what's with all the Orton isn't the answer talk?

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

You have to worry about Orton/Cassel NOW.

Because if they're going with Cassel, there is no QBotF in April. I still firmly believe that Pioli thinks CASSEL is the future.

With Orton, it's a pretty obvious stop-gap move.

I don't know how you could come to the conclusion that management views Orton as a stop gap but Cassel as a long term solution. They are very similar.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

I don't know how you could come to the conclusion that management views Orton as a stop gap but Cassel as a long term solution. They are very similar.

Orton was acquired off waivers, after the trade deadline.

The other required the trading of a 2nd round pick and a $67M contract.

The 2 QBs are definitely similar but their situations couldn't be more different.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Orton was acquired off waivers, after the trade deadline.

The other required the trading of a 2nd round pick and a $67M contract.

The 2 QBs are definitely similar but their situations couldn't be more different.

I think how Cassel was acquired 3 years ago is largely irrelevant. Pioli knows he has 1 more chance to make things better or lose his job and forever be known as the guy who hung on Belichick's coattails. I don't think the original contract is a factor anymore.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

I think how Cassel was acquired 3 years ago is largely irrelevant. Pioli knows he has 1 more chance to make things better or lose his job and forever be known as the guy who hung on Belichick's coattails. I don't think the original contract is a factor anymore.

That could very well be true.

It also could be true that Pioli is SO consumed by the need to prove himself that he's going to ride Cassel all the way to the bottom, no matter what.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Orton was acquired off waivers, after the trade deadline.

The other required the trading of a 2nd round pick and a $67M contract.

The 2 QBs are definitely similar but their situations couldn't be more different.

Business 101: any compensation or money previously spent on Cassel is a sunk cost.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Business 101: any compensation or money previously spent on Cassel is a sunk cost.

You missed my point. The way in which the two were acquired is important because of how they might FEEL about the two. This isn't about business.

They gave Cassel the biggest contract in team history before he had ever played a snap for the Chiefs.

Pioli has a PERSONAL affinity for Cassel.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

You missed my point. The way in which the two were acquired is important because of how they might FEEL about the two. This isn't about business.

They gave Cassel the biggest contract in team history before he had ever played a snap for the Chiefs.

Pioli has a PERSONAL affinity for Cassel.

I'm hoping he had a personal affinity for Cassel.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I'm hoping he had a personal affinity for Cassel.

I thought about adding that caveat but figured it was just wishful thinking at this point...

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Pioli has a PERSONAL affinity for Cassel.

Both McDaniels and Pioli felt Cassel was a franchise. Nobody has any idea if they still feel that way.

People keep talking about Pioli being too stubborn to move on from players, but where is the proof? He's parted ways pretty quickly with early draft picks like Magee. He hasn't forced coaches to keep free agent acquisitions that they didn't want - he must have brought in at least 8 WRs in 3 years.