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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan
Well if we are using all these stories as somebody "said something" than somebody did say this. A few months ago it was said that Weis didn't like Cassel and Haley did. Who knows if that is true or this is true or if either is, but on those grounds it was said.
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It was not said. The person who expounded on Haley/Weis after Haley's firing was Charles "Lil Naitch" Robinson of Yahoo. Despite it quickly becoming common belief, including in this thread, Robinson never said that Weis didn't like Cassel.
He even went out of his way to make that clear:
https://twitter.com/#!/CharlesRobinson - Dec 13
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Weis and Haley had different ideas on how Cassel should be developed and the expectations.
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Weis didn't think Cassel could cut it in terms of how Haley wanted him developed. So he effectively said "Fine, you do it."
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At no point did I say Weis didn't like Cassel. He did not believe the kid could cut it in terms of what Haley wanted.
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He argued with Haley and finally just threw his hands up and told Todd to develop the kid himself.
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Nowhere did I ever say Weis gave up on Cassel or said he was a bad QB.
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I was referring 2 who took reigns on the development end after the Haley/Weis fallout. Key word here is development - not belief.
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Pioli never would have brought in an OC who doubted Cassel could be great. That wasn't the issue. It was how to make that happen.
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And despite all this, people STILL think Robinson said "Weis hated Cassel".
Likewise, Robinson never said a word about Haley having any kind of particular fondness for Cassel, but people still act like he did.