Brady behind schedule in recovery

[Mike P]

They're on the horns of a dilemma. Tie up $25 million at the QB position, or let Cassel walk. Let him walk to the Jets, who'll certainly throw big money at him just as an FU to Kraft, if nothing else? Let him walk with O'Connell and Gutierrez in the wings if Brady can't answer the bell, and hope you can pick up some mediocrity off the scrap heap after teams make their final cuts (with no time for the guy who couldn't make a lesser team's roster to learn the offense)?

Or make the safe play, franchise Cassel, and be left with that much less to spend on shoring up an aging, creaky defense and a horrendous secondary.

Or do the unthinkable, franchise Cassel, trade Brady for draft picks, and then sign Cassel to a long term deal?

[Surfcastinglife]

i'm of the opinion this is all a ploy to ease the backlash from the league offices after they slap the tag on Cassel and trade him for 2 # 1's. "we were just trying to cover our asses with the whole brady situation but hes made a miraculous recovery!!!"

[Backbeach Jake]

I think that Brady's been nursing a bad knee for a couple of years. When was the last time you saw Tom take off in a busted up play? I think he's done on the field. Cassell's the man now.