I'm glad they didn't print his first few responses.
Covitz: How do you think AR will do in KC with Matt Cassel?
McNabb: Great. He loves KFC. I don't know this Mark guy, but I've seen him destroy a buffet all by himself.
Covitz: No. KC. As in the Kansas City Chiefs. Matt Cassel has been their shitty-ass QB. You should know this.
McNabb: There's a professional football team in Kansas City? (Turns to agent) Can I get some very generous cliff notes on this Mark Kastle guy?
Former Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb, now an analyst for NFL Network, believes Matt Cassel can fit in former Eagles coach Andy Reid’s system with the Chiefs.
And, said McNabb, Cassel could be the right one to help bring along a young passer in a season in which the draft is lacking in elite quarterbacks worthy of the first pick in the draft.
"It's kind of hard to judge,” McNabb said of Cassel on NFL Network’s Total Access. “In the last couple of years, he's had a lot of injuries which have put him off the field and the team hasn't been that good. If you look back at his Pro Bowl year, he was able to spread the ball around, get Dwayne Bowe the ball and he also had an attack in the run game that really helped him out in so many ways.
“But if you go back to his injuries, he has rib injuries, his throwing hand, two concussions in the last couple of years. His record since 2009 hasn't been that great...One thing you look at Matt Cassel, is this an opportunity to utilize his experience to bring up a young quarterback?
“In this draft, there aren't any quarterbacks that are worthy of going as early as that No. 1 pick. So if you decide to go and wait for the second or third round, you can utilize Matt Cassel to be your guy to warm things up to give that young guy an opportunity to get ready."
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