Namdee Asumole

[GAV]

I hear this From Eagle fans all the time. "Why can't Juan Castillo just use Nnamdi like he was used in Oakland?"

My response, "Why can't Nnamdi be a professional and learn to play in the Eagles' scheme?"

"Well, it isn't because he lacks the intelliegence or ability. It is because he isn't motivated."

"He was successful in Oakland. Why not just let him fill that role here?"

"It isn't that hard and he's smart enough to learn and excel here. So why isn't he doing it? Why does he always look confused?"

...because he's lazy.

[Warbuck$_Redux]

I hear this From Eagle fans all the time. "Why can't Juan Castillo just use Nnamdi like he was used in Oakland?"

My response, "Why can't Nnamdi be a professional and learn to play in the Eagles' scheme?"

"Well, it isn't because he lacks the intelliegence or ability. It is because he isn't motivated."

"He was successful in Oakland. Why not just let him fill that role here?"

"It isn't that hard and he's smart enough to learn and excel here. So why isn't he doing it? Why does he always look confused?"

...because he's lazy.

Hmmm..hard for me to agree with you here.

[SuPeRfLyKiD]

Totally disagree here. Castillo is the one at fault and isn't using him to his strengths. The guy was a top 2 press/man corner in Oakland, has great size, and he comes here and has to deal with playing 5 yards off the receiver in a zone.

I remember a similar discussion I had with Blitzed back in the day. I'm not a DeAngelo Hall fan, but he'd always argue that the Falcons ran too much soft Cover 2 zone with Hall and didn't utilize his strengths which I agreed with. It's kind of the same problem with Asomugha.

Samuel is gone and they have Rodgers-Cromartie who also has good size. There is no need for them to be lined up off the receiver every play. It's sickening to watch, especially when they do it inside the 15 yard line. They're essentially giving away the quick slant, which is what happened in the Pittsburgh preseason game. Asomugha lined up 5 yards off of Emmanuel Sanders on like the 8 yard line, Jaiquawn Jarrett blew the zone at safety, and Leftwich hit him on the easy slant for the score.

Our safeties blow and get lost too easily, so they need to utilize more man to man with the corners. It's very frustrating.

[MonoxideChild]

Totally disagree here. Castillo is the one at fault and isn't using him to his strengths. The guy was a top 2 press/man corner in Oakland, has great size, and he comes here and has to deal with playing 5 yards off the receiver in a zone.

I remember a similar discussion I had with Blitzed back in the day. I'm not a DeAngelo Hall fan, but he'd always argue that the Falcons ran too much soft Cover 2 zone with Hall and didn't utilize his strengths which I agreed with. It's kind of the same problem with Asomugha.

Samuel is gone and they have Rodgers-Cromartie who also has good size. There is no need for them to be lined up off the receiver every play. It's sickening to watch, especially when they do it inside the 15 yard line. They're essentially giving away the quick slant, which is what happened in the Pittsburgh preseason game. Asomugha lined up 5 yards off of Emmanuel Sanders on like the 8 yard line, Jaiquawn Jarrett blew the zone at safety, and Leftwich hit him on the easy slant for the score.

Our safeties blow and get lost too easily, so they need to utilize more man to man with the corners. It's very frustrating.

The captain of the defense should be adjusting the calls at the line then

[SuPeRfLyKiD]

The captain of the defense should be adjusting the calls at the line then

It's not necessarily the linebacker's responsibility, who has the mic in his helmet and calls the plays, to call out coverage schemes.

The biggest problem is that the safeties, Nate Allen and especially Jaiquawn Jarrett, have the football IQ of a lawn-dart. They have terrible post-snap awareness and lay out their own players half the time they go for a tackle. There is no reason they should have any responsibility other than providing over the top help. The corners are good enough to keep track of everything in front of them.

[thegame11]

Dude is overrated big time, he's not even close to Revis.

[Michura]

It couldn't possibly be that he just has certain strengths and weaknesses to his game. That's like me asking someone who is only good at fortune cookie talk to logically reason things out and support his arguments with actual facts.

[JoeJGibbs]

It couldn't possibly be that he just has certain strengths and weaknesses to his game. That's like me asking someone who is only good at fortune cookie talk to logically reason things out and support his arguments with actual facts.

hahahaha ding! While we're at it, why can't Dwight Howard shoot 3's? If only he weren't lazy. Why can't Stephen Strausburg hit for higher average?

Why can't Assante Samuel play man to man coverage? LAZY MOFOS!

Joking aside, theres about umpteen physical reasons why most cornerbacks are small. Most things they need to be able to do are reactionary.
Man to man, especially press coverage, is exactly what a player like Asomugha needs to be playing. Him floating around in space means he has to be able to start and stop, swivel his hips, have the correct footwork, lower his center of gravity... all things I'm sure he's capable of - but not at the level he was when going body to body on a WR and already drastically impacting their route and game speed.

It's about leverage vs. having none. