The New England Patriots Asked -are You Ready? - And Matt Cassel Said - I'll Get The Job Done!!!
- Date: 2008-09-22 - Word Count: 459
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We said it, we wrote it and we predicted it!! "Matt Cassel ready to rumble!" And not only did he roared, he did a respectable job of making good decisions. He didn't put the team in any bad situations and made some clever positive plays. He managed that 19-10 score against the Jets on Sunday like a champ!!
Cassel has plenty of talent around him and he has a career 61.4 completion percentage (although, to be fair, he's only thrown 57 passes in his NFL career), but it's hard to say much about his football IQ given his restricted playing time. Even if he's not able to oversee information as quickly as Warner or Brady, he does have one thing going for him: understanding with the offense and why not? He has been watching and reviewing for years. To be more honest about the situation and game facts, there's a difference between knowing where to go with the ball during no-pressure practices and being able to imitate that in high-stress game conditions.
The first half wasn't exactly the best football you've ever seen, but the Pats did enough to walk into the locker room with a 6-3 lead. Though the second half wasn't much better-looking, Brett Favre showed why you have to limit your excitement when he hits on fear in the end zone, because he'll follow that up a week later with a poor, poor decision that leads to an interception (this one by Brandon Merriweather), an interception that essentially loses the game. We said it and it happened.
Favre's interception led to the Patriots' best drive of the game, resulting in a Sammy Morris touchdown and the invigorating Pats immediately followed by forcing a three-and-out and kicking a field goal. Though the Jets answered with a touchdown of their own, it wasn't enough.
Honestly, there was no justification for the Jets to lose this game. Favre was hired to make a difference and he simply didn't do that. While the Jets' defense did a good job for the most part of making the Patriots chip for yards and settle for field goals, the offense should have been able to perform better against an elderly, soften defense and whether it's fair or not it's on Favre to make that happen. We will give him some time and write an article on Brett in a couple of weeks.
Now, for the next games, will Matt Cassel be able to change a play at the line of scrimmage based on the defense? Identify the open receiver? Get him the ball before getting smoked by a linebacker? We have many, many questions, and bottom line is…we are not talking about field experience, who slept better Sunday night, Matt Cassel or his conscience? We believe his heart!!
Cassel has plenty of talent around him and he has a career 61.4 completion percentage (although, to be fair, he's only thrown 57 passes in his NFL career), but it's hard to say much about his football IQ given his restricted playing time. Even if he's not able to oversee information as quickly as Warner or Brady, he does have one thing going for him: understanding with the offense and why not? He has been watching and reviewing for years. To be more honest about the situation and game facts, there's a difference between knowing where to go with the ball during no-pressure practices and being able to imitate that in high-stress game conditions.
The first half wasn't exactly the best football you've ever seen, but the Pats did enough to walk into the locker room with a 6-3 lead. Though the second half wasn't much better-looking, Brett Favre showed why you have to limit your excitement when he hits on fear in the end zone, because he'll follow that up a week later with a poor, poor decision that leads to an interception (this one by Brandon Merriweather), an interception that essentially loses the game. We said it and it happened.
Favre's interception led to the Patriots' best drive of the game, resulting in a Sammy Morris touchdown and the invigorating Pats immediately followed by forcing a three-and-out and kicking a field goal. Though the Jets answered with a touchdown of their own, it wasn't enough.
Honestly, there was no justification for the Jets to lose this game. Favre was hired to make a difference and he simply didn't do that. While the Jets' defense did a good job for the most part of making the Patriots chip for yards and settle for field goals, the offense should have been able to perform better against an elderly, soften defense and whether it's fair or not it's on Favre to make that happen. We will give him some time and write an article on Brett in a couple of weeks.
Now, for the next games, will Matt Cassel be able to change a play at the line of scrimmage based on the defense? Identify the open receiver? Get him the ball before getting smoked by a linebacker? We have many, many questions, and bottom line is…we are not talking about field experience, who slept better Sunday night, Matt Cassel or his conscience? We believe his heart!!
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