Asante Samuel or Tom Brady - Whose loss has made a bigger difference?

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Samuel or Brady? - Who,by not being on the team this year (by way of injury and FA obviously) has been the biggest difference between this team fighting for a playoff spot right now and a team that usually has some breathing room about this time of year?

In september I would have easily said Brady was far and away the biggest loss but since Cassel has played MUCH better than expected and our secondary has played much worse without Asante and his skills I am leaning towards Asante being the bigger loss since no one opposite Hobbs could carry Asante's jock strap this year while Cassel has not been a world beater but admirable in his efforts.

With that being said,I am more than excited to see #12 back next season but IMO his loss is second biggest now after seeing the trash we put out there at the 2nd corner spot now.

So back to the question: Do you think losing Asante or Brady has made a potential bigger difference in losing games in 2008?

 

[Sivy]

Tom Brady...

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Brady, in a heartbeat, because Samuel wasn't the only loss, or necessarily even the worst, in the secondary (Rodney Harrison says hi on the second count, and Tank Williams and Terence Wheatley on the first).

 

[BelichickFan]

Is there no limit to stupid threads ???

Are you kidding me ?

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Is there no limit to stupid threads ???

Are you kidding me ?

Not really all that dumb as it appears IMO,Losing Brady sucked big time but the secondary is beyond weak

Ask yourself this...Which is actually weaker RIGHT NOW? - The secondary or QB position? Is Cassel playing better in his role than say O'Neal,L. Sanders or the rookie Wilhite?

Don't get me wrong,I would sell Cassel for a cup of Coffee if Brady were healthy but no one opposite Hobbs is worth an ounce of coffee

 

[NEPatriot]

TOM BRADY. Do you have to ask?

 

[BelichickFan]

Not really all that dumb as it appears IMO,Losing Brady sucked big time but the secondary is beyond weak

Ask yourself this...Which is actually weaker RIGHT NOW?

I don't care which is weaker, comparing a good to very good CB to one of the top 3 QB of all time (IMO) is not comparison; and the PPG we're scoring show it despite Cassel's very solid performance.

 

[JAYHAWKS34]

TB this is not even a debate

 

[Deus Irae]

Not really all that dumb as it appears IMO,Losing Brady sucked big time but the secondary is beyond weak

Ask yourself this...Which is actually weaker RIGHT NOW? - The secondary or QB position? Is Cassel playing better in his role than say O'Neal,L. Sanders or the rookie Wilhite?

Don't get me wrong,I would sell Cassel for a cup of Coffee if Brady were healthy but no one opposite Hobbs is worth an ounce of coffee

I don't care which is weaker, comparing a good to very good CB to one of the top 3 QB of all time (IMO) is not comparison; and the PPG we're scoring show it despite Cassel's very solid performance.

It's also an 'unfair' question because the offense has been essentially just as healthy as it was last year, whereas the defense has been devestated, thus changing the equation.

 

[Trot]

That is one dumbassed question.

 

[JAYHAWKS34]

That is one dumbassed question.

I second that

 

[Disco Volante]

Let's see our offense went from...

2007: 36.9 points a game (1st in league)
2008: 23.2 points a game (18th in league)

Our pass defense (16th) is actually ranked higher than our offense this season.

YOU GO FROM THE GREATEST OFFENSE IN NFL HISTORY, TO THE 18TH RANKED JUST THIS YEAR. Figure it out.

 

[WhiskeyBreath]

Come on man...it's Brady and this is a no brainer.

 

[apple strudel]

Let's trade Brady for Samuel! Am I doing this right?

 

[JAYHAWKS34]

I think it’s about time this thread gets thrown to the PS

 

[Rob0729]

You put Samuel in this defense and there isn't that much of an improvement. The CB position opposite of Hobbs isn't great at this point, but upgrading it wouldn't change much with the lack of pass rush or inability to defend TEs over the middle.

You put in Brady and Moss becomes much more of an asset and teams fear the Pats' offense more. Cassel has done well, but other than two games I still feel that Brady could have done much, much better in situations. I don't think nearly as many drives that stalled in the red zone this year would have under Brady.

An upgrade at CB cannot equal an upgrade at QB. Ever.

 

[FortressX]

I think it’s about time this thread gets thrown to the PS

I agree.
Now if the question was TB vs Randall Gay, why that would be a whole nother ball game or thread, whatever.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Let's trade Brady for Samuel! Am I doing this right?

No - Some of you simply don't understand the question

Pass to a simpler thread that you understand better

This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Asante's value vs. Brady as a professional NFL player - THAT IS NOT CLOSE OR EVEN A CONVERSATION

This has to do with value loss at THIER RESPECTIVE POSITION THIS YEAR and the replacements THIS YEAR - Not next year or the year after that, THIS year

If you still don't understand the nature of the question I won't waste more time explaining it - Not worth it.

 

[ATippett56]

I think it’s about time this thread gets thrown to the PS

How about dumped to the trash?

 

[Disco Volante]

There's a difference between "who's replacement is better?" and "who would have helped us win more games this season" which you're trying to combine for some reason.