Quotes from Matt Cassel

At first when I first went to the Chiefs, there was a huge transition from what we had done in New England to a team that was rebuilding.

Competition brings out the best in everybody.

The first thing that came to mind when I met Tom Brady was intimidation. I'm showing up in 2005 with a guy who just came off his third Super Bowl win. So, it's a little intimidating walking in the room with Tom Brady for the first time.

As long as anybody plays this game, you never master it because there are so many things that are always changing.

Personally, I always loved the 1 p.m. Sunday games.

I was in New England in 2007 for Spygate.

I think that's the genius part of what the Patriots do: They go above and beyond in identifying the issue and doing whatever they can to make sure it doesn't wreck the offensive plan.

Any time you can come down and score on your first drive, that's what you're trying to accomplish.

You never know from week to week how one team is going to attack you versus another team.

From one week to the next, everything changes from who you're playing to the defense's scheme. You just try to build on the things that you did well and correct the things that you did poorly in the game; then, move forward from there and hopefully continue to get better and better and better as you move forward.

I don't think there's anybody that puts more pressure on himself than I do.

You have to go through your reads and you have to make smart decisions because if you start forcing it in to double coverage you will get into bad habits and that is when bad plays happen.