Cassel 24th out of 29 quarterbacks in downfield passing.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

You've got to be shitting me.

I think it's a legitimate question.

While I do believe that you have to keep defenses honest by chucking it downfield occassionally, I also believe that some of the greats took their shots sparingly, specifically Joe Montana.

To me, the measure of greatness is more about what you do in the last 5 minutes of big games, in the playoffs, and the SB.

Now, it is a team game, and guys like Marino and Dan Fouts were limited by the teams around them on the defensive side, so it's really hard to get a true measure of their greatness.

On the other hand, I believe a guy like Kenny Stabler is highly underrated.