Meet your new starting Quarterback - Matt Cassel

by MaPatsFan on Sep 8, 2008 3:52 PM EDT Comment 9 comments

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Let me introduce you to the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots, #16 Matt Cassel. Matt hails from USC and was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2005. Matt has, for most of his career with the Patriots, played as either the #3 or #2 QB behind Brady. His role on the team has been to be prepared in the event that Tom Brady was forced out of the game. As of Monday, September 8 at 3:07 EDT, Matt is now New England's #1 man.

Called in for the injured Tom Brady during the Patriots' season opener with the Kansas City Chiefs, Matt got to work. With 21 seconds remaining in the first quarter, third down and 11 on the Patriots 1 yard line, Cassel launches a 51 yard pass from the endzone deep right to Randy Moss. With 11:49 left in the second quarter, Cassel fires a pass to Moss that only Moss could catch - TOUCHDOWN!! Randy, the class guy that he is, promptly hands the ball to Cassel. And so it begins...

Welcome Matt. And thanks for all those hours working and studying, waiting to get your chance behind Tom Brady. Thank you for being prepared.

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time to rally!

matt c, here’s hoping you learned a thing or two from the awesome tom brady…
you have big shoes to fill.

it is shaping up to be a VERY interesting season.

i’m sad that tommy won’t be leading the boys through 2008. he is such a force. i hope he will have a full and speedy recovery. be well TB.

by mellyh on Sep 8, 2008 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

veteran might be coming???

rotoworld.com is saying that Randy might try and get Daunte out of retirement and play for us… They sent Simms and Rattay back to the airport when they arrived at Foxboro.. Wonder if that will happen… It would be interesting..

by whizzkydd on Sep 8, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

sorry, but i can't see it happening

no matter how good a pairing Culpepper and Moss were, there is so much more to the Patriots offense than just heaving it up to Moss. Can’t see anyone starting over Cassel unless he starts turning the ball over (and over, and over.)

Although, BB’s gotta have something up his sleeve since he sent Simms and Rattay home without a workout.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 8, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

new one

Anyone that we bring in will have to learn the offense that is no question… Cassel will have to fill in till then. But i think you are right he does.. Just curious what it is and also wondering if Lynch will be back now that week 1 is over and the contract situation.. Now that we have a minor issue at QB the defense is going to have to bring it up another notch to help out along with the RBs and the running game.. But Daunte would be an interesting addition that is for sure and would bring a hand to the hole missing with Brady out. It wont fill it completely but would help…

by whizzkydd on Sep 8, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes, good points

The story with Lynch is as muddy as it gets and Belichick being so tight lipped doesn’t help much. I too hope it was just a contract thing and they bring him back right quick. I think that hybrid safety/linebacker is important and would like to see John in the mix for that.

If Daunte could come in cheap (and I don’t know the particulars of what he’d want or is worth), that could help. He’d have to learn the system quickly. My guess is we’ll be sticking with Matt for awhile.

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by MaPatsFan on Sep 9, 2008 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

strictly my opinion

I think that Belichick really wanted to make it work with Lynch, and vice versa, but even with all the reps he got Lynch wasn’t quite up to the task, at least speed-wise. Could you see him trying to chase down Darling in place of O’Neal? Either way, I liked how they both ended it with respect for each other. Classy player.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 9, 2008 7:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cassel's "start"

Called in for the injured Tom Brady during the Patriots’ season opener with the Kansas City Chiefs, Matt got to work. With 21 seconds remaining in the first quarter, third down and 11 on the Patriots 1 yard line…

The national media keep harping on the fact that Cassel has never started a game in the NFL, but what conditions could possibly be worse than his first series with the Patriots on Sunday??? He’ll do just fine.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 9, 2008 7:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Could've been a road game.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 9, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs