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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By
Right, that must be where the "I don't know how Cassel will do in Kansas City" part comes in. See, there's a difference between admitting to not knowing how he'll do and claiming that he'll fail. By the end of last season, in the system he was in and with the players he was surrounded by, he was a top 10 QB in the league (Passer rating), despite his slow start. That will mean absolutely nothing come game 1 of the 2009 NFL season.
Now, his play last season may have been because teams hadn't gotten time and film enough to defend him. It may have been because his teammates were so talented. It may have been because he was being coached by the best coaching staff in the NFL. Or, it may be because he's a pretty good quarterback at this stage of his career.
Unlike many, I just don't claim to know one way or the other, and I try to look at both the positives and the negatives. For what it's worth, I think people on this site are being just as ridiculous in their assessment of Orton, and I've posted about that as well. So, I must be Orton's wingman, too.
Hopefully, they'll both throw some coin my way.
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This just means you're a bit more rational than
Pioli Zombie as far as Cassel wingmen go - but you're still the one arguing here that Mattie was a super-competitor rolling out the blocking dummies and collecting dirty jerseys at USC for three years after losing his tryout.