Cassel is lying.

He knew, that by going to the Vikings, this would be his best chance to start again the NFL. Cassel is playing it smart, the best way to stab a guy in the back, is when he isn’t expecting it, so Cassel is saying all the right things to make it appear he is no threat to Ponder.

“The fact of the matter is … Christian is the starting quarterback, and I think that we’ll have a great room,” Cassel said. “I’m there to add value. I’m there to help him out in whatever capacity that is and go from there.”