Posted by Chris Brown on March 4, 2015 – 12:51 pm



Buffalo’s acquisition of Minnesota veteran QB Matt Cassel is a move that when one looks into the numbers makes a good deal of sense. Here’s why.

The rest of the free agent quarterback field is largely made up of similar veteran players. Cassel’s career numbers, especially when it comes to TD-vs-INT and career starts (71) looks appreciably better. Add in the fact that Cassel is the only one on the below list with a Pro Bowl to his name and a division title (winning the AFC West in 2010) besides Michael Vick and it’s encouraging to see the Bills go after a veteran QB that they felt was best for their club.

Name G/GS W-L-T Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD/INT Rating

Matt Cassel 91/71 33-38 1397 2369 59 15727 96/70 80.1

Brian Hoyer 32/17 10-7 356 630 56.5 4557 19/19 76.8

Jake Locker 30/23 9-14 408 709 57.5 4967 27/22 79.0

Colt McCoy 33/25 7-18 501 831 60.3 5458 25/23 78.2

Matt Moore 49/25 11-12 452 768 58.9 5342 33/28 79.2

C. Ponder 38/36 14-21-1 632 1057 59.8 6658 38/36 75.9

Mark Sanchez 71/70 37-33 1226 2176 56.3 14510 82/80 74.1

Michael Vick 138/112 59-50-1 1767 3151 56.1 22093 131/87 80.4

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