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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning
People need to understand something very simply and clearly:
Matt Cassel has never, ever won a close game against a playoff-caliber team.
We play a lot of those types of teams this year, if recent history is any sort of indicator.
Until we see him do it...
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You are 100% right man. This is his biggest flaw. We have to play with the lead going into the 4th quarter. We have to get way ahead of people just like Green Bay does. I am not saying he is anywhere near Rodgers talent level but we have to play like they do. I did some research on Rogers in the past and check this out.
Rodgers is....
4-17 when losing by 7 or less or tied going into the 4th quarter
10-7 when winning by 7 or less going into the 4th quarter
3-12 when losing going into the 4th quarter
3-2 when tied going into the 4th quarter
0-5 in overtime
The point is that he can sling it around and put up the biggest numbers in the planet but if you put him in a pressure situation where he has to do it in the 4th quarter, more than likely he will fail. It's the way we beat Green Bay last year. He even gets nervous when he is winning and within seven points in the 4th quarter. They never trailed going into the 4th quarter once when they won the Superbowl.
Cassel is the same way. We need to score and get way ahead like Green Bay does. We can't play Marty Ball with Cassel as our QB. We need to get the lead and hold on with our defense. This is the recipe for KC.