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No.1 - Kansas City Chiefs trade for Matt Cassel
A silent alarm should have sounded for the Chiefs when the New England Patriots sold off “franchise” Matt Cassel for such a cheap price. Getting good value from Bill Belichick is like getting a good deal from a greasy used-car salesman: you’re lucky if you get what you pay for.
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Good point.
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Cassel looked shiny and nice while he was on Belichick’s lot, but so have many players. Belichick makes his squad into overachievers and then sells high, only to see his parts fail elsewhere. See: Deion Branch, David Givens and Ty Law.
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Another good point.
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The Chiefs also signed Cassel to the richest contract in franchise history before he even played a snap, which may have been premature. A simple six-month test drive wouldn’t have hurt.
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Best point of all.
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He has ”bust” written all over him and his early struggles in training camp are just the early evidence that the Chiefs got a lemon.
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****ing stupid. He hasn't lit up the scoreboard, but considering the OL struggles, he's looked decent.
I've never thought he'll be a "bust", but I don't think he'll ever perform to the level of a franchise QB.