Chiefs Cassell/Weis & the passing game

Cosmos · 11-07-2010, 11:55 PM

To to me it's clear Cassell has always been the type of quarterback that struggles with quick decision making.

Last year this resulted in tons of negative plays, sacks and turnovers. We were beating ourselves, in large part because of poor QB play.

This year Weis comes in to fix the QB and the offense.His fix appears to be, above all else, eliminate negative passing plays and turnovers.

This requires limiting Cassells time and options on passing plays and focus on getting the ball out of his hands quickly.

It's because Cassell is limited physically and mentally that this is our best chance to win week in and week out. To not let Cassell screw it up.

It's also why we see Cassell only look at a single receiver and throw it in this one direction, or to a checkdown on the same side of the field.

This team will win some games by coaching and game planning around Cassels weaknesses, and at the same time the team is going to lose games because your passing game is essentially run on 1/2 of the field each play IMO.

11-07-2010, 11:55 PM	Topic Starter
Cosmos Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Casino cash: $4364900	Cassell/Weis & the passing game To to me it's clear Cassell has always been the type of quarterback that struggles with quick decision making. Last year this resulted in tons of negative plays, sacks and turnovers. We were beating ourselves, in large part because of poor QB play. This year Weis comes in to fix the QB and the offense.His fix appears to be, above all else, eliminate negative passing plays and turnovers. This requires limiting Cassells time and options on passing plays and focus on getting the ball out of his hands quickly. It's because Cassell is limited physically and mentally that this is our best chance to win week in and week out. To not let Cassell screw it up. It's also why we see Cassell only look at a single receiver and throw it in this one direction, or to a checkdown on the same side of the field. This team will win some games by coaching and game planning around Cassels weaknesses, and at the same time the team is going to lose games because your passing game is essentially run on 1/2 of the field each play IMO.
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