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

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Well BCD said the Chiefs are a playoff winning team with a better QB. I disagree. KC isn't a complete team. Cassel isn't the only player holding the team back. The team still has lots of problems that have been exposed lately.

I'm not happy with Cassel. I wanted KC to make a move for Bradford, or use the early 2nd on Clausen, or late 2nd or third on McCoy. I don't think he's the answer, but I'm willing to admit he's improved some this year and part of the problems people are complaining about are a direct result of the way he's being coached this year. Open it up and let him sink or swim.

I agree with this. Especially the bolded part. Except, I don't think there's any chance in hell that they'll change up what they're doing and let Cassel try and throw farther down the field. If he were capable of it without hundreds of sacks and INTs, then they'd be doing it. The only reason they would have for holding back the vertical passing game is if it were a direct detriment to their progress. The coaches aren't going to put Cassel in a position where they feel he might fail.

And that's my main criticism of Cassel. I don't want a QB with this expensive of a contract, that requires the rest of the offense to be scaled back to a level that makes us easier to defend against. We've seen over the last few weeks what kind of position that can put us in. Right now, the way we're playing, unless the running game is working well, our offense is fairly neutered. And while Cassel isn't bad enough that he's single-handedly losing games, he's still not good enough to overcome any kind of struggles in other areas of the offense.