Samuel optimistic in interview with Butch Stearns
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BS: "What can you tell us about your future with the Pats?"
AS: "It's looking pretty good."
BS: "Anything else you can say?"
AS: "My mouth is shut by Bill."
BS: "But, here's my point: If I'm a Patriots fan, I saw the franchise tag. We always think 'That's a bad thing,' the players are going to be angry and all the sudden it's going to get bad from there. You're telling me that's not the case?"
AS: "Well, yeah, in my case, things are looking pretty good. We'll see how it goes. I don't want to say too much. We'll see how it goes."
BS: "I would imagine then, if things are going good, at least that's the way you feel, that you gotta be encouraged by all these signings for a lot of reasons."
AS: "Yeah, no doubt about it. To see the Patriots actually doing the things that you don't expect them to do. It's looking pretty good."
BS: "Tell me what you know about Adalius Thomas. Fans are excited about this guy."
AS: "Man, he's a big. A big guy. 270 lbs. He can run like a DB. In Baltimore, he's even lined up at DB before. He played gunner, which the CBs and WRs play. He's a very athletic, explosive guy."
BS: "You gotta wonder if you guys are thinking the same things we're thinking. Bill Belichick, with a guy like that, put him in that defense, my goodness, what's he going to do?"
AS: "Exactly. You never know where he might end up at. It's going to be exciting to see what he can do for us."
BS: "As a player, with 2 #1 picks, what do you hope the team does in the draft?"
AS: "I really don't get into that, but I hope they get the best possible player to fit our system and help us win."
BS: "I mean, specifically, do want to add some more guys to the defense? I know if I was on that side of the ball, it's mixed emotions, because if they do, and it's a guy at your position, you're like 'well...wait a minute,' but then again, you guys know better than anyone else, when it comes to the game, sometimes you're depleted."
AS: "Right, anytime you have more depth with guys that can start the same way your starters can, it's always great. You can rotate, you can keep guys from not being tired, you have a lot of depth. If one guy goes down, another can step right in."
BS: "What do you think about Donte' Stallworth?"
AS: "Another explosive guy. He did a great job when he was healthy for Philadelphia. He makes plays. He's been making plays ever since he's been in the NFL. I know he's very fast."
BS: "How about Wes Welker. I know he doesn't get a lot of pub, but as a defensive back, when you're on the other side of the ball, he's the type of guy where you need to know where he is at all times."
AS: "Right, and I just know on offense, he's a PR/KR. All the guy did for the Dolphins was make plays, day-in and day-out. When we played him, two times, that was one of the guys Bill always highlighted - 'watch out for this guy' - 'make sure you know where this guy is on 3rd down' - 'when he gets the PR, make sure you got him sandwiched in so he can't break lose.' He makes plays."
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AS: "I don't see how it can go bad. I can only see good things in the future."