- Joined
- Jan 22, 2005
- Messages
- 30,981
- Reaction score
- 15,536
Some more plaudits:
And a tidbit I'd forgotten about:
It's just that in Cassel's case, his confidence must have been otherworldly. Because, truth be told, there probably wasn't a person on the planet not surnamed Cassel who could have believed that the 26-year-old career backup — and we do mean "career" backup — would have been able to do what he has done this season for the Patriots.
And a tidbit I'd forgotten about:
Cassel was the fifth quarterback on the roster in 2005 training camp, but he beat out Rohan Davey and Chris Redman and served as third string behind Brady and Doug Flutie. Prior to this year, he had gone 22 of 39 for 253 yards with two TDs and two picks, all in mop-up appearances.