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By Michael Parente, Patriots Football Weekly:
Matt Cassel says he doesn’t read newspapers or pay much attention to criticism from outside sources. Good thing, because the experts – particularly former players Marshall Faulk and Shannon Sharpe of the NFL Network – laid it on pretty thick Sunday night following an otherwise encouraging performance by New England’s backup quarterback in a 27-10 loss to Tampa Bay. With far more playing time than he had in the Patriots’ preseason opener, Cassel completed 6-of-10 passes for 57 yards – a far cry from his 1-for-4 effort two weeks ago against Baltimore – yet still bore the brunt of heavy criticism in the aftermath of New England’s second consecutive exhibition loss.
“I don’t know why they’re particularly harsh,” Cassel said Tuesday. “A lot of those guys are ex-players and they understand how difficult this game is and how hard you prepare week in and week out, so when they’re so critical it’s interesting to me because those guys were in the same shoes at one point in their career.
“They should understand how hard it is to go out there and perform every week. We go out there and work to put a 100-percent effort out there and we go to put a great performance out there every week, so that’s just how it goes. Some people are going to be like that.”
Echoing the sentiments of teammate Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, who both complimented Cassel’s performance Monday on WEEI 850 AM, Cassel felt he “threw the ball well” and is looking forward to another shot Friday night at Gillette Stadium against Philadelphia. “I feel like I’m making a lot of progress and I feel like I know the offense
Jeff's Barr-ometer: It's about time Cassel spoke up for himself. He is far from the only Patriot having a tough pre-season yet all of the news shows seem to be calling him out. He'a a QB from USC so you know it was not for a lack of confidence because you better have some stones if your going to back up Tom Brady. I think Patriot nation may be a little shook up about the QB position since "Superman" has been ailing since last year it seems.
Listen people, as Bob Marley sings "Every things gonna be alright ." It will! That Game that shall not be named was a tough one to swallow but its over now and you all will be cheering again in about 2 or 3 weeks, trust me. Pre season is for getting into football shape for the veterans and people fighting for jobs, they will have to prove themselves as they have to every year. Cassel included, but to bash him is about as fair as "The Tuck Rule" Ha Ha. I know no-ones laughing but me and I'm a Raider fan 1st. I got heart for the Pats and cheer them on with me being from the area and all. This is still one helluva football team and Cassel's got heart. We should get to see what he's really got with more playing time coming seeing Tom is being careful as he should be. I think the Patriots are handling all of this negative attention well and that's the sign of a class act. Even Randy Moss is cool now...
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