Comments on: Vick’s contract could pinch Nnamdi, too http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 14:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dallascowboysdishingthereal http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2335372 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:30:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2335372 Asomugha-ha-ha took the Eagles money and laughed all the way to the bank.

]]> By: umainebearman http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2334433 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:09:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2334433 Funny people are forgetting why the Raiders had to cut him loose. He didn’t meet the stats for the incentives in his Raiders contract so the cut gim and didn’t have to pay him a thing. If the greedy Eagles had realized the Raiders where actually very intelligent in that regard and done the same they wouldn’t be in this situation. If they cut him they will be missing a lead tackler in the secondary. Of course most of his tackles where his own team mates but at least he was getting them to the ground.

]]> By: therealtrenches http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2334256 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:11:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2334256 mcjon22 says: Feb 12, 2013 1:21 PM

It’s not that he’s not as good as he was, he’s just a poor fit in the system they’ve been running

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whether or not you *really* believe that, his new coach said “football is football” at his first PC as an NFL coach. And if “Chippah” really believes that “football is football” regardless of the system being played, then he’ll axe Naamdi sooner rather than later. If football is football, then you can’t play if you can’t play.

]]> By: tmatic74 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2334107 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:16:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2334107 Can not play with him can not win with him…

]]> By: mjtn http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333931 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:34:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333931 Restructuring his contract to pay him a signing bonus of $0 and a base salary of 0$ with incentives to earn 0$ would be twice what he’s worth.

]]> By: ochospantalones http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333867 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:47:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333867 I do not see how anyone who actually watched Nnamdi play this season could believe he was just in the wrong system. You’re thinking of 2011, when they moved him all over the field. In 2012 they let him play press coverage on the sideline, and he was terrible at it. I don’t know how he became this bad this quickly, but he is no longer a starting corner back. He can’t run, he’s not physical at the point of contact, he doesn’t tackle, he gives up on plays, and every time he gets burned he points at his teammates. I wouldn’t bring him back to the Eagles at any price. Maybe he can revive his career elsewhere, but I doubt it. He quit on the team, but he seems like a good person off the field, so I don’t really harbor any ill will towards the guy. But he’s been a total disaster in Philly, and it’s time for him to go.

]]> By: ndnjalabi http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333754 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:48:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333754 Tape a cheetah to his back

]]> By: 6thsense79 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333703 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:29:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333703 Good cornerbacks have a fairly long by NFL standards shelf life. It is really difficult for me to believe an All Pro player all of sudden can’t play minus a major injury. I’ve seen him go man to man on too many good receivers while in Oakland. He locked the majority down and now less than a year later he can’t play? To tell you the truth over the past two seasons the only player on Philly I saw shine above and beyond was Shady McCoy. The rest of the team as a whole has been disappointing.

]]> By: raiderinva http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333647 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:03:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333647 Rob Ryan coached Nnamdi in Oakland. Rob Ryan wanted Nnamdi in Dallas.

Rob Ryan needs CB help in New Orleans, and Nnamdi is an upgrade in The Big Easy.

]]> By: drstevenbrule http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333500 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:08:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333500 I’m guessing all these people who are saying, “Nnamdi is still good, it’s just the system”, have never watched an Eagles game. They tried him in zone and man, the let him press and play off. Didn’t matter, any receiver with decent speed blew right past him.

]]> By: bonato55 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333450 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:39:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333450 Nnamdi Asomugha = HUGE HUGE disappointment as an Eagles fan

]]> By: smackywomack http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333447 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:38:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333447 As a skins fan I hope the eagles keep him.

]]> By: radrntn http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333434 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:28:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333434 should have never left…welcome back home

]]> By: grandpoopah http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333430 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:27:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333430 Cut him. He couldn’t cover my grandma.

]]> By: popdawg99 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333421 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:24:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333421 How can he possibly know what any other team would be willing to pay him while he is still under contract? A blog that loves to slam teams for violating the tampering rules should at least recognize when those rules are implicated.

]]> By: titans12thman http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333404 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:17:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333404 Nnamdi Asomugha clearly isn’t the same player he once was.

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In my opinion I think that Nnamdi is the same player he has always been. He was just misused in the system. Classic case of not using a players strengths and abilities properly. That said, I agree regardless of where he is put on the field, that he is not a top 3 corner.

]]> By: justintuckrule http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333391 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:14:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333391 Nnot worth 7 mil

]]> By: coltzfan166 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333390 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:13:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333390 Isn’t he also like 33 years old?

]]> By: jh500 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333375 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:09:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333375 another victim of bad play calling. This guy did shut down Calvin Johnson last season…

]]> By: 3yardsndust http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333369 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:06:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333369 Nnamdi Ah-ma-so-slow-now.

]]> By: kenny328usa http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333355 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:59:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333355 “why not offer the same deal to Asomugha?” Here is why: he stinks anymore and can no longer play corner in this league. On top of that he has no heart and can’t hit anyone. I wouldn’t even give him $800,000 to play special teams

]]> By: eaglesfan290 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333354 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:57:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333354 Did anyone even watch him play last year…………..he wasn’t even worth a league min contract.

Just cut him

]]> By: freepretzels http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333339 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:48:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333339 I don’t know if he wants to come back to Philly. At the stadium the fans hate this guy, I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a more poisonous response than Nnamdi gets in person.

]]> By: chavo8081 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333331 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:44:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333331 Nnamdi routinely shutdown top wr’s in oakland, Larry fitz, steve smith, andre johnson…its not a system thing, hes just lost his speed.

]]> By: mullman76 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333328 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:42:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333328 The eagles did not use him correctly.

He was a very good CB on horrible Oakland teams, philly muffed this one.

He went to Cal, maybe he will come back to the West Coast and play for the Silver and Black. That would be nice.

]]> By: ukraiders http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333327 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:42:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333327 He was a product of the Al Davis system. Plus the other corner was either Chris Johnson or Stanford Routt……or Fabian Washington. good man to man corner but that was with linebackers underneath and usually a safety behind. He is good just not elite.

]]> By: southpaw2k http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333312 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:37:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333312 Funny how two years ago he was the #1 targeted free agent, and I remember Ravens fans clamoring for the team to somehow sign him. I hated the idea since I didn’t want $15 million tied up to a defensive back, and two years later what happens? The Ravens are world champs, and Asomugha is a shell of what he was in Oakland. I’d say that worked out pretty well.

]]> By: mp4philly http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333301 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:33:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333301 He deserves nothing. Dimitri Patterson was better at corner. He is awful.

]]> By: bigredgoog http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333299 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:32:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333299 By not having guaranteed contracts this type of realistic flexibility is available. The NFL is better off if there would be rules prohibiting guaranteed contracts as well as front loaded contracts through signing bonuses. The trade off to the players union should be establishig a salary cap floor. (I know one is coming next year)

The goal would be to pay players who are currently valuable and performing as opposed to paying players based upon a contract you can’t get out of for years. Such deals make it difficult for teams to recover from past errors and thus erases hope for their fans.

]]> By: dcbassguy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/12/vicks-contract-could-pinch-nnamdi-too/#comment-2333290 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:27:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1734398#comment-2333290 Please just cut him and get it over with. He wasn’t even the 3rd best Cb in PHI last year.

To make it worse, every time he got beat, he blamed someone else. By the end of the year it was sad to watch him play.

I don’t think he was ever as good as he was made out to be, but he certainly “got old” in a hurry. He didn’t lose a step, he lost his whole dance card.

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