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Originally Posted by milkman
One thing in all this bullshit that we can agree on.
Coaching clearly makes a difference.
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well in terms of Cassel, it is clear.
I know his season isn't really indicative of his stat line...I was cursing him like everyone else for the first quarter of the season.
but the dude is showing potential...and he's doing it the right way...he's not having Derek Anderson meltdowns...he's putting in the work, he's trying to improve, he's clearly the leader of the offense...
He's not a world beater yet, he may never be...
but I will say this...and this is a pipe dream...but no one thought New England had a chance in the world in 2001...they were kind of the joke of the playoffs...and they should have lost right away to Oakland...
but after that...it just...happened...the Pats beat the Steelers and then Bledsoe played a great game to get them to the Super Bowl...
and then they upset the Rams and Tom Terrific was born...
if the Chiefs were to miraculously repeat this history...I guarantee Matt Cassel would develop into a franchise QB right before our eyes...it would be deja vu...
That 2001 Super Bowl did more for Tom Brady's development than any coaching could ever do...it gave him a swagger that he's had ever since.