Chiefs QB Matt Cassel Named AFC Offensive Player Of The Month

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel's torrid pace lately has earned him a new distinction: AFC Offensive Player of the Month. Cassel is the second Chiefs quarterback to ever win the honor, joining Steve DeBerg from September of 1990. Cassel is the first Chiefs player to be named AFC Player of the Month since running back Larry Johnson five years ago. Cassel completed 90 of 144 passes for 1,111 yards with 12 touchdowns and only one INT for a 111.2 passer rating in November. His 12 touchdown passes led the league during the month, while his passer rating ranked third in the NFL over that span.

Source: National Football Post

 

good for him, could have easily been Dwayne Bowe too.

 

It should have been Bowe. He made Cassel.

 

woohoo....you go Matt!!!! I am really happy to see how well he and Bowe are playing lately!!! :icon_cool:

 

I believe in Matt Cassel.

 

Keep doing it big #7!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats my boy!!!

 

nicely done Matt. make the rest of the league know you are here 2 stay. is he top 10 yet?

 

Raise your hand if you thought Cassel would be playing this good this season?

If anyone raised their hands, they be lying.

 

i felt he would be a Top 10 QB this year.

 

Ummmm...ok...you caught me...:icon_redface:

 

I've been consistently behind him since Tom Brady went down and he stepped up. Would love to see him against the Eagles and Vick.

 

a couple of thoughts here:

1) If Cassell has turned a corner and is on his way to greatness, or at least becoming a franchise QB, only time will tell if this is what we're witnessing, but it would not be unprecedented. Drew Brees wasn't very good his first couple of years as a starter and Eli Manning wasn't very good his first few seasons. It's not uncommon for a guy to need 30-50 starts before figuring things out.

2) The Chiefs #1 running game in September/October has really opened things up in the Chiefs passing game. Defenses are focused so much on stopping them on the ground that Cassell often has guys running free, which obviously makes a QB's job easier to make completions.

3) The Chiefs are play-calling to suit their passing game better. They aren't necessarily passing 'more' (aside from the Denver game, which was an anomoly), but the play-calling is now focused around 'running to set up the pass' instead of 'passing to set up the run' as they were early in the season.

 

never liked cassell yet i drafted him and bowe in five of 6 fantasy leagues and in the ones were i dont have both i got at least 1 of them 3 of them i have both will ride them to championship glory, and will wait and see on cassell next year hope i was wroung and he is a good qb

 

congrats !!

 

Cassel has been dominating as of late...Chiefs fans can't be hating like they were. Now come on and win the West!

 

That would be awesome Ward!!!! :icon_smile:

 

Cassel had afew mistakes 2day...but he can make that all up with a win next week over the Volts.