Uncertainty Still Looms for New England

With the death of Matt Cassel’s father Greg looming above Cassel and the New England Patriots, everything has changed in the wake of Sunday’s Patriots-Raiders matchup in Oakland. As Sunday draws closer and closer, uncertainty is still the name of the game as New England tries to draw up a new game plan in case Cassel does not return to the team in time for the game, yet the one thing that is certain is that life goes on, and life is bigger than football.

Matt Cassel is stuck in limbo in a tough position, as this year’s hectic NFL schedule does not leave the quarterback much time for grieving his father’s death, yet if he were to return, Cassel would not be the first NFL quarterback to return to a game in Oakland following the death of a family member. The situation is eerily familiar to the 2003 Green Bay-Oakland game, when Brett Favre bounced back and threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-7 win one day after his father passed away. That 2003 win helped lead the Packers to a division championship, and should Cassel return and play in Sunday’s game, chances are history could repeat itself, this time with the Patriots instead of the Packers. Because Sunday’s game is so important (the Patriots could forfeit a tiebreaker with the Colts or the Ravens for the wild-card race in the playoffs if they lose to the Raiders,) all of New England is holdings its breath as all eyes are once again on Matt Cassel.

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