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Update:
Chiefs get Vrabel and Cassel in exchange for the Chiefs 2009 2nd rd(34th) pick.
NFL.com Blogs » Blog Archive Chiefs complete trade for Cassel «
Update:
Chiefs get Vrabel and Cassel in exchange for the Chiefs 2009 2nd rd(34th) pick.
Last edited by Coach; 02-28-2009 at 02:40 PM. Reason: added update.
Here's some Cassel tape from last season. Conclusions:
- He's very accurate on the run
- He can definitely throw accurately downfield as well
- Doesn't have the strongest arm, but seems above average
- Very mobile
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ctvPzDMfp0"]YouTube - Matt Cassel 2008 Tribute[/ame]
http://blogs.nbcsports.com/home/arch...or-cassel.html
SECOND-ROUND PICK FOR CASSEL
Posted by Mike Florio: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:34 PM
I previously was convinced that the Patriots wouldn't be able to work out a trade sending quarterback Matt Cassel to the Chiefs because I believed that new Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli and his former colleagues in New England feared the perception that one side got snookered.
There was no such fear, but it won't change the perception that one side got snookered.
Peter King of SI.com (who also does some work for NBC, and pretty much every other media company on the planet) reports that the Chiefs gave up only a second-round draft pick for Cassel.
Wow.
A second-round pick, for a guy who merited a $14.65 million, one-year contract based on his play in 2008.
Let's consider that for a second. Daunte Culpepper with blown-out knee was traded for a second-round pick. A.J. Feeley was traded for a second-round pick.
So, with all due apologies to the Patriots, the current score is Pioli 1, Pats 0.
That could be good or bad news. I'm sure we gave up a lot. You don't just get Cassell and Vrabel for a 2010 1st rounder. I've got a feeling Gonzalez is part of this deal. And it might be a great thing for TG.
Funny, we went from having no QB's at the beginning of the season last year(IMO Croyle was never the answer), to now having 2 that could be really good.
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