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Originally Posted by SenselessChiefsFan
Yes. Just pointing out games that Cassel had against similar defenses.
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we've pointed out multiple times that Orton did things fundamentally that Cassel hasn't done in 3 years. Cassel had good half-games against those 3 teams. In his entire 3 year career, he has less than a handful of games where he was very good for more than 3 quarters. That's really bad. Orton's been here one game and he already did that once. Yes, I thought Cassel played a decent game against Minnesota and Indy for a half. Against San Diego, he wasn't great. He got a bunch of yards on a few gimmick plays and disappeared for almost the entire second half.
Again, it's the little things. Cassel gets antsy when the primary read isn't there. orton kept his cool. Cassel is lazy at selling the play fake. Orton did it beautifully. Cassel is inaccurate--he doesn't always get the ball there and almost never leads his receivers. Orton isn't perfect, but significantly better.
Neither are probably long-term options. But don't act like Orton's success comes from the magical genius that is Bill Muir.