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Asante Samuel to Dallas?

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Asante Samuel is going to hold out for higher pay in New England. Oh boy...let the trade talks begin. How great would it be to get Samuel to wear a helmet with a star on it? Is Samuel better than Anthony Henry?

Well, before we all start raising our hands for Samuel, let's remember that Anthony Henry also was an interception machine for the Browns. He came to Dallas and sort of underachieved. Would Samuel? Hard to say, impossible to say, really. But he's aggressive. The Patriots didn't really have a terrific secondary either. They ranked 31st in 2005. Belichick said he wanted to focus on the secondary before the 2006 season. By end of season, the pass defense averaged 200 yards against. New England went from 31st to 7th in pass defense and much of that respect can go on Samuel's shoulders.

But he's only had one super year. The most INTs he's had any other year was just three. One key statistic is half of his INTs last year came in the fourth quarter, which is very nice. Eight of them were when the Patriots were ahead. Three of them were against one team: Da Bears.


I certainly grew tired of the deep ball scores and catches against us for the past three years. Even when the receiver appears covered, the ball is still caught.


Am I making a case for Samuel to be a Cowboy?
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