The Patriots have lost possibly the best QB in NFL history for the rest of the season due to a torn left ACL.  He completed 7 of 11 passes (63.6%) for 76 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 interceptions (83.9 QB Rating) last Sunday and that’s what his season numbers will look like at the end of the year.  So the big question is…….are the Patriots also done for the season?  I’m taking the wait and see approach to figure that question out.  After all, Matt Cassel hasn’t starting a football game since 1999…..when he was in HIGH SCHOOL!  Cassell backed up Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and he never started a game there but he was still drafted by the Patriots.  Did they know something that no one else did about Cassel?  Only time will tell but the Patriots’ offense is loaded at the skill positions so Cassel might surprise some people.  Cassel completed 13 of 18 passes (72.2%) for 152 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 interceptions (116.0 QB Rating) against the Chiefs last Sunday.  Cassel has appeared in 15 games (0 starts) in his NFL career now and he has completed 35 of 57 passes (61.4%) for 405 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 interceptions (85.8 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 16 times for 41 yards (2.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  I think the Patriots might try to run the ball a little bit more than they have in the past to help protect Cassel and that would be a smart move.