Comments on: Asomugha knows he hasn’t been “Superman”

By: xxakshunxx

xxakshunxx — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:54:48 +0000

Nnamdi hasnt been great but you can’t fault him entirely for that.. if the team actually had a safety who was even just above-average it would make Nnamdi and DRC legit corners, but both of those guys have to make up for the lack of talent and they get caught playing out of position. Corners with zero safety help isn’t much difference from a QB with terrible O-Line protection.. If Nate Allen had Kurt Colemans attitude he would be decent.. they both suck

By: axespray

axespray — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:29:04 +0000

I remember when Packer fans wanted Ted Thompson to break the bank for this guy…. considering that we’ve got Casey Hayward/Davon House/Shields (all for dirt cheap) – blah…. Smug “HAHA” comment – I’m lazy.

By: jeff6381

jeff6381 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:37:18 +0000

I think its been more scheme than him being the problem. I see blown coverage every game but because its his receiver that gets the touchdown or big play that goes on Nnamdi. I think with better schemes he would look a lot better but I just don’t think he can come back at that salary next season maybe if he takes a pay cut.

By: upperdecker19

upperdecker19 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:57:09 +0000

Would an interception be his kryptonite?

By: dolphins4

dolphins4 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:55:30 +0000

The Eagles need to find the next Troy Vincent or Sheldon Brown and the next Brian Dawkins coming out of college and draft them .And then let Nnamdi go play for the Cowboys or Jets.

By: dabutcha114

dabutcha114 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:45:12 +0000

Welcome back to the black hole Nnamdi.

By: patfanken

patfanken — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:33:56 +0000

Just another cautionary tale about signing the big money FA. The Eagles have done it twice now with Assante Samuel (with mixed results) and now Asomugha (with disastrous results).

Assigning a large percentage of your cap to a single player who isn’t your QB is inevitably a mistake. Just ask any Bills fan about their Mario Williams investment.

I find it amazing that teams keep on making that mistake….over and over….every year. It will be the same this year. Come March, FA will start and in the first week teams will open their wallets and hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent of players who, so very rarely, will play up to the level of their contracts.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:26:33 +0000

lgw91s
Nov 24, 2012, 8:57 AM CST
In truth, he has been more like Clark Kent.
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More like Jimmy Olsen.

By: 1509lucky

1509lucky — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:21:49 +0000

He has not been what we expected when he was signed,but he also plays with the WORST starting Safeties in The NFL. you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would take Allen and Coleman as Starters. Coleman is an absolute JOKE in Coverage,especially in over the top help.

By: mp4philly

mp4philly — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:05:13 +0000

He is terrible in zone and gets burned in straight up man coverage at times. How can a new coach help that?
I don’t care how classy he is because that does the team and the city no good. As far as I’m concerned he should be prosecuted for grand larceny. Dude stole money.

By: bigbluenationdb

bigbluenationdb — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:04:56 +0000

He benefited from playing in a terrible AFC West. Really what QB in AFC West do DBs have to fear. Combine that with a lack of talent at WR in the AFC West when he was there and you get a DB that looked great.

Rivers was the best QB in that division. That ain’t saying much.

By: lgw91s

lgw91s — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:57:52 +0000

In truth, he has been more like Clark Kent.

By: romangod

romangod — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:44:45 +0000

Mustbechris:

Good point. When a new coach comes in hopefully they will have a better idea how to use the existing players.

Shutupbrees:
I agree he can’t tackle…but a lot of Eagles have really showed little effort over the last two years. They have no character on this team…no heart. I am excited about a new coach coming in and cleaning house.

By: dirtmcgirt24

dirtmcgirt24 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:28:40 +0000

So what you’re saying is that after being a big fish in a small pond (AFC West) on a defense that no one ever thought twice about putting 40+ up on, this was suddenly going to be forgotten once joining the “Dream Team”?

Consider me shocked.

By: mustbechris

mustbechris — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:18:42 +0000

Superman can certainly be included on the list of things he hasn’t been since he was signed. I’d still like to see him play for an actual defensive coordinator though, whether that’s at corner or safety.

By: shutupbrees

shutupbrees — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:17:49 +0000

Its one thing to “not be superman”, its another to be the worst tackler in the NFL, repeatedly shy away from making hits, and constantly chasing WR from behind like the picture above.

Every time I see an embarrassing effort by an Eagle, I look at the replay to see if my first thought is confirmed, that its Asomugha, and most times it is.

He’s been the worst Free Agent corner signing since Larry Brown.

By: djcologne

djcologne — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:11:22 +0000

Things may not have worked out in Philly as has hoped, but Nnamdi is one of the classiest players in the NFL and I do wish him luck!