[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by SNR

I think back to the Keitzman interview Pioli did after the draft this year. Where he had nothing. He had no genius Parcellsian logic to present for the first time to fans about Matt Cassel. He had no "it's part of the top secret plan" tidbits to share. He didn't have any apologies, or even over-defensive rhetoric to spit back at Keitzman. All Pioli did was sit there like a hunk of shit and spew the same safe-worded garbage about competition, patience, and false virtues like hard work, loving football, and smart players. It showed that Pioli has done absolutely ZERO thinking on the issue of the QB.

And to me what that says is that he has a personal relationship with Cassel that is irrationally clouding his judgment about building a franchise. This great friend/son/whatever the hell you want to call him is with the team as the incumbent starter, so why would you, as the loving mentor, actively SEEK OUT a better answer?

I can't think of any other reason why Cassel is still the proclaimed starter. I really can't. That's gotta be it. It just has to be.

And that's pretty ****ing sad. What a great, results-focused GM we have here!

Reptastic.