Matt Cassel Impresses In Spite of Chiefs' Offensive Line

by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Chiefs, NFL QuarterbacksMINNEAPOLIS -- The thinking was that Matt Cassel came into Friday night's preseason game against the Vikings on some kind of hot seat. Thanks to a cryptic interview session in which Chiefs coach Todd Haley refused to describe him as the team's best quarterback, there was some thought in Kansas City that Brodie Croyle might actually have a chance to overtake Cassel as the starter. Nevermind the trade that brought Cassel in, or the big contract extension they just gave him -- gotta play the best guy, right?Well, Cassel sure looked like the best guy Friday, completing 9-of-14 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. He was sharp, alert and very mobile all night, and that was a good thing, because the Chiefs' offensive line was cheesecloth and looks like the kind of unit that might make a quarterback wish for a spot on the bench.Matt Cassel Impresses In Spite of Chiefs' Offensive Line originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blo...