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Old 11-30-2010, 04:40 PM  
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Clark Judge loves Matt Cassel, and so should you.
Cassel proving to be difference-maker in K.C.

By Clark Judge
CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Nov. 30, 2010

Let's get this out of the way up front and admit what we should know -- namely, that the Kansas City Chiefs made the right move when they acquired quarterback Matt Cassel.
Matt Cassel's 2010 numbers put him among the league's elite passers. (Getty Images)
They thought they were getting someone who could stabilize the most important position in the game, and they did. They thought they were getting someone who was smart, accurate and reliable, and they did. They thought they were getting someone who could win, and they did. In short, they thought they were getting a quarterback they could trust. And they did.

Matt Cassel is having the best season of his career a year after he, the Chiefs and general manager Scott Pioli took heat for Cassel's underwhelming play -- with one local columnist so outraged that he characterized Cassel as "horrible."


Um, maybe not. Cassel has the Chiefs on top of the AFC West. He's won more games (7) in 11 starts than the club won the past two seasons (6). He hasn't lost at home. He leads the league in touchdown percentage. He's second only to Tom Brady in ratio of touchdowns-to-interceptions. And he's fourth overall in passer rating, ahead of luminaries like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan.

"Matt Cassel keeps setting the bar higher and higher," coach Todd Haley said after Kansas City's latest victory.

I'll second that. It's not just that the Chiefs continue to win under Cassel's direction; it's what Cassel's done to put them in that position, and the envelope, please: Over his last seven starts Cassel has 18 touchdown passes and one interception. Let me repeat: 18 and 1, a ratio that is better than anyone -- including Tom Brady -- over that period, and tell me that shouldn't put this guy front and center of the national spotlight.

It should. Only it hasn't. And one reason it hasn't is because there's a lingering feeling that Kansas City is overachieving and, well, that the Chiefs will eventually get caught by San Diego anyway. I don't buy into the overachieving argument, but after watching San Diego dissect Indianapolis the other night I do believe the Chargers, not the Chiefs, are the team to beat in the AFC West -- basically because the schedule falls their way in December, a month where they have won their last 18.

But that's a projection. Let's look at what we know, and what we know is that Matt Cassel is everything Pioli and the Chiefs envisioned when they acquired him. OK, so it took offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and a system with which Cassel was comfortable for him to flourish. But that happens. It took Brees four seasons before he started to feel comfortable in San Diego.

No question about it, Cassel struggled last season, but let's be honest: There were an abundance of reasons. One was the change of offensive coordinators immediately prior to the season, with Cassel forced to learn on the fly. Another was the Chiefs' mistake-prone receivers, with Kansas City two flubs away from tying an unofficial record for most drops in a year (51). Still another was the team's inability to run the ball until Jamaal Charles stepped into the huddle midway through the schedule.

Now fast forward to 2010, with Weis refining Haley's system to add a few wrinkles that Cassel might have known or practiced when he was with New England. It was there that Cassel first became a starter, stepping into the lineup for the first time in nine years when Brady was hurt in the 2008 opener. And it was there he was supposed to flop. Only he didn't, leading the Patriots to an 11-5 finish.

Surprising? Yes. But that was the guy Kansas City thought it was getting when it traded for Cassel. And that is the guy it has.

Look, I don't know that kicked in this season, but it's hard to ignore the results. What I do know is that Haley worked with Cassel on being more precise in his drops within the pocket, and Cassel has responded. I also know that having the league's top-ranked running game -- with the Chiefs shredding Seattle for 270 yards -- has helped. And I know the emergence of wide receiver Dwayne Bowe -- one of those guys who last season looked more like a backboard than a pass catcher -- has been a huge plus.

In the end, though, it comes back to Matt Cassel. The Chiefs had Larry Johnson to run the ball in 2007-08, and they couldn't win. They had Tony Gonzalez to catch it then, too, and they couldn't win. And they couldn't win because they didn't have someone, anyone, at quarterback to throw the right passes, avoid the big mistakes and make the smart decisions.
Now they do.

