I am not making a case for Cassel.

I am only pointing out a fact.

While the O-Line hasn't been good throughout much of the season, even early in the season, Cassel still had some time in the pocket far more than people give the O-Line credit for.

He has, from teh start, held the ball too long, and did so with the Patriots early last year until they went to the spread on a far more regular basis.

The O-Line is bad, but Cassel makes them look worse than they actually are.

Brees has never had the accuracy issues that Cassel has.

His problem was his inability to read defenses and make good decisions.

thats very very true. He could be the best thing that ever happened to KC
But you need a sure thing this time.IMO But go ahead & roll the dice. you havent hit a Yahtzee in a long time so i guess the odds are on your side

At least we don't have to worry about these issues.

Matt Cassel was sacked more in his one season as the starter in New England than Tom Brady was/has been in the season prior and after.

And his (Brady's) mobility in the pocket isn't nearly the same this season as it was prior to the knee.

Damn man! You are on a roll! :clap:

Cassel's sack numbers improved dramatically in the second half of last season. Not coincidently, that was after he'd had a few games to get used to playing NFL football, and it was after the starting right guard returned to the lineup. The loss of that same right guard caused major protection problems in the 2007 Super Bowl and in multiple games this season.

He's not Brady, but the sack numbers this season were mostly a product of bad line play combined with the wide receivers' inability to get open.

And this is where we will "agree to disagree". It is the other way around and we will see this in due time.:thumb:

Like we saw it in new england where he was sacked 2.5 times more than Tom Brady?

That decreased sack number surely had nothing to do with the fact that the Patriots went to the spread for a larger percentage of snaps.

And the protection issues in the SB surely had nothing to do with an outstanding, deep defensive line and mobility limited by an ankle.

Thank you:thumb:

Yeah.

Aren't you the dumbass that I argued with about David Carr?

Brees first few seasons were hardly accurate (in comparison to him now)

55%, 60%, 57%

It wasn't until his third season that he became so accurate.

Cassel was a 63% guy last year in New England. This year even with all of the ridiculous amount of drops he's still at 55%. Take away half the drops and he's probably in the 58-59% range. I think he has a long ball accuracy issue. On the short and intermediate routes? No.

He def holds onto the ball too long, however in New England he improved in every category as the season went, including getting sacked. He was sacked 28 times in the first 8 games, and 19 times in the last 8. So the guy got better.

This year he's in a new system, behind a bad line, with no running game early, and WR's who can't catch. If you can't show me a QB who is going to look great with all of those issues let me know. Either way, I'm not a Cassel fan but the guy has had the deck stacked against him for the get go here. I am willing to give the guy another year.

Yeah, of course.

It had nothing to do with the fact that Cassel can't ****ing read a defense and has the propensity to hold onto the ball, or leave the pocket before protection actually breaks down.

Nothin' at all.