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Originally Posted by the Talking Can
our 63 million dollar franchise QB, who by consensus is surrounded by new 'playmakers' in DMC and Brokaki, earns a 64 QB rating in his longest outing of the preseason in which he throws for 85 yards (including a gift int on the goal line that a ham handed LB dropped)...
and he's being praised, and simultaneously absolved of all responsibility, by his fart sniffing pats fan stalker...
can someone explain how a QB puts up such shit numbers and is then praised for playing well?
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Well, Can:
If the incomplete to Chambers is on Chambers, that would have had an impact on Cassel's numbers despite his making a good throw.
If the incomplete to Jones was because Jones got caught up, or because of a read difference due to his inexperience in the system, that would have a negative impact on Cassel's numbers despite his making the right throw.
If either Moeaki or the wide receiver was in the wrong spot, that's not on Cassel, because 2 receivers had run routes into the same 5 yard area. Even if he wasn't in the wrong spot and the throw was a bit off, moeaki should have caught the damned ball, which would have removed the INT from Cassel's sheet and would have added yards.
If the incomplete to Bowe was because Bowe was too slow in adjusting to coverage, or because he didn't come back properly, that would impact Cassel's numbers despite it being the right throw.
I also didn't absolve Cassel of responsibility. I posted: "getting those cleared up would go a long way in helping to evaluate Cassel's performance last night". That's different than the take you had in the game thread, for example, where you decided to bitch at Cassel over the incompletion to Chambers.