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Cassel may or may not be developing a case of Drew Bledsoeitis. This is a condition where, after being hit so many times and not having faith in your OL and skill players, you develop a.) happy feet, b.) lock onto a WR without seeing options, c.) hold onto the ball too long and get sacked, and/or d.) get skittish and throw the ball away too early. Having said that, Cassel is young enough and talented enough to work through it.
One issue is the same one I see with my Patriots: shitting OCing and playcalling. Both Brady and Cassel suffered similar fates: when they were allowed to open things up and do what they do best, they did well, but when the shitty offensive calling got in the way the team sucked. 1st down, run for 1. 2nd down, run for 1. 3rd down, incomplete (since 3rd and long is an obvious passing down). Punt. NO team will look good doing that.
Say what you want about him, but Cassel's not the problem on your team. Starting QB is low down on your list of worries. Frankly, if my Patriots had held onto him and let Brady come back slowly, the Pats would be 5-0 right now.
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