And so the "Matt Cassel to KC" Rumors Begin...

[FloridaMan88]

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?”

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Frankie

The tried and true recourse of one without a strong case. Start calling your counterpart names to shitcover your own lack of confidence in your argument. I hope you feel better now.

Originally Posted by Frankie

Chiefscountry loves to play Ed McMahon to the other football gods' Johnny Carson.

"Yes sir.... Funny you are sir."

Hypocrite much?

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by splatbass

In my old age I've learned that people who call those that disagree with them names like "reerun" and "dumbass" generally don't know nearly as much as they think they do.

I have pointed this out many many times. They like to hear themselves say it or read it in their posts to help their own lacking self esteem. Kinda elevating themselves by bringing down others of opposite POV. Ask any psychologist.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Name calling happens because we get tired of having the same argument every damn day.

It's hard talking down from mount Olympus.

[Mecca]

You'd think after a point is made a thousand times it would sink in, but around here it doesn't.

A point could be completely picked apart and it would still be spouted the next day.

[KC-TBB]

as Mr. King (rodney) said, "cant we all just get along?"

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

it's all supposition right now. NONE of us know how things will ACTUALLY work out, so there's no reason to call names

Rep.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

You listed poise and decision making.

Leadership is completely different.

Sometimes average players can be high-quality leaders on a team. It's not always the superstar that assumes this responsibility.

Originally Posted by Frankie

If you say so.

Trent Dilfer.

[bevis369]

New HC...

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Hypocrite much?

No. I have NEVER called anybody names,... untill I got tired of them repeatedly insulting me. Then I can namecall with the best of you. And even better. But everyone who reads my posts know I never START with someone. And I only do it when all other efforts to shut the offender up fails.

The point is we all know all the vocabulary. All dogs know how to bark. The big ones don't have to do it much while the insecure small ones yap all the time to seem dangerous.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Mecca

You'd think after a point is made a thousand times it would sink in, but around here it doesn't.

A point could be completely picked apart and it would still be spouted the next day.

Exactly. So why is it that the points that us mortals make never sink in with you and the rest of the self proclaimed "Football Gods?"

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Frankie

No. I have NEVER called anybody names,... untill I got tired of them repeatedly insulting me. Then I can namecall with the best of you. And even better. But everyone who reads my posts know I never START with someone. And I only do it when all other efforts to shut the offender up fails.

The point is we all know all the vocabulary. All dogs know how to bark. The big ones don't have to do it much while the insecure small ones yap all the time to seem dangerous.

Hypocrite.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Frankie

Exactly. So why is it that the points that us mortals make never sink in with you and the rest of the self proclaimed "Football Gods?"

You don't make points. You spout inaccuracies and non-truths stemming from inane philosophies.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by KC-TBB

as Mr. King (rodney) said, "cant we all just get along?"

And for nothing but a GAME too. I mean I find myself in passionate and sometimes nasty arguments in the DC forum about international politics. But that's about people's life and death. This whole thing is about FOOTBALL. Folks need to get a perspective.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Hypocrite.

If you say so.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

You don't make points. You spout inaccuracies and non-truths stemming from inane philosophies.

In your limited opinion.