'But the optimism surrounding Taylor is mainly a referendum on Cassel, an uninspiring choice to lead any NFL team at this stage of his career. You know what he is? A poor man’s Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitz, who was drafted in the same year (2005) and same round (seventh) as Cassel, has been a far more productive and mature quarterback over the latter stages of their careers – and he got run out of Buffalo.'