Quotes from Matt Cassel

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

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

Without a lot of college film, a lot of people had written me off already. When the Patriots called, I was pretty happy.

I love the Patriots. I love this organization.

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

Competition brings out the best in everybody.

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.

So for me, it's just continue to go out and work hard and do what I've been coached and let the other guys take advantage of what they do successfully and then just let the chips fall where they may.

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

There are times when the criticism is something you deserve as a quarterback, and there are times when the people doing the criticizing don't know what they're talking about.

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.

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.