The Facts: HC Mike Zimmer informed his team at a meeting that Cassel beat out rookie Teddy Bridgewater for starting QB job, FOXSport's Jay Glazer reported.

Diehards Line: Cassel picked up OC Norv Turner's system quickly, and averaged 9.4 yards-per-attempt and completed 66.7 percent of his passes in three preseason games. Bridgewater, who impressed so often during practices, struggled in his first preseason outing. But the rookie bounced back with two nice efforts in a row, including a game-winning two minute drill in the second preseason week. Still, as NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal notes: "Cassel is just keeping the seat warm. The minute the Vikings fall a couple of games under .500, we will probably see Bridgewater take over."