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Samuel is good, not great

Posted on: February 29, 2008 7:23 pm
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I hate to be the guy who pooh-poohs every move that is made on the opening day of free agency, but I have to disagree with my partner Clark Judge. I don't think the signing of Asante Samuel by the Eagles is as great a move as some would think.

Yes, Samuel topped my list of the top-32 players I put out a few weeks ago. The reason is this is a bad free-agent class. The Eagles need help at corner, and may move Sheldon Brown to free safety, but Samuel is not the elite corner many claim he can be. One NFC coach I talked to Thursday night said Samuel doesn't tackle and freelances way too much. The coach did say he has amazing ball skills, but is that enough?

The Eagles gave Samuel a deal that will pay him a reported $9.5 million a year. Wow. That's a lot of dough. Last time I checked, he wasn't exactly Deion Sanders or Champ Bailey. Or Charles Woodson, for that matter.

 

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Comments

Since: Jul 17, 2008
Posted on: August 20, 2008 9:00 am
 

Samuel is good, not great

Wow!  Did he really down play the Samuels move?...He keeps his unimpressive football knowledge reputation intact!...Way to go Pete!  So I guess he wouldn't start for the Jags or the Colts???...You're very entertaining but not knowledgeable...Lets see the Giants try to throw all over us this year...Bet?

Since: Oct 8, 2006
Posted on: March 2, 2008 4:45 pm
 

Samuel is good, not great

Eh sorry about the mistake i wasn't in the mood to look it up so i just went with what my mind told me it was.

Since: Mar 16, 2007
Posted on: March 2, 2008 10:07 am
 

Samuel is good, not great

He made 16 INTs over the last 2 yrs, not 11, but i understand ur point. He had 10 INTs in 2006, one less the the Eagles D this yr. #1Cornerbacks are always a need and the way the nfl is going rite now, with unproven rookies being paid 35 million dollars and free agent signings growing more and more, this is going to happen. THe Eagles got what they wanted and needed at the price it would take.

Since: Oct 8, 2006
Posted on: March 1, 2008 11:53 pm
 

Samuel is good, not great

I think the Eagles got exactly what they were looking for, a guy who makes plays. Over the last 2 years he's totaled 11 ints., the same amount of ints. the entire Eagles D had last year! Not only did signing him fill a hole, but it also made it possible for the eagles to trade away Lito S. to fill another hole or get draft picks. Good sign.

Since: Feb 28, 2008
Posted on: March 1, 2008 11:47 pm
 

Samuel is good, not great

Every year free agents get paid more and more, so it's not that bad that he got paid 9.5 million a year.  After what Nate Clements got last year this isn't that bad.  The top CB next year might get 10 million, it just keeps getting higher based off the guy from the year before.  Not a bad deal for what is going on now in the NFL.  Now all the Eagles need is a #1 WR and a another linebacker.

Since: Sep 10, 2006
Posted on: February 29, 2008 8:47 pm
 

Samuel is good, not great

It may have been a lot of money, but the Eagles just weren't getting any interceptions, an area in which we will majorly improve on with Asante Samuel.

 

Since: Sep 10, 2006
Posted on: February 29, 2008 8:45 pm
 

Samuel is good, not great

The Eagles needed a corner, bad, so they got one... it was a great move.

Asante Samuel will prove all the haters wrong.
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