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Samuel has been tackling well? REALLY? That's funny because I saw Maurice Jones Drew shrug him off like he wasn't even there. I watch Samuel HIT people well, but not TACKLE.
It would seem you have the wrong player the last 8 games.
As i recall J-D shrugged off Bruschi more often than Samuel. Nobody was ready for that guy.
IMO, CB's should be judged by pass break-ups and PI penalties, rather than tackles or even INT's. Asante definitely improved in that area the last 8 games.
Re: the original question-- 7.79 was the cost of franchising Samuel. It will cost more than that to sign him, IMO. The only way to keep the cap hit reasonable long-term would be to front-load it with a signing bonus that would eat up about 1/2 of our cap space. He will no doubt not be happy with anything that isn't within spitting distance of Woodson and Bailey's. They will no doubt be unhappy if he gets it. (Is that a bad thing?) More likely outcome is franchise and trade. We know Asante can be pretty mediocre if his heart isn't in it. Lackluster performance will be forgiven by others if he is tagged. Definitely need to control his destination.
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