OMG Matt Cassel! How Will He Fill Brady's Shoes!? He Hasn't Started Since the Late 90's!? How Will He Play Against Big Mean Brett Favre!?

New England has been in a state of cardiac arrest for the past month.

First it started with the slight stroke which was "Manny being Manny," if Manny being Manny means being a totally jerk and flipping the bird at the Sox organization and his beloved fans and stamping his foot until he got traded.

And he did get traded. And has gone on to play almost as well in three weeks with the Dodgers as he did this whole season with the Sox.

But New England didn't care, but it did increase their heart rate a bit.

Tom Brady. Photo from flickr.com


And then came the massive heart attack which led to this state of cardiac arrest: Tom Brady. New England flat lined last weekend when Tom Brady was sacked in the opening game of the season, injuring his left knee which required him to not only exit the game, but also the 2008-2009 season with a little ol' thing called knee surgery. Which made me happy for one reason and one reason only, I have also had surgery on my left knee, I'm just like Tom Brady! Well, except for the fact that I don't make millions of dollars a year, star in campaign ads for Gillette, have a butt-chin, or date Gisele, or even look anywhere as hot as Gisele. Moving on.


Matt Cassel. From Flickr.com

So, with Brady gone, New England fans were down for the count with their lives hanging on defibrillator known as Matt Cassel, the 2nd string QB after Brady who has never seen a pro football game as a starting quarterback because, well, he's playing under Brady. It's really self-explanatory.

And the media had a field day with it. How could Matt Cassel replace the great Tom Brady? How could a guy who hasn't started as a quarterback since high school possibly succeed in the pros? How could he beat a vet like Favre on the Jets home turf?

No wonder Cassel didn't read the papers or watch tv the week leading up to his season opener.

By the way the media described him, you would have thought Cassel had never seen a football before, but I knew better. Sure I haven't raced in the 200M backstroke in 6 years but if I were in swimming shape could I be thrown in a race and have success? Yes. And same with Cassel. The man has some talent, he is on a pro team after all.

And SHOCKINGLY enough, he didn't only succeed, he won the game! The Pats took the lead in the 1st Quarter 3-0 and went on to win 19-10. I'd go as far as to say the game was a bit boring because it never really got close. Even the announcers seemed bored that they started arguing over if they thought Brett Favre appeared to be fatigued during the third quarter. Duh, he's an old man, of course he was fatigued, it's football.

But Cassel's win didn't come without some problems. He didn't play a perfect game and his lack of experience did show at some points especially when he had a tough time in the 3rd quarter with two sacs. And then there were some communication issues with the coaches and the players but that is to be expected, he hasn't worked with them as long as Brady has, but he'll learn in due time.

Cassel is also pretty lucky because he's a new starter for a very strong team offensively and defensively. Sure the Quarterback is a pivotal part of a football team but you can't win a game if your D can't stop the opposing team from scoring and your offense has a case of the butterfingers. Cassel has stepped into a picture perfect situation. As long as he can find his stride, learn how his team operates on the field, and use his natural God given talent, he could be the next Brady, but maybe without the supermodel girlfriend.

Here are some bonus pictures from my Flickr.com findings. The first one is of Matt Cassel just to prove that wow, he may be better looking than Brady. And then the second picture is a photo shopped picture of Brady and I just find it hilarious, and slightly disturbing. Enjoy!