Battle For Supremacy: AFC West Quarterback Showdown

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Published: June 12, 2009

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... Five playoff teams await the Raider on the gridiron this year, but we will get to those in a later article.  For now, lets focus on two teams at a time in our own division: the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs. 

It has been speculated over and over that Cassel and Orton will somehow become dominant forces in the AFC west.  Allow me the indulgence of disagreeing. 

When Brady went down in, ironically, a game against the Chiefs, many fans sat around scratching their heads as to who exactly was Tom Brady's backup. 

Enter Matt Cassel.

Who he is and where he comes from is still a mystery to many NFL fans.  Cassel was a perennial backup at USC behind the likes of Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.  Cassel never started a game in the NFL, or in college for that matter. 

I'm sure Raider fans remember the 49-26 drubbing that Cassel handed the Raiders last year.  But I can assure you, that is al...

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