If Joey Porter wasn't Joey Porter,
this blog wouldn't exist.
And we would have struggled to find something to write about today
(Sarah Palin's e-mail? The Pirates?).
But, thank God, Joey Porter
just keeps talking. ... Joey Porter's past his prime
on a bad team, but he just can't help himself.
Joey Porter, of course, is quoted as saying about Patriots' quarterback
Matt Cassell that he's not
Tom Brady (no shit?) and that ...
"You treat him like you treat a backup," Porter said. "How do you prepare for a backup? He don't get that many snaps, right? So you throw the kitchen sink at him. That's what we're going to do."
Well, good luck with that, Peezy. The Patriots still have Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and the Evil Genius, but more than that ... Joey Porter's Pit Bulls have been impressed with Matt Cassell as a quarterback in his own right.
We haven't seen all that much of him, but just conclude: He's pretty good. He's poised; he's got a tight, smooth throwing motion; he is patient in the pocket; he seems to have good field vision; his arm is strong enough; and his throws seem to be crisp and accurate. And he runs pretty well. He's a good quarterback.
Not Tom Brady. But pretty good. Dismiss all the talk that he hasn't started a game since his senior year in high school. He went to USC (how bad could he be?). And he backed up glamour QBs Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. And might end up being a better pro than either of them.
NOT that any of this makes us happy. We can't stand the Patriots. For all that ... if Matt Cassell goes down to injury, well, look out.
Joey Porter, just what exactly what did you mean when you said, "You treat him like a backup"?
