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From August 2008. (BTW, at least one of these is mine, so I'm not exempting myself here.)
Okay, since we can all agree now that Matt Cassel is a complete bust, what do we do about a QB?
I think O'Connell will be the guys sooner than later, but not this season. We need the "John Friesz" type to come in and backup.
Cassel is just SO friggin' horrible! How did he ever get to this level? He's like the kid who slides all the way through school never learning how to read or write!
What were his coaches doing at every level when they didn't notice how horrible he is?
LOL. He's cut this week. What a disaster. I think the other two guys stick and we hope TB stays healthy until one of them can step up.
The fact that Cassel is still on the team at all means he wasn't a bust. He was a successful seventh round pick because he was the #2 QB for three years. That said, the experiment is over. He seems to have regressed beyond the point of any real usefulness.
That said, I think that signing O'Connell pretty much guaranteed Cassel's exit regardless of what happened. [Think about it for a minute--either way, Cassel is a FA next offseason. All else being equal, going into the next offseason, Brady + Gutierrez w/2 yrs + backup w/1 yr > Brady + Gutierrez w/2 yrs + no one.]
I think it's clear now he's not good enough to be a reliable back up. O'Connell looked a million miles more assured at QB. INT's happen, if you throw one hey, even the best do sometimes but the fundementals have to be there and Cassel looks behind in terms of ability and prescence. Cassel was clearly rattled last night.
Nothing against the kid, he's just not good enough.