|
| Matt Cassel 2011 Fantasy Projection |
| 2011 Pts |
2011 Avg |
Depth Chart |
*Avg Games Played |
2010 Avg |
2010 Fantasy Ranking |
2010 Consistency |
| 222.57 |
14.73 |
1 |
15.00 |
16.62 |
21 |
Inconsistent |
| 2011 Bye Week |
Team Change |
Head Coach Change |
**Coming Off Injury |
Depth Chart Change |
Higher Fantasy Avg then League |
Harder Schedule in 2011 |
Better Defenses in 2011 |
Better Pass Defenses in 2011 |
Better Against Sub 500 Teams |
| 6 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Matt Cassel Previous Years Stats |
| Year | Team | Gms | Recs | Rec Yds | Rec Tds | Pass Yds | Pass Tds | Rush Yds | Rush Tds | FGs | XPs | Fan Pts | Fan Pts Avg |
| 2010 | Chiefs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3116 | 27 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249.30 | 16.62 |
| 2009 | Chiefs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2924 | 16 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213.50 | 14.23 |
| 2008 | Patriots | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3693 | 21 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 286.65 | 17.92 |
| Matt Cassel 2011 Fantasy Analysis |
Career Synopsis:
Matt Cassel has been below his fantasy projection 4 out of 6 years, but he beat his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #8 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 25 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Cassel beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years.
Player Consistency:
Matt Cassel was ranked the 29th most consistent QB last year, and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 50).
Career Experience Outlook:
Cassel is entering his 7th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 7th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.18 from their 6th year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Cassel has averaged 4.62 fantasy pts per game less than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34.
Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (1.5025) pts per game for Cassel. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Le'Ron McClain (2010 Avg: 1.01 Pts/Game) and Jamaal Charles (2010 Avg: 13.63 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Dwayne Bowe (2010 Avg: 9.28 Pts/Game) and Jerheme Urban have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Leonard Pope (2010 Avg: 0.99 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Casey Wiegmann, Branden Albert, Barry Richardson, Ryan Lilja and Jon Asamoah have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Ryan Succop (2010 Avg: 6.38 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Cassel playes this year (112 - 97 - 0 0.536%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (86 - 124 - 0 0.410%), and last season's teams gave up more points (5,065) compared to this season's teams (4,400) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Cassel had a lower fantasy avg (4.90 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (18.05 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Cassel will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 12.00 - 7 Top 10 Defenses and 4 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 21.23 - 1 Top 10 Defense and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (280 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (254 yds/game including 7 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses).
In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Cassel has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (20.25 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (14.41 pts per game), 4th quarter (12.65 pts per game) and 1st quarter (11.35 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 12 (25.90 pts per game), week 16 (22.98 pts per game) and week 10 (22.05 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 4 (7.75 pts per game), week 13 (9.25 pts per game) and week 1 (9.35 pts per game).
|
Chart.
Chart.
Chart.
|
| |
|
|
