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Originally Posted by Coogs
Even though there are similarities, there are so major differences.
Pioli... although highly thought of at the time... brought in rookie coaches, and maybe even more importantly brought in is own hand picked QB who most definitely fit the description of a backup QB. And he was married to said QB.
This time, Reid was brought in, and is a successful veteran coach. Dorsey was then brought into the fold by both Clark Hunt and Reid. And together, they went out and got their QB... who is not a backup QB by typical backup criteria, but a starting NFL QB.
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The biggest difference is that Matt Cassel went from the Spread offense, from Randy Moss and Wes Welker, to playing behind center with Dwayne Bowe as his only target.
Smith is coming from a similar offense with a single decent receiver to a team with a Top Three WR in Bowe, a solid veteran in Avery, as gadget receiver in McCluster and a similar tight end in Fasano.
Smith played lights out with lessor skilled players whereas Cassel played in an unconventional offense with greater players.
The parallels between the two players, other than compensation, don't exist.