Matt Cassel named AFC Offensive Player of the Month

[Stinger]

Matt Cassel named AFC Offensive Player of the Month; 1st #Chiefs QB since Steve Deberg in Sept. 1990 to win the honor.

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QB MATT CASSEL NAMED AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH

By PR Staff

Cassel is just the second Chiefs quarterback to ever win the honor

The National Football League informed the Chiefs on Thursday that QB Matt Cassel has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November.

Cassel is just the second Chiefs quarterback to ever win the honor, joining QB Steve DeBerg who did it in September of ’90. Cassel is the first Chiefs player to be named AFC Player of the Month since RB Larry Johnson in December/January of the 2005 season.

Cassel (6-4, 230) completed 90 of 144 passes (62.5%) for 1,111 yards with 12 TDs and only one INT for a 111.2 passer rating in November. His 12 TD passes led the league during the month, while his passer rating ranked third in the NFL over that span. He has recorded three straight games with a 100.0+ rating and produced a pair of games with four TD passes in November. Cassel threw for a career-high 469 yards at Denver (12/5). He currently leads the NFL with a 6.81 TD percentage (min. 250 attempts) on the season. Cassel also has a +18 touchdown-to-interception differential, the second-best mark in the NFL.

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...f-dbcbf2dd9506

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Cassel's November numbers: 90 of 144 (62.5%) for 1,111 yards with 12 TDs and only 1 INT (111.2 rating). 12 TDs were an NFL high.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

Oh I see...After he plays at this level a while against great teams THEN you will jump on the bandwagon?

To me THAT is bandwagon. Bandwagon = Jumping onto the train that everyone else is ALREADY on.

Your Kudos that you will give to him at that point are going to be rather late and meaningless and drowned out in the cacophony of so many other reeruned hypocrites / fair weather fans.

I am thinking like many of us we want to see a larger sample size than 2 games in a row. We have seen him play 22 games of average to below average QB play so maybe everyone should hold off on all the accolades.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

Oh I see...After he plays at this level a while against great teams THEN you will jump on the bandwagon?

To me THAT is bandwagon. Bandwagon = Jumping onto the train that everyone else is ALREADY on.

Your Kudos that you will give to him at that point are going to be rather late and meaningless and drowned out in the cacophony of so many other reeruned hypocrites / fair weather fans.

Fairweather fans wouldn't give a **** about Cassel. Fairweather fans gave up on the Chiefs in 2007. There are no fairweather fans on Chiefsplanet, ****tard.

[Chief3188]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Matt Ryan wasn't so hot last year either. His second year starting. Lots of QB's have ebb's and flows to their career if they play long enough.

Who gives a **** what happened last season? He's not playing like that anymore. I can't believe people keep bringing up last season.

You might want to work on reading a little more. I stated how he was playing this season as well. Right now your hardcore pro Cassel can do no wrong stance is talking about the ebbs and flows of one month of awesome play against crappy defenses.

I give a shit what happens every season, I don't know about you.

[Chief3188]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

It all comes down to his performance, under pressure. Basically his poise.
He has looked a 1000 times more confident.
I stated that he was shell shocked from all the failed protections last season, and questioned whether he would ever recover from it. It looks as though he is recovering, and his poise is returning. I still want to see how he responds when someone brings serious consistent pressure on him, but at this point, I honestly think he's going to keep improving, but that's just my opinion. Having not gotten on the filed at all in college, he basically has as much on field experience as a college QB in his senior season. I definitely think he can continue to improve, and man i hope I'm right.

I hope you are right as well because we will find out how he can do under pressure in 2 weeks. Providing we win this week next week will see just how clutch he can be and if our team as a whole is ready to take the division crown.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I am thinking like many of us we want to see a larger sample size than 2 games in a row. We have seen him play 22 games of average to below average QB play so maybe everyone should hold off on all the accolades.

The only accolade he has received is player of the month. If you want to hold off on your praise of him go right ahead. Not sure what other accolades you're talking about.

He has played well all season long, the people like you that claim he has only had 2 good games in a row are badly mistaken. He has been fairly consistent all season. Of course there have been ups and downs, like any player will have but if you draw a line through all of the dots you will see that the line is pointing up and has been from game 1.

But you feel free to hold off on giving him praise, I'm sure he will be all broken up to hear that some douche on the internet wants to see more out of him this season.

[Chief3188]

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

I can understand a skeptic too. At times I am one. Im mainly talking about the way people handle themselves and how it turns into being right is more important than good play.

It would appear you are not one of those people. You have every right to your opinion as do I. We are both guilty of being skeptics. Nothing wrong with that.

