Peter King On Asante Samuel

The problem is, we cannot stand pat with the secondary we have now, and there aren't enough draft picks to solve the problem.

Is it your position that we'll just have to suck it up with what we have and wait for the '08 draft? I don't like the present free agent philosophy any more than you do, but that's the position we're in.

Yea, we only have 1 impact draft pick if we don't trade down. We need more players than that.

I don't think Samuel fits the mold of what GW likes in his corners.

Like getting 10 interceptions in one year? You're right though, just getting in a quick jab at our 06 D.

The redskins need to stop signing these overpriced players and develop some of their own that are young, hungry, and want to play themselves into a big contractinstead of giving players big contracts and hoping they play up to it. They have employed this method for years now and its not working.

The long term solution is to stop mortaging our draft picks for such players and focus on the draft, a la almost every other succesful team ever (maybe not the 94 Niners). But there is no way we can enter next season with Springs, Rogers, and Proileau (as usual too lazy to spell check) as our starters. Unless we are willing to give up on next season as a rebuilding year - which is pointless because we don't have any young talent to develop, and because Gibbs is nearing the end of the line, and irrelevant anyway bc they are not going to do that - we need to do something to shore up our secondary. So given that we gotta overpay somebody, may as well bring in whoever has the best chance to make an impact.

The long term solution is to stop mortaging our draft picks for such players and focus on the draft, a la almost every other succesful team ever (maybe not the 94 Niners). But there is no way we can enter next season with Springs, Rogers, and Proileau (as usual too lazy to spell check) as our starters. Unless we are willing to give up on next season as a rebuilding year - which is pointless because we don't have any young talent to develop, and because Gibbs is nearing the end of the line, and irrelevant anyway bc they are not going to do that - we need to do something to shore up our secondary. So given that we gotta overpay somebody, may as well bring in whoever has the best chance to make an impact.

At some point the orgaization has to bite the bullit because these will be problems that have to be faced often. Change the philosophy now and get to fixing the problem now rather than after the next failed 5 year rebuilding process.

I don't think Samuel fits the mold of what GW likes in his corners.

Which is good to know given that GW has done such a phenomenal job building a top-notch secondary.

Which is good to know given that GW has done such a phenomenal job building a top-notch secondary.

It wasn't an issue in '04 and '05.

Injuries played a big role this year.

Can't fix everything on one year. 8-8 or 9-7 will be considered a good year.

If the Jets are smart, they'll go after Nate Clements before Samuel. Clements is the far better player, and I see Samuel more a product of Belichik's defensive scheming.

Why do so many people on this board not think he's good? He stepped up huge in their playoff victory last week, and he tied for the league lead in INTs. He had 10! Ty Law never had 10 while playing for Belichek. He only came close one season. Asante's becoming a shut down corner. He's the guy to go after, not Clements. This "he's a product of Belichek's brilliance" is nonsense. No one would say that about Tom Brady. The man has skills. Give him the credit he is due.

Also, how could you say he's not GW's kind of player when Peter King just wrote that he's also a run stuffing corner? Asante's 26 and on his way up, and Nate's 28 on his way out. I'd prefer the younger guy with upside. I can understand the argument about him being too pricey, but to say that Clements is better? Come on now.

At some point the orgaization has to bite the bullit because these will be problems that have to be faced often. Change the philosophy now and get to fixing the problem now rather than after the next failed 5 year rebuilding process.

As long as we can stay under the cap I think we can have our cake and eat it too. And we have, if nothing else, been quite successful in that.

Sports talk 980 mentioned we may be keeping Arch