Peter King On Asante Samuel

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mheisig

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.

[skinsfan69]

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

[theJBexperience]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

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.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by irish

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.

[diehardskin2982]

Sports talk 980 mentioned we may be keeping Arch