"I think he's an NFL starting quarterback you can win with and win championships with," Pioli said at training camp last summer. "Matt adjusted to a lot of change, showed his competitiveness, resiliency and his ability. Beyond the mental and emotional (aspect) and his competitiveness, he showed the physical ability to be able to win."

Pioli was right. Kansas City is not where it is today without Matt Cassel, and it's high time the club, its G.M., its head coach, its assistants and Matt Cassel himself are recognized for what is working with the Chiefs. And what is working is their quarterback.

Adding Matt Cassel not only was a good move; it was a necessary one. And it has the Chiefs where they haven't been in years. Good for them. Good for Pioli. And, most important, good for Matt Cassel.
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Old 11-30-2010, 06:12 PM   #151
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Lets not forget that Cassel had the opportunity to win that game in the end.
I haven't forgot.

The goal of the 4:00 offense is to maintain possession, grind down the clock, and end the game in the victory formation.

That didn't happen, the defense went back on the field, and they failed at their job as well.
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Old 11-30-2010, 06:13 PM   #152
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Being cautious is not assuming the worst. You haven't been reading my posts or you are just assigning your own meaning to them. I think your beef is more with OTW than with me.
no, I think you put forward no risk, and don't desrve the reward that comes with it..
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Shocking that you're moving the goalposts, but show me where I was wrong?

I said that he'd have a solid year statistically because of Weis masking his deficiencies.

That's exactly what's happened, up until the 2nd half of the Denver game.

Since then, they've actually opened up the playbook and let him try to stretch the field.

And he's been successful doing so. Let's hope the string of solid play continues.
That has been the one positive I have taken away from that Denver game. They opened up the offense and haven't looked back.
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I hope there aren't any logic questions on your final exam....
Uh, not fail.

I've never seen anyone make excuses for Peyton Manning when his defense was one of the worst in the league for the better part of the decade.

Dude just went out and did his job.

Christ, there was a game not that long ago where the Colts had the ball for 15 minutes in the ENTIRE GAME, and won.

THAT'S what a franchise QB can do for you.

**** excuses, he got the job done.
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No, you're just supposed to pass the blame to anyone but Cassel.

I don't give a flying **** if the defense gives up 60 points.
how ironic...
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no, I think you put forward no risk, and don't desrve the reward that comes with it..

Oh, the bad fan tag. I must be in the wrong forum. I thought this was Chiefsplanet.
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no, I think you put forward no risk, and don't desrve the reward that comes with it..
What risk and reward? Aren't we just bullshitting on a message board? Is a Chiefs win really sweeter if you called it?
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Oh, the bad fan tag. I must be in the wrong forum. I thought this was Chiefsplanet.
awwwww...talk about putting your own meaning to posts.
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awwwww...talk about putting your own meaning to posts.
This is just getting old. We disagree on the QBs progress at this point in the season. Fair enough.
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This is just getting old. We disagree on the QBs progress at this point in the season. Fair enough.
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I hope there aren't any logic questions on your final exam....
How many points did Schaub's defense give up that game? I like logic too, let's get this on.
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How many points did Schaub's defense give up that game? I like logic too, let's get this on.
You want logic?

There's some dumbass in another thread claiming that Green Bay lost this week because, "because Rodgers didn't play as well last week as Cassel did. One good throw doesn't make up for an entire game.



Nevermind that the guy completed 74% of his passes, threw for 344 yards, threw for a TD, ran for a TD and was the teams LEADING RUSHER with over 50 yards. Against arguably the best team in the NFL, and on the road.
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How many points did Schaub's defense give up that game? I like logic too, let's get this on.
31 i believe
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What risk and reward? Aren't we just bullshitting on a message board? Is a Chiefs win really sweeter if you called it?
Nope.

Anyone who hasn't backed Cassel 100% the entire year is not allowed to enjoy it if we win.

Please return all un-used enjoyment to the ChiefsPlanet Customer Service Department via this handy, pre-paid shipping label.

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Nope.

Anyone who hasn't backed Cassel 100% the entire year is not allowed to enjoy it if we win.

Please return all un-used enjoyment to the ChiefsPlanet Customer Service Department via this handy, pre-paid shipping label.

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You dont have to return it...Just smear it all over your ass like lube and prepare for a ****ign with a Matt Cassel dildo.
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