King of New England's Cassel
November 11, 2008
"We're in first place in the division and that's where we want to be," Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel told the Boston Globe.
Alright Patsheads; take off the beer helmets, quit with the belly-bumping, and read that quote one more time. For those who couldn’t get through the first five seconds of a field sobriety test right now, have someone read it to you.
“We’re in first place in the division…” said Pats QB, Matt Cassel.
Where is Tom Brady in that sentence? In New York, taking his supermodel girlfriend’s toy dog for a walk around the block. Meanwhile, Cassel was busy rushing a 13-yard score into the end zone in the first half and dogging Buffalo’s defense to go 23 of 34 for 234 yards through the air. So what I want to know is who of the Patriot faithful is going to be the first to say these words to our quarterback: “I’m sorry, Matt”
You know what? I’ll step up for this one. While my condemnation of the QB wasn’t nearly as harsh as that of more hot-blooded fans, I didn’t abstain from taking my Tommy-troubles out on Brady’s replacement. So, Matt; I’m sorry I saved some photos of you from the Chargers game under the titles “Matt Crap-el,” “Cassel Crap-o,” and other variations of the same mature idea; I’m sorry that I was screaming for Kevin O’Connell to tag you out during the game versus Miami; and I’m sorry for cringing every time the ball got snapped into your hands.
I’m afraid I’ve fallen victim to the Brady-Brainwash. Tom was so efficient as team general that his effortless game play spoiled me and many other Patriots fans. The idea of anybody but Brady at New England’s helm was unfathomable—inconceivable—and to tell us fans that his replacement would be a kid who never started a college game was simply laughable.
Now that Week 10 has come and gone the Pats have scratched and clawed their way to the top of the AFC East heap, lead by their third-stringer Sherpa of a QB. We are no longer a team of quick, decisive play on offense; we no longer expect to inflict embarrassing blow-outs on the opposing squad; we girls no longer have to worry about our boyfriends having man crushes on the devastatingly dominant and handsome Tom Brady.
Instead, we are “clock killers.” We like long drives that will exasperate your fans and exhaust your defense. It is becoming the signature style of Matt Cassel--that and his First Down Dash. While it’s certainly an adjustment, “a win by any other name is still a win” as Dan in Portland said so let’s be kind to our QB in bad times as well as in good. Thursday night brings Brett Favre and the Jets to Gillette Stadium, and Week 12 sends the Pats packing for Miami so Cassel’s going to need plenty of love to get through the next two.
If you're still crying over Tom Brady it had better be because you're going to his wedding. Other than that; put a sock in it, put your beer helmet back on, and join the Cassel Club.
-SportsGal
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