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Originally Posted by cdcox
From a perception point of view, Cassel was the bigger risk for Pioli. Nobody would question him if he had gone with a blue chip rookie. If the rookie fails, that's what some of them do. Bad break, better luck next time.
But bypassing the rookie in favor of Cassel makes a statement. You are shunning all the superstar potential that comes with a blue-chip rookie and saying that this guy that came out of relative obscurity and had one decent -- not outstanding -- season has much better potential.
I hope it pays off, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about looking back on this in 5 years with regret.
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I agree that it's the bigger risk, but not the perception part.
Depends whom you're talking about. You're speaking as an educated football fan who understands that this was a HUGE decision for Pioli to pass on the n00b. The average fan, IMO, would always say drafting a rookie would be far riskier.
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