Falcons sign Asante Samuel

Beastmode · 04-25-2012, 06:24 PM

When your nemesis is Drew Brees this is not a bad pick-up. Has he lost a step..yep, but he's no Ashley Ambrose, the man can play. I give credit to the Falcons for at least making an honest effort to stop Brees.

|Mitch| · 04-25-2012, 06:35 PM

I wonder what his price tag will be, how is the Falcons cap looking now?

AsylumGuido · 04-25-2012, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

I wonder what his price tag will be, how is the Falcons cap looking now?

Three years and $18 million. Not sure how it is structured, though.

Danno · 04-25-2012, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by voodooido

Another 5'8 cb against our 6'5 TE and 6'4 wrs.

CB height is over-rated since most of them can dunk a basketball with their elbows, but 5-8 is pretty short.

|Mitch| · 04-25-2012, 06:58 PM

5'8" is gonna have a hard time out jumping Colston or Graham...

pherein · 04-25-2012, 07:26 PM

Though I am wondering if Samuel's ability to cover was propagated by being a DB in 2 divisions that typically had week to moderate QB play. When at NE, he faced jets,dolphins, and bills. When with philly he faced redskins,cowboys, and giants.

Eli just started to play well, and is an interception machine. So Romo is probably the best he faced division wise on a regular basis.
At 5ft 8" ,NFCS has pretty large receivers averaging 6ft 2", and he's facing Brees,Freeman, and Cam. Should be interesting to see how he handles the change.

halloween 65 · 04-25-2012, 07:29 PM

We are still going to score 40 on the clowns with or without him.

Danno · 04-25-2012, 07:30 PM

Run at him. I've heard he's weak against the run so the dump offs and WR screens may produce big results on his side of the field.

Rugby Saint II · 04-25-2012, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Run at him. I've heard he's weak against the run so the dump offs and WR screens may produce big results on his side of the field.

I like the way you think.

QBREES9 · 04-25-2012, 11:51 PM

I think might have overpaid.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,274	Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| I wonder what his price tag will be, how is the Falcons cap looking now? Three years and $18 million. Not sure how it is structured, though.

04-25-2012, 06:51 PM	#14
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Originally Posted by voodooido Another 5'8 cb against our 6'5 TE and 6'4 wrs. CB height is over-rated since most of them can dunk a basketball with their elbows, but 5-8 is pretty short.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Run at him. I've heard he's weak against the run so the dump offs and WR screens may produce big results on his side of the field. Rugby Saint II and Beastmode like this.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	I wonder what his price tag will be, how is the Falcons cap looking now?

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	5'8" is gonna have a hard time out jumping Colston or Graham...

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pherein failclownHunter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: N.O. and V.A. Posts: 2,260 Blog Entries: 3	Though I am wondering if Samuel's ability to cover was propagated by being a DB in 2 divisions that typically had week to moderate QB play. When at NE, he faced jets,dolphins, and bills. When with philly he faced redskins,cowboys, and giants. Eli just started to play well, and is an interception machine. So Romo is probably the best he faced division wise on a regular basis. At 5ft 8" ,NFCS has pretty large receivers averaging 6ft 2", and he's facing Brees,Freeman, and Cam. Should be interesting to see how he handles the change.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	We are still going to score 40 on the clowns with or without him.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	I think might have overpaid.

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