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FloridaMan88 · 02-02-2009, 09:59 AM

As if they hadn't started already...

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/f...&position=also

Matt Cassel draws interest

TAMPA - They might not have been one of the two Super Bowl participants last night, but the Patriots [team stats] still generated a lot of talk on Radio Row during the week.

With Matt Cassel making the rounds, there was plenty of speculation on how much interest he would draw should the Pats apply the franchise tag and then trade him.

The pundits’ top pick to land Cassel in that scenario is Kansas City. Obviously, the Scott Pioli factor weighs heavily in that choice, with the Pats former vice president of player personnel now calling the shots for the Chiefs.

“I’d really look at Pioli down there in Kansas City. Why wouldn’t he want him?” Sirius NFL radio analyst Jim Miller said. “He knows what the kid is capable of doing. So I think he’d be on their radar.”

Miller, like most analysts, doesn’t see the crop of quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft as particularly appealing. That boosts the draw for Cassel, especially if Pioli decides he’s not satisfied with the collection of QBs he inherited after taking over the job.

“I don’t think this is a strong quarterback draft. Everybody is saying Matthew Stafford of Georgia and Mark Sanchez of USC are going to go in the Top 10. I don’t believe that,” Miller said. “I don’t think those guys are ready. And I don’t think you’ll see the type of success guys like Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco had. They just haven’t played enough. So I can’t see teams wanting them.

“But if Kansas (City) were to make that deal, that’s their Matt Ryan. That’s their Joe Flacco. Unlike a Sanchez, for instance, they know he’s playing at a starter’s level. So to them, I think it’d be worth it to do. They’d get their starting quarterback, they know what he’s capable of doing, and they’ve seen him win games at the NFL level.”

Other experts, meanwhile, aren’t sure Pioli would want to deal with his former boss right out of the gate.

Some other teams figuring to make a pitch for Cassel include the New York Jets, Detroit, Minnesota, San Francisco, Carolina, Tampa Bay and Chicago.

As for what Cassel would land in a trade, there were differing opinions. Miller, for one, thought he would cost a second-round draft choice.

The decision to trade or keep Cassel will ultimately depend on Tom Brady [stats]’s health. While reports have him on target to play in the season opener, he still has a few hurdles to clear before that point following reconstructive surgery on his left knee and a subsequent staph infection.

“I think a lot is going to depend on where Kevin O’Connell is in his development. If they feel they can move Matt to benefit their team, they’ll do it,” said Miller, a one-time Pats backup quarterback. “It’s rolling the dice on Tom and whether he’s healthy, and two, can they do it with Kevin O’Connell? The question they have to ask is if O’Connell is as capable of what they have in Matt Cassel?”

Frankie · 02-04-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

Yeah, Stafford had no part in all of Georgia's wins.

Do you recall him bringing back Georgia from a sure defeat? I don't.

Frankie · 02-04-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

You didn't like Ryan. You called him "another Todd Blackledge". Stop trying to rewrite history.

I've answered this before. But you like to dwell on it.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-04-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Do you recall him bringing back Georgia from a sure defeat? I don't.

Kentucky THIS PAST SEASON!

Frankie · 02-04-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...54#post4482354

Post 169:

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Originally Posted by RustShack

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Originally Posted by RustShack

I just LOVE when people change their views after the fact and claim they have always felt that way.

See above.

RustShack · 02-04-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Do you recall him bringing back Georgia from a sure defeat? I don't.

A couple time actually, but its kind of a hard thing to do when your winning don't you think?

Titty Meat · 02-04-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

A couple time actually, but its kind of a hard thing to do when your winning don't you think?

Yea nutsack cause Georgia never trailed in games they won. It's funny seeing you be a Matt Stafford apologist.

RustShack · 02-04-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by billay

Yea nutsack cause Georgia never trailed in games they won. It's funny seeing you be a Matt Stafford apologist.

Please billgay, enlighten me as to why he isn't a good prospect and who you like?

The_Doctor10 · 02-04-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

Even though hes a better prospect than Ryan was.

If you stare down receivers and don't make good secondary reads, you're not worth building a franchise around. If you have all the physical gifts and your field vision is poor enough to require bifocals, you're a 3rd-5th round pick, not a 3rd to 5th overall pick.

The Chiefs need a franchise QB. Matt Stafford likely doesn't have the mental makeup to be that guy. It's like climbing a mountain; you need a better reason to climb it than 'because it is there'. And you need a better reason to draft a guy with as many question marks as Stafford that high besides 'because he's there'

kstater · 02-04-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

But who cares what their background was. Big Ben wasn't good enough to be recruited to a major school, so he went to Miami (OH). Their college background is completely irrelevant. Once you start playing games in the pros, it needs to be about what you contribute in the pros.

I can handle that some don't want him for his arm strength. That's something that concerns me too. But I'm sick of this mentality that fans have to entirely discredit any accomplishment a guy has because he's a guy they don't want. He was a solid QB last year, and he's inexperienced enough to still have upside. How high that upside is debatable, but based on the consensus here, people seem to think he's peaked in one season and that nothing he accomplished last yera means anything because of his supporting cast, and that's being a little unrealistic.

You asked why he was considered a long time backup, I answered. You then go off on random tangent.

ChiefsCountry · 02-04-2009, 05:54 PM

These Canadians guys must not watch alot of SEC or USC football.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-04-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

These Canadians guys must not watch alot of SEC or USC football.

Seems like they don't watch ANY football. CFL doesn't count.

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