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Originally Posted by Go Royals
Cassel had a late overtime win against the Chargers in 2011, but yeah, totally never been done before
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In a game where he threw 2 picks and was harangued by the likes of Travis LaBoy and a Chargers squad in the bottom 1/3 of the league in defense. Oh, and it was a game where the Chargers made the comeback in the 4th to send it to OT before Cassel got his shot in OT; a far cry from Smith leading a drive as time expired and converting a 2-pointer to even get there (then having to answer after Denver scored to even stay alive).
He never had games where he stood up to the kind of beating that Smith has stood up to in games like Buffalo and yesterday then led a winner. When he had a chance to show he was more than the feckless quitter we know him to be against Baltimore in the playoffs, he turtled up and died.
I'm not giving Smith credit just for winning an OT game; lots of guys do that. I'm giving Smith credit for standing in there and getting beat around on a day that he didn't have it early, then finding it late to lead his team to a win against an outstanding opponent.