Props to Cassel for converting on some key 3rd downs

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Also Cassel is 30th in passing yards,21st in completion percentage and 13th in TDs, wow that's not for the AFC but the entire NFL too!!!!!!!!

We are averaging 177 yards per game rushing.

17 per game more than the next closest team in the league.

We have already had our bye week as well, so that yardage one is somewhat unfair...he tied with Kevin Kolb at 19th overall in yards per attempt and that number has gone up every week as well.

His completion percentage will improve over the course of the year as well.

It feels weird to be defending the guy I have hated since day -1, but that is what keeps some of us objective.

Lets just hope that these games (and the next few) against below average defenses will give him some confidence that carries over when we play some better defenses.

I think the more the guy trusts the things around him (the line not to get him killed, his receivers to catch the ball, his coaching in teaching him things that are helping him in games, his running game to continue to give him opertunities to exploit single coverage) the more he will grow into the role of what we want him to do in this offense and the more Weis will put on his plate.

He is being taught to be a game manager right now, hopefully after he is exactly that, he will continue to grow into a larger role.

Time will tell, as usual.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by BossChief

We are averaging 177 yards per game rushing.

17 per game more than the next closest team in the league.

We have already had our bye week as well, so that yardage one is somewhat unfair...he tied with Kevin Kolb at 19th overall in yards per attempt and that number has gone up every week as well.

His completion percentage will improve over the course of the year as well.

It feels weird to be defending the guy I have hated since day -1, but that is what keeps some of us objective.

Lets just hope that these games (and the next few) against below average defenses will give him some confidence that carries over when we play some better defenses.

I think the more the guy trusts the things around him (the line not to get him killed, his receivers to catch the ball, his coaching in teaching him things that are helping him in games, his running game to continue to give him opertunities to exploit single coverage) the more he will grow into the role of what we want him to do in this offense and the more Weis will put on his plate.

He is being taught to be a game manager right now, hopefully after he is exactly that, he will continue to grow into a larger role.

Time will tell, as usual.

Yup. One thing you learn over time is that there are some fans so hell bent on hating a guy that they will refuse to give any shred of credit. Same shit I went through with Herm two years ago.

I like what you're doing here. I don't like Cassel either, but I'm willing to admit that the past two games, he's looked at least middle of the road. Still not good enough and I want to see him do it against a real defense, but he's doing some things a hell of a lot better, so props on that.