Ehh??? Cassell and Vrabel to KC for 2nd Round pick?
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Ehh??? Cassell and Vrabel to KC for 2nd Round pick?
Categories: Commentary, Media and Popular Culture, 280 words1 feedback •Quite amazing news (link). The Patriots trade off Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs. The hard part to believe is that the Patriots, who have been quite savvy about receiving draft picks in trades, only get a 2nd rounder. I would have assumed at least an additional pick to that.
Now I understand that Cassel is rather ‘untested’. Yes, he did perform magnificently for the Patriots this year. While his passing stats aren’t blow your mind awesome, what was impressive was that he made few mistakes. Cassel wasn’t the reason the Patriots didn’t make the playoffs… that’d be the inconsistent play of the defense which was riddled with injuries.
But Cassel only has one year of play, so not quite a guarantee Hall of Famer.
So, what did the Patriots get? Well, a 2nd round pick and not having to pay the $15 million in salary. There seems to be a glut of good unrestricted free agent QBs, so maybe the timing just wasn’t the most optimal for the Patriots. But a 2nd round pick and the warm glowing happy feeling that Brady must be in good shape helps take a bit of the sting away.
The Patriots are an in-the-moment, but never not thinking of the big picture minded management team. With the aging defense, this gives them another solid chance of landing a long-term defensive great from the draft, helping keep the Patriots franchise financially viable over the long-term and competitive over the long-term.
I certainly wish Cassel the best of luck in Kansas City. KC have a great guy at the helm in the GM position so maybe the Chiefs can become good again.
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02/26/10 @ 11:21I sure hope the cheifs can bring it around next year. This last year I made it out to two games, and they were really well played games. Although I'm more of a Broncos fan and that's 1 of the teams I saw when they came to Kansas City. Freaking awesome game, Broncos did win, but the Chiefs got them back in Mile High Stadium.
