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It Sounds Like Matt Cassel, Tom Brady Could Share Patriots’ QB Duties in 2009
Closed Published January 6th, 2009 on FanHouse
by Ryan Wilson
Filed under: Patriots, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Injuries
Last week Gretz pointed out that the Patriots could very well put the franchise tag on Matt Cassel. Obviously, this move has everything to do with Tom Brady, who suffered a season-ending knee injury roughly 10 minutes into Week 1.
If tagged, it means that Cassel’s in line for more than $14 million to either reassume his role on the bench, remain the team’s starter, or some combination of the two. In December, NBCSports.com’s Tom Curran wrote that, according to a source, Brady’s rehab was behind schedule, he might need another surgery, and if it came to that, it could cost him his 2009 season.
A day later, SI.com’s Peter King, via his source, refuted Curran’s account, but admitted that “Now I was also told that they wouldn’t be surprised — these people close to Tom Brady — that the Patriots might be placing a story … that could end up getting them more … more value for Matt Cassel in the offseason when he becomes a free agent.”
And then there’s this update, from this morning’s Dan Patrick Show:
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How Inexperienced is Your Team’s Offensive Skill Positions?
Closed Published July 12th, 2007 on FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: AZ Cardinals, Broncos, Browns, Chiefs, Cowboys, Raiders, Redskins, Texans, Titans, Vikings, Fantasy Football
I just got a new ride, and it has Sirius Satellite Radio in it. Sweet. I find that I listen a lot to Chill, Raw Dog Comedy and NFL Radio, not necessarily in that order. Anyway, yesterday on his NFL Radio program, Pat Kirwan mentioned his NFL.com article about how there could be 10 quarterbacks in the NFL this year who are starting the season for the first time as a 16 game starter. I hadn’t realized it could be that many. He stresses that expectations shouldn’t be too high for these quarterbacks because their learning curve is steep.
Stat stud, Doug Drinen at the always interesting Pro-Football-Reference.com blog, wrote an entry a while back about the difficulties of teams with inexperienced players at the offensive skill positions. He took a historical look at the greenest teams at quarterback, running back, tight end and 2 wide receivers, and then compared that to their final season records. Though there were a few success stories in the bunch, the data shows that the least experienced teams at the skill positions usually stunk. But since all quarterbacks have to start somewhere, a number of those quarterbacks helming those teams eventually went to the Super Bowl.
So, I have a few questions for you. Are you concerned about the inexperience of your team’s quarterback and/or the skill players around him? And, what other Sirius radio programs do I really need to check out?
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Broncos Defense or Cardinals Offense Responsible for Arizona’s 20 Points?
Closed Published December 18th, 2006 on The FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West
The Fanhouse: After a few pretty lousy performances on defense, Denver turned in a pretty good game yesterday afternoon, at least on paper. They allowed just 20 points, held the entire Arizona team to exactly 100 yards rushing, picked Leinart off twice, and sacked… Read more
Broncos Defense or Cardinals Offense Responsible for Arizona’s 20 Points?
Closed Published December 18th, 2006 on The FanHouse - Denver BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West
The Fanhouse: After a few pretty lousy performances on defense, Denver turned in a pretty good game yesterday afternoon, at least on paper. They allowed just 20 points, held the entire Arizona team to exactly 100 yards rushing, picked Leinart off twice, and sacked… Read more