Welker: "Asante chose money over championships"

[Tunescribe]

The talk shows are ripping Asante this morning. They are angry at his play and his smiling and yucking it up with the Arizona players after the game. Philly fans are a rough bunch. He may have gotten away with that stuff in Boston, but in Philly, they will kill him.

They SHOULD kill him. He was not acting like a serious competitor who had just put it all on the line after that game. Asante's an idiot; he never struck me as being very "deep" in the mental department.

 

[DisgruntledTunaFan]

When Asante plays north/south (and doesn't have to run deep very often), he can use his solid footwork, anticipation and ball skills to be a top corner. Make him run east/west and it can be painful to watch.

So Asante needs to be in a scheme that doesn't give him responsibility for slants or drag routes and he generally needs safety help over the top since he jumps out routes frequently. That is a pretty significant hole in his game. Philly actually is the right scheme for him as long as you don't think you are getting Champ Bailey.

By the way, you could say the same things about Law...especially in the later years.

Heh-this sounds alot like Deion(except Deion had lightning speed). Teams that tried to beat him vertically ended up paying for it, and yes, he was also very good at jumping routes. However-like with Asante, Deion had LOADS of trouble covering those inside slant routes. As his tenure in Dallas was dragging along, opposing offenses started taking advantage of this weakness more and more.

 

[SeymourTrophies]

Again!!


How many times does what Samuel's tattoo says have to be corrected?? It does not say "get paid." It's the title of the Goodie MoB song; it says "Get Rich to This."

Same idea. It still supports the money rules all sentiment most believe rules Mr. Samuel. I hadn't heard that before though.

 

[JMarr]

Heh-this sounds alot like Deion(except Deion had lightning speed). Teams that tried to beat him vertically ended up paying for it, and yes, he was also very good at jumping routes. However-like with Asante, Deion had LOADS of trouble covering those inside slant routes. As his tenure in Dallas was dragging along, opposing offenses started taking advantage of this weakness more and more.

Have you ever seen a player as contact avoidant as Deion? Just curious. I never have.

 

[Patjew]

Same idea. It still supports the money rules all sentiment most believe rules Mr. Samuel.

Not according to Asante: "Actually, they got it wrong. It says, "Get Rich To This." Gnarls Barkley came out with a song, "Get Rich To This." I take it to mean that whatever you're doing -- and it's not just about making money -- just get rich to this. You're doing your best. You're going all out. You want to succeed and do the best you're doing."