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Or vandalize his house like Buffalo fans did to McKelvin.Hey, it's not like I sift through the trash outside his house every night. Just weekends.
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Actually, I think Hobbs is capable of doing that all by himself.
Asante isn't much of a tackler--neither was Deion Sanders.
I can believe you typed this, but I can't believe you hit submit...
Not sure what part of this you have a problem with. I'm not comparing Samuel to Sanders. My point is that tackling ability for cornerbacks is about as important as blocking ability is for a wide receiver. I'm not saying that it's irrelevant. But the fact that Deion Sanders was a lousy tackler isn't going to keep him out of the hall of fame, just as the fact that Randy Moss is a lousy blocker isn't going to keep him out of Canton either.
Randy Moss is actually a pretty good blocker for a WR.. So is Wes Welker.. Deion Sanders tackling ability is being understated by you. In fact, you are besmirching Deion with the comparison. Samuel makes Deion look like Tedy Bruschi...
Not sure what part of this you have a problem with. I'm not comparing Samuel to Sanders. My point is that tackling ability for cornerbacks is about as important as blocking ability is for a wide receiver. I'm not saying that it's irrelevant. But the fact that Deion Sanders was a lousy tackler isn't going to keep him out of the hall of fame, just as the fact that Randy Moss is a lousy blocker isn't going to keep him out of Canton either.
Yes. I've heard that every NFL player has at least one flaw in their game as well.
Not sure what part of this you have a problem with. I'm not comparing Samuel to Sanders. My point is that tackling ability for cornerbacks is about as important as blocking ability is for a wide receiver. I'm not saying that it's irrelevant. But the fact that Deion Sanders was a lousy tackler isn't going to keep him out of the hall of fame, just as the fact that Randy Moss is a lousy blocker isn't going to keep him out of Canton either.
Hate to break it to you, but Deion Sanders was the only NFL player in history who had such off-the chart talent that he could get away with not tackling. To mention Asante in the same sentence as Deion is a joke.
Some of the comments in this thread are absolutely killing me. there are actually people who think that being a good tackler isn't necessarily a very basic requirement of being an NFL player? Are you kidding me?
You must be a holy terror at flag football.
First of all, once again ESPN is about 3 weeks late on this story, since its already been discussed. Second of all, its NOT news. This was ONE of the reasons the Pats didn't make the elite offer to Assante. He has ALWAYS had holes in his game, and the Pats refused to pay him to be an all arouind elite CB, when he wasn't.
But to give the "devil his due" he IS a great playmaker, and can be counted on to make "plays" throughout the season. He is one of the best CBs in the league in zone coverage. HOWEVER his tackling is poor and his press coverage skills are average.
BB was aware of these pluses and minuses when the decision had to made on the value of his contract. The fact that it has taken a few seasons to adequately replace Samuel, doesn't diminish the bigger picture, that BB made the right decision what the Patriots could afford to pay him....and why. Its just taken THIS long for the rest of us to catch up.
The Patriots franchised Samuel. That's clearly "elite" money. Furthermore, the gaping hole left by Samuel's absence, and the subsequent machinations attempting to fill that hole, have combined to help doom 2 seasons. That doesn't demonstrate that BB made the right decision at all. It tends to show just the opposite.
I'm not one to lament the loss of Samuel as if Samuel was a top 3 CB, since I didn't consider him to be in the top of the class even when he was with the Patriots, but part of letting players go is finding suitable replacements. The utter failure there absolutely opens up the Samuel decisions to question.
I respectively disagree DI. I think these are 2 separate issues. The decision not to pay Samuel elite money LT is separate and exclusive to the failure to immediately fill his spot.
The decision NOT to pay him and let him go to the Eagles was the RIGHT one. The FO's failure to find an adequate replacement is subject to debate.
Clearly they failed in 2008, but I think Boddin filled the need quite adequately last season, don't you.
I'm not one to lament the loss of Samuel as if Samuel was a top 3 CB, since I didn't consider him to be in the top of the class even when he was with the Patriots, but part of letting players go is finding suitable replacements. The utter failure there absolutely opens up the Samuel decisions to question.
Actually, I think Hobbs is capable of doing that all by himself.
Asante isn't much of a tackler--neither was Deion Sanders.
I respectively disagree DI. I think these are 2 separate issues. The decision not to pay Samuel elite money LT is separate and exclusive to the failure to immediately fill his spot. The decision NOT to pay him and let him go to the Eagles was the RIGHT one. The FO's failure to find an adequate replacement is subject to debate. Clearly they failed in 2008, but I think Boddin filled the need quite adequately last season, don't you.
I liked Samuel, but I always considered him sort of a soft player.
I think youre spot on Ken. BB did not see the next Ty Law in Samuel and let him walk. IMO, NE had their eye on Revis, but the Jets moved up and grabbed him.
BB let Law walk, too, so I don't see where "seeing" the next Law would be at all relevant.
Yes, Law walked when his skills were diminishing. BB wasnt going to overpay and give Law the money he wanted at that stage of his career.
At one time, Law was one of the best CBs in the game. Samuel will never be in that group.
Samuel is average.