Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley has a plausible explanation for why quarterback Matt Cassel didn't have a stronger season last year.
The Chiefs' wide receivers kept dropping the football last season.
Specifically, over 50 drops. According to various statistical tables, the Chiefs were one of the worst teams in the league in this category.
If the wide receivers perform better and the Chiefs run the football effectively with Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones, then ostensibly Cassel should begin living up to his $40 million contract.
"This guy is making progress in a bunch of ways," Haley told ESPN.com. "He had a very difficult year last year, but he didn't crack. That's a good sign. He has been one of our best workers this offseason, if not the best. He's working.
"We had 50-plus drops last season. If those don't happen, people would look at Cassel differently … If we get the improved offensive play around him that we hope to, I think people will feel better about Matt Cassel."
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