2009-09-08T11:20:51-04:00 2008-12-21T18:36:05-05:00 319 2008-12-21T18:36:05-05:00 1 32 10 2008-12-25T13:06:05-05:00 1 SoWhatIfYouDontLikeIt pcity 643280 330 It'd make more sense for the Pat's to slap the franchise tag on Cassel and see how Brady performs after coming back. Of course that assumes that it'd work under their salary cap. Then the Pats would have the luxury of making this decision after next season, keep Cassel from other teams, and have two proven QBs on their roster should one or the other go down to injury. It's reasonable to consider; the Pats could get good value for Brady. Cassel is younger, and almost certainly would be cheaper. I think your topic is interesting, and I don't think of you as an idiot for considering the unthinkable. Unthinkable at least for Patriot fans. And besides, this is far more interesting than reading about lattes and thoughts that have nothing to do with football, let alone sports. I think you have a reasonable topic that was worth exploring. Just wanted to let you know that not all us fans resort to name calling just because we don't agree with you. Merry Christmas. 3768978 2008-12-24T15:05:02-05:00 1 CA Chris72x San Mateo 447941 329 Brady is not the greatest QB of all time, not even close... 3765037 2008-12-24T13:36:14-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/620/469/thumb/Longhorn_yelling.jpg 4 TX HoTdAmN! Austin 621109 328 I would trade brady after last years performance in the superbowl....hahahahahaha 3764096 2008-12-24T13:35:15-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/620/469/thumb/Longhorn_yelling.jpg 4 TX HoTdAmN! Austin 621109 327 Tom Brady, the best quarterback in football? hahahahaha! If he was then they would have won the super bowl last year....but guess what.... 3764092 2008-12-24T11:10:45-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/474/010/thumb/Look_down.png 60 CA gupsphoo San Mateo 474450 326 The Pats should keep Brady to back up Cassell starting next season. 3761625 2008-12-24T01:28:59-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/551/817/thumb/DSC00372.jpg 191 Hi foulplay Keaau 552297 325 You must have known the kind of backlash you would recieve for such an article. And that my friend is what make you an idiot. 3758255 2008-12-21T23:08:51-05:00 4 MA slash09 Sterling 639797 153 Why do you guys keep debating this!!! The salary cap doesn't allow the Pats to trade Brady END OF STORY. 3730569 2008-12-23T20:57:41-05:00 1 NY maeir New York 641821 Why do you guys keep debating this!!! The salary cap doesn't allow the Pats to trade Brady END OF STORY. 324 WHY IS NO ONE (We're doomed, Packerslacker) TAKING THIS COMMENT (and others like it) INTO CONSIDERATION?! I think that the writer brings up an interesting idea for debate (so all you people thinking &quot;this guy is an idiot who just wants to stir the pot&quot; are only partially correct). Unfortuantely, this is a situation that I (and many others) foresaw after the first game of the season. Fun to discuss, but not really sports-news worthy. By this margin, I should be a sports writer. 3756343 2008-12-23T18:17:47-05:00 3 SC schmammel Summerville 641724 323 I will have faith that whatever Pioli and Bellichek do will be the right thing 3754858 2008-12-23T18:17:08-05:00 3 SC schmammel Summerville 641724 322 I will have faith that whatever Pioli and Bellichek do will be the right thing 3754837 2008-12-23T18:15:04-05:00 3 SC schmammel Summerville 641724 321 I will trust that whatever Pioli and Bellichek do it will be the right thing. 3754865 319 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/matt-cassell.jpg" alt="Matt-cassell" width="298" height="480" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Matt Cassell threw for 345 yards and three TDs on Sunday.<br />Jim Rogash/Getty Images</div> </div> <p><strong>Matt Cassel</strong> has made <strong>Tom Brady</strong> an afterthought. Only time will tell whether Cassel makes Brady a 49er.</p> <p>Rain or snow, Cassel continues to shine. He has overcome adversity and adverse weather conditions the last two weeks in leading the Patriots to wins that have kept <strong>Bill Belichick</strong>'s team in the playoff hunt.</p> <p>Cassel has impressed the not-easy-to-impress Belichick. But has he impressed the organization to the point where the Patriots would consider trading Brady?</p> <p>At 26, Cassel is five years younger than Brady and doesn't have a fragile knee. Those are undeniable facts the Patriots will consider after the season.</p> <p>Cassel is in the final year of his contract. The Patriots could let him go or slap the franchise tag on him trade him for a first-round draft pick.</p> <p>At this point, it's uncertain what the Patriots will do with Cassel. But a part of me is wondering what they will do with Brady.</p> <p>Cassel's numbers in his first season as a starting quarterback are similar to Brady's stats in 2001 when he permanently replaced an injured <strong>Drew Bledsoe</strong>, who was the face of the franchise.</p> <p>Cassel has completed 63.8 percent of his passes and thrown for 3,270 yards with 18 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a QB rating of 87.1 In Brady's first season as a starter, he posted a 63.9 completion percentage and threw for 2,843 yards with 18 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and an 86.5 rating.</p> <p>So there are just as many teams, maybe more, that would love to have Cassel as their starting quarterback. There's at least one in the AFC East. So it seems highly unlikely the Patriots would let him go and watch him sign with the Jets.</p> <p>Belichick would rather see Brady in San Francisco than Cassel on the opposite sidelines in the Meadowlands.</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/580/015/thumb/thumb.jpg 5 XX Dave Heuschkel No City 580575 34601 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/matt-cassell.jpg" alt="Matt-cassell" width="298" height="480" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Matt Cassell threw for 345 yards and three TDs on Sunday.<br />Jim Rogash/Getty Images</div> </div> <p><strong>Matt Cassel</strong> has made <strong>Tom Brady</strong> an afterthought. Only time will tell whether Cassel makes Brady a 49er.</p> <p>Rain or snow, Cassel continues to shine. He has overcome adversity and adverse weather conditions the last two weeks in leading the Patriots to wins that have kept <strong>Bill Belichick</strong>'s team in the playoff hunt.</p> <p>Cassel has impressed the not-easy-to-impress Belichick. But has he impressed the organization to the point where the Patriots would consider trading Brady?</p> <p>At 26, Cassel is five years younger than Brady and doesn't have a fragile knee. Those are undeniable facts the Patriots will consider after the season.</p> <p>Cassel is in the final year of his contract. The Patriots could let him go or slap the franchise tag on him trade him for a first-round draft pick.</p> <p>At this point, it's uncertain what the Patriots will do with Cassel. But a part of me is wondering what they will do with Brady.</p> <p>Cassel's numbers in his first season as a starting quarterback are similar to Brady's stats in 2001 when he permanently replaced an injured <strong>Drew Bledsoe</strong>, who was the face of the franchise.</p> <p>Cassel has completed 63.8 percent of his passes and thrown for 3,270 yards with 18 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a QB rating of 87.1 In Brady's first season as a starter, he posted a 63.9 completion percentage and threw for 2,843 yards with 18 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and an 86.5 rating.</p>