"Wild Bill's Hot Young Quarterback Emporium" is OPEN! (Cassel news links thread) - New England Patriots Forums

***ctpatsfan77*** · 02-08-2009, 10:22 AM

Thanks to Barstoolsports.com for the title.

In any case, I figured I'd create a thread to link articles talking about Cassel trades.

First: Mike Lombardi on Cassel's trade value:

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1. Matt Cassel, New England, 26; 6-4, 222 pounds; 5.05; 2005; 7th round (230th overall); David Dunn — Will be the top prize of any team seeking a young, up-and-coming quarterback. Will restore the credibility of a franchise. Any team signing him might have to consider trading down out of the top five. It will be very expensive to sign Cassel and may also cost a high draft choice. Once the tag comes on him, all bets are off. His value is a first round pick above 15 along with a second rounder.

(A) Above 15 = higher than 15.
(B) 5.05? Really?

What does it say that O'Connell ran a 4.6?

Second: Mike Lombardi on possible Cassel destinations.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 02-08-2009, 10:24 AM

Almost forgot the best quote of all, from Boomer Esiason:

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Esiason: Favre not worth the money

Jets quarterback Brett Favre won't return for a 19th season because he'll cost the team too much, former quarterback Boomer Esiason said.

"They're not going to pay a 40-year-old quarterback $13 million," Esiason, an analyst for CBS Sports, said in an interview with Bloomberg Radio's "On the Ball" program. "They're going to take that $13 million and probably go investigate whether they can get Matt Cassel."

Maybe that's why he signed the tender?

Brettlax3434 · 02-08-2009, 10:33 AM

gotta love the value cassel should get us.

SVN · 02-08-2009, 12:47 PM

i like lombardi but cassel for 1st rounder above 15 AND a 2nd rounder is too much frankly. probably the reason lombardi isnt a GM anymore. A first rounder for cassel itself is good enough if we get it.

***maverick4*** · 02-08-2009, 03:09 PM

It'll be too obvious if we trade in 3 weeks. We should wait a bit longer so there are no issues concerning the tag and trade.

Raymond · 02-08-2009, 03:23 PM

I will not want him to go to the Jets........

I like MC and want to wish him well. On the Jets I'll want him sacked every time he drops back.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 02-08-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Raymond

I will not want him to go to the Jets........

I like MC and want to wish him well. On the Jets I'll want him sacked every time he drops back.

There's a better chance of you or I stealing Gisele from TFB than there is of Matt Cassel playing for the JEST in 2009.

Fencer · 02-08-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ctpatsfan77

There's a better chance of you or I stealing Gisele from TFB than there is of Matt Cassel playing for the JEST in 2009.

Actually, the chances of Cassell going to the Jets are better than 1-in-31.

With all due respect to my wife, I like those odds with Giselle ...

***ctpatsfan77*** · 02-08-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fencer

Actually, the chances of Cassell going to the Jets are better than 1-in-31.

Really? How do you figure?

Fencer · 02-08-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ctpatsfan77

Really? How do you figure?

A number of the 32 teams in the NFL are set at QB. Absent a devastating injury in the very near future to the incumbent, Cassell is not -- for example -- going to Indy or Pitt.

And the Pats, while perhaps reluctant to send a good and well-coached QB to a division rival, would in my opinion indeed do so for sufficient compensation.