Instant analysis of Detroit Lions signing QB Matt Cassel

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“The Detroit Lions have signed a Pro Bowl free agent” sounds pretty great. It’s even, technically, correct. But although free-agent quarterback Matt Cassel has been to the Pro Bowl, even led two different teams to double-digit win seasons, it’s been a long time since he’s looked like a credible NFL starter. That’s fine, though, because the Detroit Lions won’t need him to be. Not since Shaun Hill’s prime years at turn of the previous decade have the Lions backed up starter Matthew Stafford with an experienced veteran who could be counted on to win games if Stafford went down. With apologies to a host of well-liked journeymen and project passers, from Drew Stanton to Jake Rudock, Stafford has been

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