I was going to write yet another Sox column but since the media keeps shoving Tom Brady down my throat I figured it was time to speak out.
People need to really calm down. It’s the preseason.
Remember last season when Randy Moss didn’t play in any of the preseason games? Well he didn’t and look what happened. He was perfectly healthy and ended up setting records with Brady.
In case everyone has forgotten Coach Bill likes to fuck with everyone. Touchdown Tom is listed on the injured list every week with a shoulder injury. Yet Tom comes out and throws without problems. This is just a way for Bill to keep Brady healthy in the preseason and see what he has behind Brady.
And so far this preseason, he’s found that he has a steaming bag of donkey vomit playing behind Brady. Cassel hasn’t started a game since high school. High school! Last I checked high school isn’t really a good barometer to gauge NFL talent. This guy has sucked. In nine drives he’s managed three points, a pick, and a fumbled snap that was returned for a TD.
Behind him is Matt Gutierrez who didn’t even play in Tampa because of an injured shoulder and Kevin O’Connell whom that Patriots drafted this year. Neither is ready for prime time, but I would much rather see those two play an entire preseason game to find out how ready they are than watching the failed experiment of Cassel.
One of the rumors I’ve heard is that the Pats could sign Chris Simms who is likely to be released by the Bucs. That’s all well and good as far as a replacement for Cassel but is the team really ready to carry four quarterbacks and five running backs? Seams excessive.
Let’s hope that after Friday’s game the roster stuff starts to work itself out especially with the release of Cassel. I haven’t wanted a player released as much as Cassel since Grandpa Timlin on the Sox. That’s saying something.
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