Your Thursday Matt Cassel Injury Update
Imagine being Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel and having all the attention on you. All day, every day. Focusing on a knee.
Since we're so focused on that knee, and whether it can withstand some heat from the Baltimore Ravens defense on Sunday, let's take a look at what a few practice observers had to say about him today.
As we noted earlier, Kent Babb of the Kansas City Star thought Cassel looked a little off.
Matt Cassel still looks a little gimpy to me. On hurry-up passing drills today, he seemed to run toward the huddle with a limp.
Here's Bob Gretz's take, who notes what appears to be some improvement:
In the quarterback drills, Cassel showed a little more energetic pass drop and plant than previously. In one of the drills, the QB drops three steps, stops, takes a shuffle step or two, and then drops two more steps. It’s a herky-jerky movement for the legs; Cassel did that and appeared to have no difficulties.
Gretz notes that Cassel did no throwing on the run on Monday and Wednesday. He delivered one accurate pass on the run today.
Josh Looney at the Mothership chose to focus less on Cassel's knee and more on his demeanor on the field:
Chiefs QB Matt Cassel’s left knee might be bothering him a bit, but his pride sure isn’t hurt. Cassel was his vocal self today at practice, celebrating a perfect throw during QB net drills. It’s that type of competitiveness during simple drill work that helps fans rest easy, knowing that Cassel will go on Sunday should his body let him.
One reporter says he looks a little gimpy, one says he looks better and the other chose to focus on something other than his knee.
So, basically, we haven't learned much of anything new. Cassel's status still appears to be up in the air.
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Maybe the Ravens can set up some nets for us to throw at?
Instead of having to face their defense?
He’ll be on the field Sunday. If its only a limp in hurry up now he’ll be fine in three days especially with a little bit of drugs.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
Send Hali at him unblocked and see if Cassel can avoid him.
Less than that and he’s not ready to play behind our line.
Play him
He shouldn’t be getting hit around the knee. He gives KC the best chance to win. Let him play. Run the ball a lot, add in some play action boot legs if he can move around enough and make sure he throws the ball away if he’s getting pressured. If he’s at 90% healthy, he has to go.
by Red N Gold Beast on Sep 10, 2009 2:30 PM CDT reply actions
Look it doesn't matter who he is playing...
He is a PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER. Do you go to work if you have a cold? He gets paid to play football. If he is capable of playing Sunday he will play.
I’m getting tired of people saying we don’t play him just because its the Ravens. He plays whether its the Ravens Giants Steelers or Lions. Hes a pro, if he can play he plays.
Thank You!!!
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by rdubz on Sep 10, 2009 2:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think most would agree that he should play if he's ready
The big concern is that if he’s not 100% then it would be dumb to play him & create a bigger risk that he’ll miss more time by aggravating the injury. I don’t think it’s so much a fear that he won’t survive against the Big, Bad Ravens. As for me, I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t play.
I just heard on 810
an interview clip with Matt Cassel himself where he said that he feels good and basically said that he is good to go for Sunday but it’s the coaches decision.
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Longest. Offseason. Ever.
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by craig in calgary on Sep 10, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions
Did the 810 Cassel spot say who are captains?
The chiefs select captians today. Waiting for that to come out.
not that I am aware of...
I only caught the beginning of it though.
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Just a guess, but:
Cassel, Vrabel, Waters, Colquitt, Page… maybe LJ?
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by Red N Gold Beast on Sep 10, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
He's gonna play..Great news
3 days from now, that knee is gonna be even better.
by CALIFAN1986 on Sep 10, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions

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