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Originally Posted by Rajmahal33
I would take Samuel over either Newman or Rogers in a HEARTBEAT (contracts ignored)...That Corey Webster comparison has to be a joke right?
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Even ignoring contracts, why?
I don't have a lot of personal data regarding Corey Webster, but I have Giants-followers who are rarely full of it who really think they've got a shutdown type guy in Webster (and not Aaron Ross, fwiw). So that's why I'm not confident enough to go that far.
I've had more than enough Samuel to know where the guy stands. And each time I watch him, I never feel like I'm in the presence of greatness. I think, for every route that Samuel reads perfectly, makes a play on the ball, and turns it into six points, there's three or four plays he just misses for no really good reason. One of them cost the Pats a super bowl for instance, and another cost them a trip to the super bowl. This year, he missed an easy INT against us that could have given them the game with a decent return.
Basically, what Samuel has done in his career that makes the highlight reels isn't always an indicator of his effect on a game.
I think Samuel is a legit No. 1, but clearly, so are Rogers, Newman, and maybe Webster as well. Mosley pointed out Newman is close, but he didn't even mention Rogers or Webster, which is problematic if you are defending Samuel as the best CB in the division. At least identify all the alternatives.