I know everyone on CP hates Cassel.....

[milkman]

Originally Posted by DaWolf

Meh, there was still a lot of dissatisfaction with Green, primarily because he was an aging QB with an injury history that we traded a high first round pick for. Even when he did get in a groove and started putting up big numbers, people liked to look at the fact that we weren't consistently winning games, until we went 13-3, and even at that point the argument was being made that there were many QB's who could thrive with an offensive line like we had that gave him all day to throw and Priest Holmes/LJ in the backfield.

Point being, yes most people eventually warmed up to him, but he never seemed to be "loved."

I think there are a lot of people who really just want to see this team develop a young QB from the beginning. I think someone like Matt Ryan would be someone that KC would "love" as a QB, that goes without saying. But there's probably a sentiment out there that would love even more for this team to take someone hidden gem in the mid rounds, and have him come out of nowhere to become a star. If a Tom Brady happened here, they would own this town like no one else had.

I think it's quite possible that if Cassel had been drafted by the Chiefs in round 7 and he was a 23 year old in his second season playing like this on a minimum contract, the majority of fans would be fine with what's going on out there, excited that this is a hardworking guy who is putting in the work to get better and expecting an upward curve, and we'd look past a lot of the shortcomings. But that's obviously not the situation.

I think at the end of the day, we as Chiefs fans have been through so many let downs, that we want to look at our QB and see the face of the franchise and know that whatever happens, that guy gives us the confidence that we've got a great shot at winning Sunday. Right now however, we look at Matt Cassel and see a highly paid QB from another franchise who is expected to be a "game manager" while we try to win ugly. That doesn't inspire confidence, and definitely doesn't inspire the love of a fanbase...

I think there is some truth to this, but at the same time, if Cassel had come in and played like someone who had sat a learned for three years, then he might be looked on more favorably.

He should have been more advanced than he was.