Re: Serious offers for Cassell yet?
First off, Cassell is the only other guy who could possible run the Patriots offense this year, so no matter what is offered, the Patriots can not trade him this year. Unless anyone wants to bring in Rohan to be the Pats QB? ANyone....
Secondly, no one is oign to give you a #2 pick for Cassell. He is unproven, I believe that he could be an outstanding QB in this league, and you have to remember that it was Pete Carroll's decision to pick Lienart over Cassell, and I think we can all painfully remember his personal decisions (I can only hope, that he consulted Bobby Grier too). Certainly if Lienart had entered the draft, a year before he did, I'm not sure, but I think that Cassell would have had another year of eligibilty left and he would have led that USC team to the title game too, and would have been a first round pick.
If someone comes in the off-season and offers a third rounder for Cassell, I think the Pats have to listen, however, this team has/had a large number of back-up players like Jarvis Green, Ashworth, Hockstien, et al that would garner a even higher draft pick than Cassell, and no one is talking about trading them. Depth is the reason that the Pats survivied last year, and I can't see them trading away any of their depth, especially very good, young and cheap depth, like they have in Cassell.
I look for the Pats to draft some sort of slash QB/WR to work in as the third QB next year, again for more depth.