Asante Samuel has a Belichick Complex - New England Patriots Forums

***Rob0729*** · 08-20-2010, 11:26 AM

Now Samuel is crying that Belichick never liked him and had it in for him:

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Samuel didn't exactly barge onto the NFL scene, either. The Patriots plucked him in the fourth round of the 2003 draft, and although he became the first cornerback in NFL history to return at least one interception for a touchdown in each of his first six seasons, Samuel blamed Belichick for their tepid relationship.

He accused the Patriots' head coach of planning to bench him without cause for a Nov. 26, 2006, game against Chicago. Only after injuries threatened the secondary during the week, Samuel said, did Belichick decide to dress him.

Samuel picked off three passes against the Bears and finished that season with 10, including two in the postseason, both of which he returned for touchdowns.

"I ain't never said it, but Belichick, I just felt like he had a thing for me," Samuel said. "He had something against me. I have no idea why. He was going to start Troy Brown , a receiver, at nickel [corner] and I'm over here sitting healthy and he don't want to even play me."

Reached by The News Journal, the Patriots refuted the accuracy of Samuel's account. Citing the injury report from 2006, the team said Samuel missed a portion of practice twice during that week with a knee injury. Samuel had been inactive the week before against Green Bay, and also had missed portions of practices before that game.

http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...-his-ace-stats

***Box_O_Rocks*** · 08-20-2010, 11:29 AM

Who?

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PatsSox363804 · 08-20-2010, 11:32 AM

He is the main reason the Giants scored late in Superbowl 42. His lazyness on giving up on the Tyree play is probably a reason why, if this is at all true, Belichick would want to bench him. I mean if he was lazy on the biggest drive of his career, how lazy was he in a November game?

***Gwedd*** · 08-20-2010, 11:34 AM

yeah.... who is this Asante and why is he relevant to any Patriots discussions?

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 08-20-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PatsSox363804

He is the main reason the Giants scored late in Superbowl 42. His lazyness on giving up on the Tyree play is probably a reason why, if this is at all true, Belichick would want to bench him. I mean if he was lazy on the biggest drive of his career, how lazy was he in a November game?

He obviously knows more than we do and we'd be ignorant to say that the "all-mighty BB" wouldn't do such a thing.

However, he *****ed up big time in the super bowl - dropping an easy pick to seal the game and then falling asleep on Tyree.

PatsBoy12 · 08-20-2010, 11:43 AM

Devin McCourty says WASSUP!

RayClay · 08-20-2010, 11:48 AM

Man, we dodged a bullet there. Groom a 4th rounder from Central Nowhere U to the point he gets a contract way higher than he deserves and he's still *****in at ya.

Too bad they couldn't have accelerated his fame curve to get a pick for him from some sucker.

By the way, I'm as Asante fan, he's very talented, but a big part of winning is your mental attitude and he's nuts.

Pujo · 08-20-2010, 11:50 AM

Is anyone else surprised that the Patriots even bothered to refute him? Maybe they wanted to make him feel better, but I would have expected a quick "no comment".

***Deus Irae*** · 08-20-2010, 11:51 AM

He was unhappy with the way contract negotiations went, so it's not surprising that he's still harboring a bit of a grudge.

***Calciumee*** · 08-20-2010, 11:54 AM

I am sure that if BB wasn't really a fan of him; he would have found a way to ship him out of NE!