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Originally Posted by milkman
The O-Line is bad, to be sure, but Cassel actually makes them look worse, becasue he has no pocket presense and begins to move away from phnatom pressure and checks down before he has to.
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It's not phantom pressure. The guards are generally getting pushed back into his face on every play, and on almost half of the plays, our linemen (usually Albert) are getting crossed up on stunts. Our interior line is probably the worst in the NFL. And guess what--if your interior linemen get pushed back, then your QB has no pocket to step into. How can you have pocket presence if you don't have a pocket?
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He's 27, with 4 years of learning in the NFL behind him before his first year of starting.
Compare his numbers to Aaron Rogers.
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Aaron Rodgers also has a RB who averages 4.2 YPC and two solid receivers in Greg Jennings and Donald Driver. He has much better players to throw to. But in terms of holding on to the ball too long, he's a lot worse than Cassel. The Chiefs have a worse o-line, and yet Rodgers is on pace to be sacked 74 times this season.