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Originally Posted by milkman
I'm arguing the fact that you say that Bowe is not a receiver that can take over games in the playoffs.
When the QB has more than one option in the passing game, a receiver can take over a game.
When a QB has only one real option in the passing game, that reciver can be neutralized.
When a limited QB has only one optinon in the passing game, that receiver can be taken from the game completely.
And no, Cassel is not appreciably better than Derek Anderson and a rookie Max Hall.
Cassel is inaccurate, can not throw intermediate and deep balls, and can not read a defense, and he wilts under fake pressure.
Other than he's a hell of a QB.
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I never said Bowe is or isn't a playoff or big game WR. I'm saying to this date, we have no evidence that he is. Which means that we are making a BIG assumption that a better QB fixes it. It's very possible that even with a good QB, we find he gets shut down by elite defenses. We won't find out either way until we make a QB switch.
And you are ridiculously exaggerating how bad Cassel is. Like I said, he is a top-tier backup, serviceable starter at best. You're undermining your credibility if you truly, actually believe Anderson or Hall or anywhere NEAR Cassel's level. C'mon, man. Anderson is barely hanging on to an NFL roster, let alone competing for backup QB. Cassel is without a doubt a quality backup at the very least.
Cassel isn't as bad as you want to suggest he is, and Kolb/Skelton didn't do anything impressive that leads you to believe they're much better. If there's any difference right now between him and Kolb, it's not by very much, though I think Kolb's arrow will go up with experience. Skelton... same deal.