Matt Cassel Could Be Out 2-4 Weeks with Injured MCL

August 31, 2009 by bigknoxy · 2 Comments
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Is is being reported by Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports that Kansas City Chiefs QB Matt Cassel could be out 2-4 weeks with an strained MCL in his right knee.

Quarterback Matt Cassel (notes) could miss two to four weeks with a strained medial collateral ligament in his right knee, a source within the Kansas City Chiefs organization said.

On a good note I guess this shouldn’t require surgery.

Cassel, who the Chiefs acquired in a trade with New England this offseason, was hurt Saturday night in an exhibition game against Seattle. The injury is not expected to require surgery because MCL injuries usually heal on their own.

Since no one with the Chiefs has said anything to confirm or deny this we are left to trust it. If it makes you feel any better Josh Looney from kcchiefs.com is saying that Cole is the most creditable source via his Twitter page.

Jason Cole of Yahoo has most reliable source of info to date credits team source with report of Cassel strained mcl out 2 to 4 wk no surgery

But… then Looney does go on to question part of Cole’s report less than an hour later.

I do ? Cole’s “source” as he also claims Thigpen will take over 4 cassel. I still believe there is plenty of competition 4 chiefs #2 QB

I agree with statement. While I think starting Thigpen against a team that will surely make a QB scramble regardless isn’t a bad idea, who said the battle for #2 QB is over? I actually thought Croyle was the #2…?

So it looks like worst case scenario Cassel is out until the Philly game. I am okay with that as long as this isn’t the start of a trend (2008 Chiefs style).

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AFC West QB Rankings

April 3, 2009 by bigknoxy · 1 Comment
Filed under: KC Chiefs Football, Top List

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With all of the recent activity of the QB’s in the AFC West I decided to put out my rankings of the AFC West QB’s pre season 2009.

Philip Rivers, San Diego. Rivers, at this moment, is in his own class in the AFC West. He got snubbed last season by not making the Pro Bowl despite a GREAT season (34 TD’s, 11 INT’s, 4,009 yards) and his QB rating of 105.5 for the season put him in the company of other grat QB’s such as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning (who also have recorded season with 100+ QB rating).
Matt Cassel, Kansas City Chiefs. Cassel was great filling in for the injured Tom Brady last season. In his “rookie” season (and the first game he started since high school) Cassel had 21 TD’s, 11 INT’s and a QB rating of 89.4. Now the real question is can he do the same in KC. Time will tell.
Kyle Orton, Denver. Some of you may find this odd, but here is some of my reasoning. Orton’s career record as a starter is 21-12 (including 9-6 last season with the Bears D on decline and 10-5 as a rookie). His career completion percentage is pretty low 55.3 but has increased throughout his career and his career QB rating is 71.1.
JaMarcus Russell, Oakland. I think based on purely potential Russell would rank ahead of Orton, but that isn’t how I do things. Russell still seems VERY inconsistent and while his career numbers are about the same (sample size compared to Orton is about half), Russell’s career record as a starter is 5-11. This could very well change but at this moment Orton is more likely to win you a game and to me that makes him a better QB.

So, there are my rankings of the AFC West QB’s. Do you agree/disagree? And if so tell me why in the comments section below.

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Chiefs Trade for Matt Cassel

February 28, 2009 by bigknoxy · 1 Comment
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Turns out the rumors about Cassel being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs were true.

NFL.com Blogs » Blog Archive Chiefs complete trade for Cassel «.

The Kansas City Chiefs have found their starting quarterback. NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reports the Chiefs acquired QB Matt Cassel from the New England Patriots in a trade.

The teams have agreed on compensation, but no details of the deal were immediately available.

Adam Schefter has proven that what he says is MONEY lately so I believe him.

Well Chiefs fans, what do you think?