Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Matt Cassel
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Matt Cassel.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
Everything works out in weird ways in the NFL.
I'm not trying to be Tom Brady. I'm just trying to be Matt Cassel.
You've probably heard from 100 different people that the Patriots are a game plan offense. Here's what that means: We're going to watch the defense specifically to identify their tendencies, what they do situationally and what their philosophy is.
So for me, it's just continue to go out and work hard and do what I've been coached and let the other guys take advantage of what they do successfully and then just let the chips fall where they may.
Your leader on the offensive line is your center, because the communication really takes place between him and quarterback.
I've always believed in myself and I've surrounded myself with positive-thinking people. That's why a lot of times I don't watch the sports shows or listen to the radio because of that simple fact, that there's too many critics out there and if you listen to everybody's opinion, I think it works against you.
I love the Patriots. I love this organization.
I've been on a number of NFL teams, and a lot of them address situational football. But I've never been around a team that does it as meticulously as the New England Patriots.
I have big hopes and big dreams and aspirations to do great things in the NFL.
There are guys throughout the NFL that get the chance one way or the other.
I've always pushed myself and taken great pride in what I do.
We knew what was going on with Spygate. We were in football mode, and it didn't impact our day-to-day. There's so much noise on the outside - 'You're cheaters, you're this, you're that' - but the easiest way to settle that is to go 18-0 and go to the Super Bowl.
In the preseason, you usually only get a small window of opportunity, but when you get out there for four quarters and you're able to put it together, then you're able to go out there game after game and continue to get better, it was great, especially when I was able to prove a lot of my critics and naysayers wrong.
I hope to do the 'Letterman' show, 'Leno,' all that.
As a competitor, as a guy that wants to play, of course, it would be great to go out and play.
I've said this time and time again: Dante Scarnecchia is the best offensive line coach in the NFL.
When I go home, I love to play the 'Tiger Woods' game with my brothers. It's always fun to sit there for a few hours and play.
You always have to be thinking about your opportunity. You always have to be ready.
There are times when the criticism is something you deserve as a quarterback, and there are times when the people doing the criticizing don't know what they're talking about.
My rookie year in New England was mind-blowing.
It's been a childhood dream of mine to be a Cowboy, honestly.
With every look I can get and every defense I play against I get more experience.
I was in New England in 2007 for Spygate.
I was in Minnesota in 2014 when Adrian Peterson was suspended. In that situation, we were about to play the Patriots when his suspension came out the Friday before the game.
At first when I first went to the Chiefs, there was a huge transition from what we had done in New England to a team that was rebuilding.
I have tunnel vision. I go out and try to get better each and every day.
My father grew up in West Texas, in Lubbock, and I've got family here, and I grew up a Dallas Cowboy fan all my life.
Personally, I always loved the 1 p.m. Sunday games.
The Thursday night game is by far the most difficult game to prepare for. You can't get into as much depth as you normally would in your game plan because you just don't have the time. You've got to jump right into the next opponent.
All you can ask for in this game is an opportunity.
I think that's the genius part of what the Patriots do: They go above and beyond in identifying the issue and doing whatever they can to make sure it doesn't wreck the offensive plan.
Honestly, I have no ill will toward Kansas City or anything that happened here.
When I was a kid, we used to play 'Madden' and 'NCAA Football' all the time. I have two brothers, so we grew up on these games.
I don't think there's anybody that puts more pressure on himself than I do.
Any time you can come down and score on your first drive, that's what you're trying to accomplish.
One word in one system might mean something else. You have to get a feel for it and study hard and then also when you get into these game-plan weeks, just bear down on what we're doing on a week-to-week basis.
My preparation doesn't change from being a backup to a starter.
Competition brings out the best in everybody.
I collected baseball and football cards. My most valuable was probably a Mark McGwire rookie card.
For the most part, from the player standpoint, the coaches do the coaching and you try to come in and execute the game plan or the scheme they put in front of you.
I think the toughest job in football is always to be the starter, because everybody looks to you for guidance.
I feel very blessed and lucky to have the opportunity to get out there and play. That's all you can ask for as a young guy trying to make it in this league.
If you don't take care of the ball in this league, I know it's tough to win.
I've been through a lot in my career. I've been through the ups, I've been through the downs. I've been through the highs and the lows.
Unfortunately, I've been around a lot of organizations over my 14-year career that have dealt with off-field issues.
You have to go through your reads and you have to make smart decisions because if you start forcing it in to double coverage you will get into bad habits and that is when bad plays happen.
I think as the quarterback of any NFL team, you put a tremendous amount of pressure on yourself to win ball games because that's what you're here to do and ultimately, that's what you want to do.
I work really hard and I take great pride in what I do.
I never had a car in high school or college.
The thing about the 2008 season which sticks out for so many people was we were coming off the 18-1 year where we went to the Super Bowl and lost in dramatic fashion with the catch and everything else that happened.
Everybody wishes they were better at golf.
You learn, across the league, with very successful quarterbacks, nobody does it by themselves.
Nobody knows the future.
You can't play tentative.
I have a thing for brunettes.
The weather is the weather. You have to deal with whatever is out there.
The first thing that came to mind when I met Tom Brady was intimidation. I'm showing up in 2005 with a guy who just came off his third Super Bowl win. So, it's a little intimidating walking in the room with Tom Brady for the first time.
I always want to be out there with my team. I always want to fight.
In 2005, our starting center, Dan Koppen, went down with a season-ending injury. Russ Hochstein was always our interior 'swing guy' - he played guard and center - and I remember Russ stepping in and playing beautifully.
It's just part of the NFL. There's going to be moving parts constantly. There's going to be roster changes. There's going to be coaches going somewhere else.
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