Despite only having one year of starting experience in his career, not just in the NFL but college and high school football as well, the Kansas City Chiefs gave Matt Cassel a 6-year deal worth $63 million.
Now don't get me wrong in his one year of starting last season Cassel put up huge numbers for a guy who has never started a football game, he threw for 3,944 yards 23 TDs and 13 interceptions completing 62.8% of his passes while leading the New England Patriots to an 11-5 record but they missed the playoffs. Lets put this in perspective real quick, Matt Cassel was playing behind one of the best offensive lines this decade, he was throwing to all-world and soon to be hall of famer Randy Moss and the always reliable Wes Welker, and he was coached by one of the best coaches of all time in Bill Belichick, so he had a lot working in his favor plus he still had Tom Brady chirping in his ear during games and throughout the work week.
In Kansas City he has a first year head coach in Todd Haley, he will be behind a young but talented offensive line, and he will be throwing to young receivers in Dwayne Bowe and Mark Bradley. Dwayne Bowe had a great rookie season despite having no consistency at the QB spot, he caught 86 balls for 1022 yards and 7TDs, so he and Cassel should benefit from each other. Cassel's one advantage in K.C. that he didn't have in New England is Larry Johnson, when he is happy and motivated he is one of the most dominate backs in the league and he should take pressure off of Cassel.
The move is risky for the Chiefs because of Cassel being unproven but it frees up about $5 million in cap room for them and if he is the real deal it would probably cost them more come next offseason. The Chiefs are in a position where they have to take risks because they haven't been a factor in the NFL in quite some time and they haven't had a quality QB since a guy named Joe Montana retired in K.C.
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