Interesting thread and I admit I'm mixed on Cassel. In game 2, on his first pass where he stared down Moss and threw an interception, I posted "I'm officially off the bandwagon." Apparently, I jumped late -- the bandwagon's apparently mired in a ditch.
I haven't yet seen game #3; I plan to watch it tonight. I'm sure that'll change my opinion, if I dare to have one.
It's a fact that Cassel hasn't wowed even his supporters. They would argue that: (1) poor overall team play accounts for his struggles and (2) he is playing against the 1's so don't compare him to Gutz and (3) some of his passes aren't all that bad, after all. And my favorite, which I've used myself: (4) he knows the playbook better than anyone not named Brady.
His detractors say to look with your eyes, not with your trust in the coaches. He throws INTs, he doesn't score, he doesn't lead, and he doesn't look any better in practice. Pretty damning because you can see it.
One thing to keep in mind while evaluating the leader of this piss-poor pretense of an offense is the other side of the coin. The defense which is loaded with stars we wouldn't dream of cutting, has allowed successive opening drives for a score. And let's not forget those special teams.
Which only proves how hard it is to evaluate this enigma on the field. If Cassel is so bad they should can his ass, what does that say about the defense that has looked equally bad? How do we indict one without indicting the other?
In a month or so we'll know the answer to most of our other questions. The toughest thing about judging Cassel is that we hope to never find out if he's any good.
