Matt Stewart, former KCTV5 morning anchor and current reporter at FOX 4, has written an inflammatory article on the FOX4 Web site saying Chiefs fans wanted to see quarterback Matt Cassel get injured.
Stewart even added his thought that Cassel’s injury didn’t look that bad.
Stewart’s views are particularly surprising since he played college football at Northwestern and has written a book about his experiences there as a walk-on player.
“Cassel’s injury is exactly what Chiefs fans wanted to see,” wrote Stewart, tarring the entire Chiefs fan base with a very broad brush. “I can respect offensive tackle Eric Winston stepping up for his hurt QB and defending him in the media, saying it was disgusting the fans cheered when he was hurt, but let’s be real.”
Stewart even had a diagnosis for the injury, which is believed to be a concussion.
“First of all, the injury didn’t look that bad. It’s not like Cassel had a bone sticking out of his leg,” he added. “It looked like he had the wind knocked out of him, and so the fans thought in the long run, he’d be fine. They (me included) wanted to see Brady Quinn under center, and we were not disappointed.”
Stewart was correct in his assessment that Chiefs fans were upset with the team’s awful play againsts the Ravens. And, yes, they definitely wanted to see head coach Romeo Crenel replace Cassell at quarterback.
But to say the Kansas City fans were so bloodthirsty they hoped that Cassel would be injured is not a fair assessment of the situation or the majority of dedicated fans that fill the stadium for every game.
It is irresponsible.
DIDN’T HEAR CHEERING
I just watched the replay for the first time of the play where Cassel got hurt. It appears the crowd is cheering for several seconds because our guy got a first down on a nice catch and run on the same play. I don’t hear cheering when it’s obvious that Cassel is hurt. If there’s booing, that’s common when a quarterback gets hurt and no flag is thrown, so maybe that adds to the confusion a bit.
LOW RENT FANS
KC CRAZY IDIOT football fans are LOW RENT to say the VERY Least !
DR. STEWART
I see that Dr. Stewart is in the house. So Doc, what’s your prognosis for the Chiefs? Are they doomed for the season, or is there any chance they make the playoffs? And what about Cassel? Is he a head case or does he just need a little more TLC from the fans?
IDIOT OR TROLL?
I would like to know whether “LAC” is a blithering idiot or just another troll.
He (she?) has stated clearly that he (she?) doesn’t enjoy football at the college or professional level. He (she?) doesn’t like the Chiefs. (Frankly, neither do I.)
Yet here he (she?) is. Every week.
But I would like to know what LAC actually does like, other than misspelling words in all-capital letters.