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Originally Posted by Mecca
I think sometimes people got use to watching Green look good due to the line so now unless a QB has that it's the lines fault he's not productive.
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A few things....
I think Cassel's pass protection problems highlight how good certain QBs like Brady are because of how quickly they can spot coverages and get rid of the ball. So while you can blame Cassel for bringing the line down, it's too much to expect him to be as good as Brady from the get-go.
Secondly, there's a minimum threshold at least for how good the offensive line needs to be to give the QB a fighting chance. Cassel's was borderline--I think he certainly needs to work on getting rid of the ball faster, but that will come with experience making quicker reads. But I also saw lots of moments last year where the pass rush collapsed on him a lot faster than it should have. Hard to make plays as a QB when the o-line doesn't give you some kind of pocket to work wtih.
You don't have to have an o-line as beyond dominant as KC's. But you do need to have one that can at least hold a pocket the majority of snaps.