Asante Samuel

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Bingo. I don't think anybody blows the "run-stopping corners" out of proportion more than we do here at The Warpath.

Sure it's nice to say that your corners can do that. If you are football player, one of the most basic things they teach you all the way back to pee-wee football is how to tackle. If you are that concerned about your cornerbacks being able to stop the run, then you have problems anyway.

I'm not saying one way or the other about whether we should go after Asante Samuel. Maybe he is too expensive. Maybe it would be nice to have a guy in the secondary who has demonstrated an ability to catch the football better than anyone we have now.

But can we please stop with the bullsh*t about not going after ball-hawking corners who can shut down a receiver because he supposedly can't "stop the run" ?

It may be something that gets blown out of proportion a bit around here, but there is some truth to it. Cover 2 corners are typically corners that are a bit more stout against the run. That doesn't mean we should completely rule out going after smaller corners who aren't known for playing the run, but history does show that a guy like Samuel probably isn't an ideal fit in a cover 2 system where he's going to be asked to stick his nose in there against the run quite a bit.