Rumor: Nnamdi Asomugha on trading block

[SVN]

iam not sure if the pats will consider him. last yr they repeatedly went after him the oak game unlike other who stayed away from him and he was nothing special.

 

[mosslost]

If this proves to be more than just a rumor, and they manage to pick him up, pay him, and then play more aggressively rushing the passer. This defense would be epic.

 

[Xplicit]

This is Al Davis we're talking about though, so a 2024 7th rounder should do the trick.....

HAHAHAHAHAHA that's great.

He would look damn good in a pats uniform.

 

[TriplecHamp]

If this proves to be more than just a rumor, and they manage to pick him up, pay him, and then play more aggressively rushing the passer. This defense would be epic.

Just this alone would make the defense great.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

Ok OK, maybe Asante wasnt a shutdown corner but he was our biggest play maker, but still I think our secondary is playing very well and I dont think its worth what it most likely will cost to get him. I saw him in person yesterday get his ankles broken by a rookie. :singing: Plus I dont think he will impact much of anything if we give Orton the time he had yesterday.

Asante definitely made a lot of plays. But I never thought he was worth the big money. For one thing, the majority of his INTs were against crappy QBs. He often got them in bunches. Rarely did he make a big play against a big opponent, unless you count division opponents vs. some pretty bad QBs. His INT history shows this:

2006: 10 INTs. 3 vs. Chicago (Rex Grossman), 2 vs. Tennessee (Vince Young), 2 vs. Miami (against the great Joey Harrington), 1 each vs. Detroit, Houston, Buffalo.
2007: 6 INTs. 2 vs. Philly (against A.J. Feeley), 1 each vs. Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Washington.

With Philly, he hasn't had as many INTs, though at least he picked Big Ben, Tony Romo, and then-rookie Matt Ryan.

2008: 4 INTs. 1 each from Dallas, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Cleveland.
2009: 3 INTs. 1 vs. Carolina (Jake Delhomme is serving them up), 2 vs. Tampa.

There's nothing wrong with making picks against crappy QBs. And it's obviously much more difficult to pick a good QB. I'm just saying his rep as a big-time playmaker doesn't hold up. More often, he padded his stats against inferior competition and didn't do much when the big lights were on.

 

[slash83]

We had a shut down corner and didnt wanna pay him. Why go out and give up multiple picks for another one (granted a better one) when I actually like the way the secondary has been playing...when we man up.

Asante is an excellent corner but he isnt a shutdown corner. Nhamdi is on a different level from Asante. I doubt this rumor is true but if it is I still doubt the Pats make a move for him.

 

[mosslost]

Just this alone would make the defense great.

(about aggressive pass rush)

That is why I added it in there.

But, would it be EPIC?

 

[TriplecHamp]

Asante definitely made a lot of plays. But I never thought he was worth the big money. For one thing, the majority of his INTs were against crappy QBs. He often got them in bunches. Rarely did he make a big play against a big opponent, unless you count division opponents vs. some pretty bad QBs. His INT history shows this:

2006: 10 INTs. 3 vs. Chicago (Rex Grossman), 2 vs. Tennessee (Vince Young), 2 vs. Miami (against the great Joey Harrington), 1 each vs. Detroit, Houston, Buffalo.
2007: 6 INTs. 2 vs. Philly (against A.J. Feeley), 1 each vs. Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Washington.

With Philly, he hasn't had as many INTs, though at least he picked Big Ben, Tony Romo, and then-rookie Matt Ryan.

2008: 4 INTs. 1 each from Dallas, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Cleveland.
2009: 3 INTs. 1 vs. Carolina (Jake Delhomme is serving them up), 2 vs. Tampa.

There's nothing wrong with making picks against crappy QBs. And it's obviously much more difficult to pick a good QB. I'm just saying his rep as a big-time playmaker doesn't hold up. More often, he padded his stats against inferior competition and didn't do much when the big lights were on.

Ahem...

 

[TriplecHamp]

(about aggressive pass rush)

That is why I added it in there.

But, would it be EPIC?

No but Adam Seward would:singing: Dont get me wrong I would love to have Nnamdi here but I doubt it will/is going to happen, and I don't think we should sacrifice multiple firsts for him especially with the secondary we have now.

 

[BradyFTW!]

Patriots + Asomugha = Super Bowl team. Giving back the Seymour pick to get him would be a steal.

Asante isn't half the CB that Asomugha is.

 

[mosslost]

My last memory of Samuel:

 

[IcyPatriot]

To think we could have traded #36 and #45 to get him with 390 points to spare

... :ugh: the hindsight thing.

 

[Xplicit]

I would place an order on that jersey ASAP....drools

 

[slash83]

Is there any link to the rumor or what?

 

[MrTibbs]

If you can't rush the QB it doesn't matter who you have back there as your CB's.

 

[slash83]

If you can't rush the QB it doesn't matter who you have back there as your CB's.

True, but if you have a corner like Nhamdi that you can consistently leave on an island and win one on one battles you could blitz n then blitz some more to create pressure.

 

[T_Brady12]

Glazer said Rich was on the block too.

He just got there.......

 

[ausbacker]

If you can't rush the QB it doesn't matter who you have back there as your CB's.

But it helps if the QB only has one half of the field to throw at, which is in effect what Nnamdi forces.

 

[IcyPatriot]

It's a rumor of the touchables and the untouchables is what it is. they won't trade him ... Al is about star power if nothing elese. He used to have a great football mind ... now he's enamored with stars.

 

[SoonerPatriot]

It would be nice to get one more sweetheart deal out of Al Davis before he is finally committed to a retirement home/mental institution (probably by court order) and someone else takes over with power of attorney, and complete control of the organization, but it seems highly unlikely BB would unload a bunch of picks for a guy that is not only not cap friendly, but cap prohibitive.

My bet is if he is unloaded he'll go somewhere like Washington where he can make 20 million a year.