Why is everyone hot for Matt Flynn?

He's not anywhere closed to as accomplished a player as Matt Cassel. Cassel has excelled, both in his Pro Bowl year last season and for close to a full season at New England. Flynn has started all of 2 games. TWO games.

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Because he threw for 480 yards and 6 touchdowns in 1 game.

There are only 5-10 great qb’s in the league at this time, so everyone else is stuck looking for the next elite quarterback, while some teams sit back with an average at best quarterback and hope to build around him or that he will improve.

At least I can still hate the stinking Raiders!

by Chiefs1 on Jan 9, 2012 7:33 PM CST via mobile reply actions

* hope that he will improve

At least I can still hate the stinking Raiders!

by Chiefs1 on Jan 9, 2012 7:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Next to the Saints, there isn't a better cast of offensive players

Flynn would look average in any other offense.

by Dagda on Jan 9, 2012 9:12 PM CST up reply actions

So how do you think Cassel would have looked in that offense?

by ValkRider on Jan 10, 2012 10:41 AM CST up reply actions

Cassell would have done exactly as Flynn did

Why wouldn’t he?

by Dagda on Jan 12, 2012 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

Cassel has excelled????

Your talking past. We’re talking future.

It's Orton Time!

by super8 on Jan 9, 2012 7:39 PM CST reply actions

We're?

You got a mouse in your pocket?

At least I can still hate the stinking Raiders!

by Chiefs1 on Jan 9, 2012 8:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

It was LAST year

By your logic, you should ignore the past performance of ALL players, those you’re about to sign, those you’re about to draft… Cassell isn’t even 30.

by Dagda on Jan 9, 2012 9:10 PM CST up reply actions

Well Flynn's games are in the past

Therefore we shouldn’t talk about him at all!

I don't start arguments, I provoke thinking. -Me
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by BAMFSpecialOps on Jan 10, 2012 6:01 AM CST up reply actions

Number of posts I've noticed about Matt Flynn

Just this one

by JaySoy on Jan 9, 2012 8:56 PM CST reply actions

Delve into any post on Philbin and inevitably they talk about him bringing in Flynn

by Dagda on Jan 9, 2012 9:10 PM CST up reply actions

To get into the playoffs, and then to win, it's pretty obvious that a team has to take a

chance and find an elite QB. It can be done through the draft, a FA or develop your own but very few teams reach the playoffs and win all the way to the SB without one. After Luck and RGIII, Flynn appears to have the background and performance to be an elite QB. It’s a risk, but just like NO’s did with Brees and his injury, the Chief’s somehow need to go out and find that right player and until they do, the possibility of winning a Super Bowl is very limited.

by jcox31mc on Jan 9, 2012 10:52 PM CST reply actions

Did you watch him play against Detroit?

Sorry, but he looked like a bad version of Matt Cassel. The stats were incredible, but that was due to poor D by Detroit & his receivers making plays.

Predictions:
I'm going to stop predicting positive things

by jmcgoblue on Jan 9, 2012 10:56 PM CST up reply actions

please...

Com Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Matt Flynn(notes) 31 44 480 70.5 10.9 3 11 6 1 136.4

Clark Hunt and Scott Pioli need to IMPRESS me in 2012....No Settling this year Chiefs Fans!!

by KCinAZ on Jan 9, 2012 11:09 PM CST up reply actions

sorry that didnt copy well...

31 of 44…70.5 % completion …..480 yrds 6 TDs 1int and a rating of 136.4

nothing about that says Matt Cassel to me, sir

Clark Hunt and Scott Pioli need to IMPRESS me in 2012....No Settling this year Chiefs Fans!!

by KCinAZ on Jan 9, 2012 11:11 PM CST up reply actions

Then you should watch the game instead of a stat sheet

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Jan 10, 2012 1:05 AM CST up reply actions

they played the same time the Chiefs played

i have priorities….but i did see the highlights over and over and over…….kid played a GREAT GAME…nothing anybody says will convince me he didnt….its the NFL, if you complete 70 percent of your passes for almost 500 yards and 6 TDs and set franchise records, you played one HELLUVA game…..you guys would argue anything.

Clark Hunt and Scott Pioli need to IMPRESS me in 2012....No Settling this year Chiefs Fans!!

by KCinAZ on Jan 10, 2012 1:40 AM CST up reply actions

if i remember correctly

Didn’t cassel also throw for like 500 yards in ne one game

by banshee_01 on Jan 10, 2012 8:44 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

he had back to back games over 400 yards...in New England

but he sure as hell never had 6 TDs.

Clark Hunt and Scott Pioli need to IMPRESS me in 2012....No Settling this year Chiefs Fans!!

by KCinAZ on Jan 10, 2012 9:31 AM CST up reply actions

Ill be honest..

I dont know that much about Flynn…Ive seen him play very well with a very good team a couple of times…

I have seen Cassel at his best, it aint good enough to get us to a SB…

Everything he did last year, to me, was bullshit. He made it as a probowl RESERVE against a BUNCH of very weak teams. 10 wins, ALL against losing teams, and STILL did not look that good doing it. Everytime he played against a good team, he got his ass whooped(so did Haley)…

Flynn at least gives me HOPE.

Clark Hunt and Scott Pioli need to IMPRESS me in 2012....No Settling this year Chiefs Fans!!

by KCinAZ on Jan 9, 2012 11:03 PM CST reply actions

That's the point. Cassel has shown the ability to win against the weaker teams as long

as everything is going his way but put him in the tough games and he falls apart. I can’t see Cassel ever taking a team to the Super Bowl and with Flynn at least, there are signs that he can be very good and maybe even elite. The Chief’s have to take a chance if they ever expect to go to and win a Super Bowl.

by jcox31mc on Jan 10, 2012 7:53 AM CST reply actions