03-04-2008, 12:48 PM
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Re: Jets offered Asante huge money
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Originally Posted by PatsSox363804
Well he will have to play the Cowboys and Giants twice a year which won't exactly be a field day for him.
I can't really blame Asante for choosing Philly, even though they haven't won crap since the merger their fans are still rabid and Philly is still seen as a great franchise, unlike the Jets.
Plus, and this is probably not true, maybe Asante knew his fans in NE would hate it if he went to NYJ? I'd like to think players to that into consideration on occasion.
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I think it's more likely Asante figured Eric wouldn't be there long enough to defend his boy when the finger pointing started because the JETS still suck. That's kind of what happened to CuMar - he followed Tuna to the Meadowlands, and then Tuna bailed on a cap and contracts mess he created in his desire to turn a floundering franchise around. Tangini are in the midst of creating another mess in an effort to save their own jobs that someone else will be left to clean up in a year or two. Most of the FA signings of this week will constitute the bulk of that cleanup, because none of them, or Asante, are as talented as Martin was. And what a career long waste of talent that decision was.
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