Can we agree that Cassels improvement is not only on him? But the O line is better and the players around him are playing better as well. Imagine if Bowe drops half those TD passes this year. Many would blame Cassel for the loss in those intances. I dont. I look at the whole picture.

I have looked at the whole picture all along. Not just one guy to blame it on. Bt doing that, I havent been as critical on Cassel. But I definately have seen the things he needs to improve on. Trying too hard being his biggest problem.

I think there is only a few fans on here that are like that and most of us know who they are.

I think Cassel's improvement of the last month is mostly on him as our offense has already improved going back to the end of last season and into this year. Well I think we can throw Bowe into the mix as well

I have looked at the whole picture as well and going by history some of the things he needed to improve on such as accuracy on short passes and going thru his reads coupled with the length of time he had as a starter had many of us more than worried and more like looking for a next QB by watching Saturday games. I don't think that was unfair of us by how he was playing but if people are not pleased with how he has played these last few games then they are just hating to be stubborn on their already dug out opinions.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

His improved play is deeper than just good stats. He has been consistently accurate, has gone through his reads, is staying in the pocket and making throws (except when he takes off at the appropriate times) ... hell, he's even making the right audibles. He's been doing things that he didn't do well, or couldn't do consistently, in the past.

All of that is conducive to continued success. Keep it up, Matty. I am cautiously optimistic, but reserve the right to flame his ass if he shits the bed down the stretch.

Feels good, doesn't it, that for the first time in decades the Chiefs might have a coaching staff that can DEVELOP a QB.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by HC_Chief

Well deserved (though IMO Bowe deserved it more; not taking anything from Cassel: Bowe was just that freaking good).

Maybe Tucker has quietly been a good enough 2 to take some pressure off Bowe?

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58

Did they do the voting in Florida? kidding.
Congrats on the QB and team confidence builder. He has played the last couple games like a true franchise QB. Funny how Pioli can go from foolish move to genious in a month, hope he can do the same for Tyson Jackson.

That would be super awesome making my crow quite delicious.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Originally Posted by Stinger

Matt Cassel named AFC Offensive Player of the Month; 1st #Chiefs QB since Steve Deberg in Sept. 1990 to win the honor.

http://twitter.com/JoshLooney

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QB MATT CASSEL NAMED AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH

By PR Staff

Cassel is just the second Chiefs quarterback to ever win the honor

The National Football League informed the Chiefs on Thursday that QB Matt Cassel has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November.

Cassel is just the second Chiefs quarterback to ever win the honor, joining QB Steve DeBerg who did it in September of ’90. Cassel is the first Chiefs player to be named AFC Player of the Month since RB Larry Johnson in December/January of the 2005 season.

Cassel (6-4, 230) completed 90 of 144 passes (62.5%) for 1,111 yards with 12 TDs and only one INT for a 111.2 passer rating in November. His 12 TD passes led the league during the month, while his passer rating ranked third in the NFL over that span. He has recorded three straight games with a 100.0+ rating and produced a pair of games with four TD passes in November. Cassel threw for a career-high 469 yards at Denver (12/5). He currently leads the NFL with a 6.81 TD percentage (min. 250 attempts) on the season. Cassel also has a +18 touchdown-to-interception differential, the second-best mark in the NFL.

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...f-dbcbf2dd9506

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Cassel's November numbers: 90 of 144 (62.5%) for 1,111 yards with 12 TDs and only 1 INT (111.2 rating). 12 TDs were an NFL high.

Great job, Matt! Keep it up!

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

While this team IS getting better, and Cassel is getting better, I think we're all in for a rude awakening next year when we have to play a schedule that's 100x harder than the one this year. (If we win our division this year).

Green Bay
Chicago
Minnesota
New England
Indianapolis
Baltimore
New York Jets
San Diego (x2)

If we make as much progress next year as we did this year, maybe THOSE teams should worry about us having them on our schedule.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

He has played well all season long, the people like you that claim he has only had 2 good games in a row are badly mistaken.

This is unequivocally false.

He did not "play well" against San Diego or Cleveland. He had issues with both Houston and Indy, was directly responsible for 10 points against Denver and threw a back-breaking interception against Oakland.

That said, his level of play has been excellent the past two weeks and it's possible that he's turned a corner.

But to state that he's played "well" all year is a fallacy.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Pants

OMG YOUR JUST HOPEING HE FAILS SO YOU CAN GLOAT AND SAY HOW RITE U R!!1!

I love internet language. "Rite," "U," "R," and..... "Hopeing."

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Jack

I wonder which political affiliation the haters ascribe to?

My guess is democrats.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

For an old man, you're ****ing dumb

I guess he deserved it.