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Originally Posted by JD10367
Practice. We talkin' 'bout practice.
Seriously, though... you have to remember, Cassel didn't look bad in Patriots preseasons: he looked frigging abysmal. To the point that, even at the end of last preseason, most Patriots fans were screaming for his release and were shocked when he not only made the roster again but was still the #2. When Brady went down in that first game, everyone automatically assumed the season was over and that Cassel would come in and f**k up immediately, because we'd never seen anything remotely decent from him in training camps and preseason games. Only the most stalwart Kool-Aid drinkers were still chanting, "In Bill we trust, if he's kept Cassel around there must be a reason, in Bill we trust..."
Don't worry about how many picks Cassel throws in practice. Worry about how many he throws from Opening Day onward... |
This will be interesting to watch. I wonder how short of memories people on this board really have. Trent Green threw a lot of picks his first season as a Chief. He didn't have
that many more starts under his belt as Cassel did. Both of them seem similar in that they are unafraid to throw a pass and then have very short memories.
I'm willingly to give him the benefit of the doubt in practice. Better to experiment with what throws he and his receivers are able to get away with in practice rather than games. Also, and it's hard to tell from the updates, it depends onthe type of INT. Is he trying for long gains, a timing issue or a great defensive play? Or is it wobbly passes, rushed passing or can't see defenders coming? If it's the former, I can live with the INT's in practice. The latter, alarm bells would be going off.