Cassel expanding repertoire

Cassel expanding limited repertoire QB takes some chances downfield SAN FRANCISCO— Matt Cassel may never be confused with Tom Brady, but he showed yesterday that he can make some of the same plays as his highly decorated teammate. Cassel, much to the delight of the fans back in New England, finally took some shots downfield to Randy Moss as the Patriots took on the San Francisco 49ers. But at the same time he made the kind of situational plays on third down and in the red zone that have come to define the quarterback position for the Patriots this decade. The long and the short of it is it all added up to a 30-21 win before a crowd of 67,650 at Candlestick Park, quite a few of whom were family and friends rooting on Cassel as he made his first NFL start in his home state. “I just feel that week in and week out we continue to... [read full story]