ESPN has a serious man crush on Panther’s rookie QB Jimmy Clausen. Here’s what Pat Yasinskas wrote on Monday:

My initial take on the Carolina quarterbacks was that Matt Moore looked average the other night and Jimmy Clausen looked pretty good. The vibe I’m getting out of Carolina right now is the Panthers think Clausen looked even better than I thought. This might be a little more competitive a situation than originally thought.

This is news to the Charlotte Observer’s Darin Gantt, who’s at the Panthers’ training camp.

Been down here 3 weeks and haven’t heard such a thing once. RT @DanielTDenny Read the coaches were impressed with Clausen more than Moore.

Stay classy ESPN.