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... this will have to be an abbreviated version.
1. God all the continued talk about what to do with Matt Cassel is lasting longer than this years presidential campaign.....and JUST like that campaign, I can't wait for it to STOP!!!!!
2. It has come to Pats fans to start to realize that this ship has already sailed. The fact is that on March 1, (IIRC) Matt will be an unrestricted FA, and UNLESS there is legitimate reason to believe that Tom Brady WILL NOT be ready to play at all in 2009, he WON'T be Franchised.
AGAIN, as I have mentioned on several occasions, the ONLY way the Pats can conceivingly keep Cassel's rights is to get him to sign an extension during THIS season....and even that slim hope continues to decrease as his successes pile up.
3. BTW- Matt Cassel could be the BEST story in the NFL this year. I STILL can't get over the fact that this kid HADN'T started a single game of football SINCE HS, before this season, yet within 11 games has come so far. Simply amazing and a HUGE credit to his coaching. I mean this kid had more time playing special teams at USC than QB
4. BTW -II While I wasn't one of the MANY fans calling for his getting cut after an extremely disappointing preseason, HOWEVER I have to admit that I would have NEVER expected to see him develop SO fast into a guy that could possibly throw for 400 yds and still be a run threat.... AND anyone who claims that they predicted this kind of success... is LYING.
5. Bottom line here is that it is MOST likely that the best the Pats can hope for is that we get a 3rd round comp pick for Cassell, and he goes to an NFC team....where I will wish him the best.
6. Count me among those who are very upset at the continued inability of the Pats defense to get off the field on 3rd and longs.
7. I was very curious at how the defenses were called this game. Over the years the Pats have become much more successful at defending Chad Pennington by squeezing his short routs and denying him those 10-15 yd hooks, crosses, outs and slants, that he throws so well. I found it very strange that many time the Pats combined some kind of defense that not only didn't put any pressure of Chad, it played a very conservative loose defense that played right into his wheelhouse.
The Pats were much more successful when they played their CBs tough in the shorter to mid range zones and forced him to squeeze the ball into close quarters. Playing 5 under with 2 deep and 4 man rush is a great way to play to the Chad's limitations.
8. Cointinuing on the defense, ANOTHER observation I noticed was the complete lack of any complexity when we did rush the Passer hard. Very few stems and crosses. Nothing that resembled a zone blitz. I have YET to see any of the Contributions I had hoped to see when we added that secondary coach, (whose name completely escapes me...Capers)
9. AGAIN, I will predict that the Pats will end up 11-5, which will be an exceptional result given the injuries we have suffered
1. God all the continued talk about what to do with Matt Cassel is lasting longer than this years presidential campaign.....and JUST like that campaign, I can't wait for it to STOP!!!!!
2. It has come to Pats fans to start to realize that this ship has already sailed. The fact is that on March 1, (IIRC) Matt will be an unrestricted FA, and UNLESS there is legitimate reason to believe that Tom Brady WILL NOT be ready to play at all in 2009, he WON'T be Franchised.
AGAIN, as I have mentioned on several occasions, the ONLY way the Pats can conceivingly keep Cassel's rights is to get him to sign an extension during THIS season....and even that slim hope continues to decrease as his successes pile up.
3. BTW- Matt Cassel could be the BEST story in the NFL this year. I STILL can't get over the fact that this kid HADN'T started a single game of football SINCE HS, before this season, yet within 11 games has come so far. Simply amazing and a HUGE credit to his coaching. I mean this kid had more time playing special teams at USC than QB
4. BTW -II While I wasn't one of the MANY fans calling for his getting cut after an extremely disappointing preseason, HOWEVER I have to admit that I would have NEVER expected to see him develop SO fast into a guy that could possibly throw for 400 yds and still be a run threat.... AND anyone who claims that they predicted this kind of success... is LYING.
5. Bottom line here is that it is MOST likely that the best the Pats can hope for is that we get a 3rd round comp pick for Cassell, and he goes to an NFC team....where I will wish him the best.
6. Count me among those who are very upset at the continued inability of the Pats defense to get off the field on 3rd and longs.
7. I was very curious at how the defenses were called this game. Over the years the Pats have become much more successful at defending Chad Pennington by squeezing his short routs and denying him those 10-15 yd hooks, crosses, outs and slants, that he throws so well. I found it very strange that many time the Pats combined some kind of defense that not only didn't put any pressure of Chad, it played a very conservative loose defense that played right into his wheelhouse.
The Pats were much more successful when they played their CBs tough in the shorter to mid range zones and forced him to squeeze the ball into close quarters. Playing 5 under with 2 deep and 4 man rush is a great way to play to the Chad's limitations.
8. Cointinuing on the defense, ANOTHER observation I noticed was the complete lack of any complexity when we did rush the Passer hard. Very few stems and crosses. Nothing that resembled a zone blitz. I have YET to see any of the Contributions I had hoped to see when we added that secondary coach, (whose name completely escapes me...Capers)
9. AGAIN, I will predict that the Pats will end up 11-5, which will be an exceptional result given the injuries we have suffered