I still find how well Cassel has done this season bizarre because he hasn't played for such a long time. He hadn't started a game since high school. But his success also tells me how much talent there is out there. And like Howie Long said, Cassel is printing money right now. He's going to be a free agent and a lot of teams are going to want him. But Cassel doesn't strike me, though, as a guy who's just playing for a fat contract. He strikes me as a guy who is trying to learn and is enjoying what he's doing. He seems to have picked up the game pretty easily. I had heard a lot of good things about him before he got this opportunity.
He had to learn a lot at an accelerated rate because nobody is slowing down to help him out. I mean, his teammates and the opposition. The game goes so fast for players who haven't played. There is a lot to learn and games on Sunday are a lot different than any practice. You can tell that the game is slowing down for him. He's adjusted the speed and pace of the game.
