Exactly! Be happy. Matt Cassell = Great QB. Tyler Thigpen = Pretty much just as good.
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Its simple.
Rivers/Manning about to get new contracts which would raise what we have to pay him, and if we had gone franchise tag this year and next, the guarenteed money would be nearly identical between 2 and 6 years...
I love the contract, If ANYONE in Chiefs history has come in and done a better job of leading than cassel, then I missed it...Trent was great, but he didnt have the "it" factor that cassel has, that moxy, confidence, and overall leadership qualities that makes you a star.
Factor in the chances of him getting in trouble(then factor in our other option at the time Sanchez, who has a nickname of "Dirty") and Id say we came out on top.
Can Cassel flop? Sure. But for now, he looks like a guy that will make KC fun to watch for 5-6 years.
I do want to mention that I had to add that in no way am I trying to take anything away from trent green as a player or a leader.
and face it. Thigpen looks to pass, then runs, Cassel looks to pass, runs, looks to pass, then finally crosses the LoS
Thigpen was 54 percent completion percentage last year with Tony Gonzalez, and with all the times he took off with it,
and all the times he dumped it to TG, who had a crazy reception percentage.
Without Gonzo, thiggy slips under 50 percent completions...and lets face it, I liked the guy, i did, but I couldnt sit there and say he was the future, I think hes a great backup QB, thats all. When he scored a TD in Atlanta down 20, and gets hits semi late, not really, and starts crying about it, I saw a guy that was not a leader.
Matt Cassel would never do that
Guess this also means I can now actually buy his jersey with a little more confidence.
there was a comment in there that we scored on every possession in the colts game, this is not true.
we never punted.
Holmes fumbled being caught from behind...
Not Trent's fault of course, but to be accurate.