Patriots QB Matt Cassell Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs

Yep, after franchising the Tom Brady back up for the season the Chiefs have snagged him up. For the Chiefs this is a great move, they get an all star level quarterback (even though he now comes with an all star level price tag) and do not have to worry about developing some rookie QB they get in the draft. However, Matt's success over the past year may not translate to success with the chiefs next year. We have only seen one year of this guy as a starter, what if he is a one hit wonder? or what if it was the Patriots system instead of him? I am not trying to hate on Cassell, and hope in all the best, I am just trying to raise some questions.

On the other side of the deal I think the Patriots should not have franchised him. By franchising him it means you have to trade him as you would have two 14 million dollar QB's to pay, but by trading him it means you are banking on Tom Brady being 100% by the season opener. I think this is a risky move no matter how well Tom says he is feeling. He is coming off of a major injury that could alter his career, so I think the Pats should have kept Cassell as a backup, and then if Tom Brady held up trade him away. You might get less money, but the safety net you get would be priceless