maladjusted freaks? one of the more intriguing insults I've seen in a while.

I have to agree that Matt Cassel played very well yesterday.

So, it's official.

We're so starved for decent QB play that a 200 yard day against the 32nd ranked pass defense is an excellent day.

With that said, this loss isn't solely on Cassel, and I don't see anyone claiming as much.

I do, however, see some people have put on their objectivity hats and pointing out that you can't disappear in the 4th quarter of a game and expect to win.

It happened on both sides of the ball.

I can only hope that Todd's message isn't about being the victim of a bad call, but pointing out that you have to play a full 60 minutes to win in this league, not 53.

Our offense held the ball for 55 seconds in the last 7:05 - not counting the last possession.

That's unacceptable.

The defense allowed 14 points in the last 7 minutes.

That's unacceptable.

Both sides of the ball contributed to the loss, and ST and coaching didn't exactly help either.

Sigh....I'll just quote myself from the game thread again.

I've always taken a certain amount of pride in being a maladjusted freak.

Cassel isn't the bad guy here. 122 QB rating yesterday.
Arguably his best game as a Chief. Only 9 incompletions the entire day.
And I have long given up hope that he's the QBOTF, but yesterday...he did his damn job.

did you watch the skins/colts game?

PM had a chance to seal the game after the Redskins final score, and he threw three incompletions, and then when the 41 million guaranteed DM had the chance to go 80 yards in 32 seconds and win the game, he did WHAT?


...talk about crappy franchise QB play. PM keeps winning in spite of himself.

If you don't understand the significance then there's no point in even discussing things with you. :shake: It has major implications on a lot of other things. I'm sorry that you're too naive or uneducated to understand that.

Manning has a 103.4 QB Rating this season.
13 TD's to just 2 Interceptions. 67% completion percentage...

What are you talking about?

I wont pin this loss on cassel. He does need to continue to improve, and I hope to god he does!

This game was not won or lost by cassel though. The defense gave up way to much yardage, was unable to get off the field on third down, and gave up to many TDs. Its the defenses fault we lost this game...cassel played good enough to win.

People need to understand that we do not have a peyton manning or a tom brady. I recall Tom Brady used to sucking...Now, cassel isnt a brady, but it could happen. Look at drew brees in 2003...he was horrible! So players can transform and become better. Im hoping cassel can do the same. He played well yesterday, and lets hope he learned a lot. His confidence needs to improve...he needs to quit trying to make things happen by forcing the ball. take the check downs if the long pass isnt there.

Thats what I see most with Cassel, Hes trying to make the play to quite all the skeptics..I dont blame him either, but ya gotta slow things down....Also, why didnt they give him the run option on that 3rd and 2? Roll him out and see if he can run for the first down if the pass isnt there..dont restrict him.

This loss wasn't on Cassel and the offense. Anytime you score 31 points you should win the game unless the defense doesn't do their job. The same people that are blaming this loss on Cassel are the same people that blamed Trent Green for our losses when we'd lose every game 35-38 in the early 2000s. When you see a loss of that score anyone that is smart thinks "thanks for sucking it defense, we scored enough to win."

He was in such command that we got a ****ING DELAY OF GAME AFTER A ****ING TIMEOUT.

Such great command, I have never seen in my life.

Well, I guess the Texans' defense didn't do their job either, yet somehow they still won. Oh wait, I know how - they have a real QB who doesn't shit his pants in the face of pressure (both mental and actual pressure from defenders).

:clap: I love the circular arguments :)
I am in agreement with you. The Defense shit the bed this one game. I am not blaming the D when they did more than anyone expected out of them the first 4 games. We have to rely on the QB once and awhile the way Schaub was relied upon. We will never be able to do that with Cassel.

this was a coaching, play calling failure is what this weeks game outcome was. Haley has got to stop going for it on 4th down when theres 0 points on the board and in the red zone. There's been plenty of times, including the Colts game, where an extra 3-6 points would make a difference. I don't mind him gambling certain 4th downs, but 1st-2nd quarter field goal opportunities shouldn't be wasted especially when both teams haven't put up points yet.