I am reminded yet again of my one time meeting a few of the guys, at a charity flag football game in Acton a year ago. Cassell seemed a natural as a benchwarmer even there. Spann, by way of contrast, impressed me very favorably with his football character. Gostowski and Eric Alexander were inbetween, and given how sparse the data was I came away with no notable opinion changes on them.
(I made a point of speaking briefly to each of them, for my nephew's sake as much as my own. When I complemented Spann on playing his heart out even in a meaningless game, he gave me a quiet "Of course", delivered in a way that spoke volumes. Cassell was utterly plastic, and that was after having spent more time during the game on the bench than Fred Smerlas or Steve DeOssie. Cassell's core competency is sitting on the bench and looking like a QB.)