren't super great this season either in terms of protection.  How do you know how anyone will hold up at the next level?  Clausen has missed exactly zero starts the last two season, although he didn't play most of the Purdue game, only the beginning and the game-winning drive when his team needed him at the end.

His arm strength is good, it's not great,

He can't throw it through the goalposts from his knees like Kyle Boller and JaMarcus Russell, who will be your Pro Bowl starters at quarterback in a couple of weeks.

and if you really study him, he has to overcompensate on a lot of throws, he makes his wide receivers work for the ball constantly. 

THIS IS SUCH A LIE I AM WRITING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I AM SO ANGRY.  Kiper counted by saying "I talked to Golden Tate, he said there were very few if any balls he had to adjust to," and McShay replied "I don't care what Golden Tate, if you watch the tape-".  Let's watch the tape, Todd!

SO MUCH ADJUSTING.

He has good accuracy, but not great accuracy,

Jimmy was fourth in the country in completion percentage.

you talk about intangibles and leadership, go back and watch some of these games, throwing a touchdown pass and pointing at opposing head coaches, getting into an argument and shoving a guy from BC at the end of a game, talking to NFL scouts, guys who were in the locker room and around it, see how he carries himself, I'm not saying he's a bad person,

"But everyone I talked to said he was a total dick!  But I'm not saying it!"

but I do think there are a lot of questions in NFL scouting circles about his overall intangibles and how he's going to be as a leader in the NFL.

I'm curious as to whether Todd McShay actually watched any Notre Dame games from 2009, because in games against Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Washington, USC, BC, Navy, Pitt and Stanford, Jimmy Clausen played better and better as the game went on and gave his team a chance to win when they probably didn't even deserve that honor.

I'm going to be out and about this afternoon, but can someone please find a video of this and post it?