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An interesting piece by Projo's Shalise Manza Young on the behind-the-scenes process in selecting Cassel:
Patriots’ Pioli already thinking about next year’s draft
Excerpts from Pioli:
Patriots’ Pioli already thinking about next year’s draft
Excerpts from Pioli:
“Russell [scout] was out there, and I was getting ready to go to USC during our West Coast trip, and whenever I go to schools I always call the area scout and the regional scout and get an idea of what I need to look at and he went through the roster and he said there’s a backup quarterback, he was a hotshot coming out of high school, he’s been behind Carson, he’s been behind Leinart, you know, he’s a really interesting guy. He has great tools, strong arm, really good athlete, you should take a look at him.”
“So [Russell] calls me after the Pro Day and is like, ‘You know, this guy really threw the ball well. He lit it up; he was on.’ And we ended up getting more tape — we get practice tape, we’ve got the 36 passes he threw in his four years,” Pioli says with a chuckle.