2014 Minnesota Vikings: Matt Cassel Named Starter
Arif Hasan
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Surprising no one, the Minnesota Vikings have named Matt Cassel the starter for the season at quarterback and informed the team this morning, according to Jay Glazer.
Vikings players were informed this morning that Matt Cassel will be the starting QB in Minnesota over Teddy Bridgewater
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) August 25, 2014
Team loves Bridgewater and he will be their future but Cassel came in and performed well this preseason, did nothing to lose job
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) August 25, 2014
Like Glazer points out, Cassel has done very well in the preseason and has done nothing to indicate he shouldn’t have the job, from the perspective of the current coaching staff. This announcement mostly formalizes what we already knew, as Bridgewater took precious few snaps with the, and only then when it was late in the process.