Posts Tagged ‘matt cassel’

Where Do the Pats Turn if Brady Goes Down Again?

PatriotsInsider.com has an interesting piece today about the Pats backup QB spot, and now that Matt Cassel is fat and rich in KC, who is going to take over if the nightmare of last season happens again and Tom Brady goes down? Here’s a part of the article: The news of Matt Cassel reaching a [...]

Quarterback – Plan R?

With the trade of Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs, does that leave the Patriots with enough coverage should Tom Brady not be ready to play? If the season started today, the Pats would have Kevin O’Connell as the number 2 QB, and behind him? Matt Gutierrez. Neither of these two gentlemen are exactly [...]

In Bill We Trust

I read the funniest thing today – Bill Belichick is being accused of cheating. No, no. Not that whole “spy-gate” thing. How is he cheating? By trading Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs. They say he is improving the Chiefs’ team in order to help them win! His relationship with Chief’s [...]

Why Trade Cassel to Kansas City?

Yes, Cassel had a fantastic season filling in for Brady. His numbers were strikingly similar to Brady’s 2003 season. He was getting progressively better as the season drew on, and for a while many were confident that they could make a decent run in the playoffs. However, the season ended on a few backward laterals [...]

Patriots Moving QB Cassel to Kansas City

Pats QB Matt Cassel, who came out of nowhere to have a huge 2008 season, is on the move according to Adam Schefter of NFL.com. The reporter states that Cassel is on his way to being the starting QB of the Chiefs, a team that is now led by former Pats front office guru Scott [...]

Cassel Hoping to Be Traded Sooner Than Later

Pats QB Matt Cassel already has had the franchise tag placed on him for 2009, but Yahoo Sports reports that the QB wants to be traded sooner rather than later. Here is the report: New England is doing everything it can to make people believe that it’s going to keep Matt Cassel after declaring him [...]

Could the Pats Keep Hold of Both Cassel and Brady?

Now that Matt Cassel has officially accepted the Pats franchise offer, there is a lot of talk about what will happen next to he and or Tom Brady. Today a report on Pro Football Talk says that there is a chance that BOTH QB’s will be in a Pats uni in 2009: ESPN’s Chris Mortensen [...]

Cassel Gets Franchised by the Pats

As expected, the Patriots have wasted no time in making sure it’s going to be very tough and expensive for any team to try and sign QB Matt Cassel. Today, the first day they could do it, the Pats placed the franchise tag on Cassel, this after the backup to Tom Brady led the team [...]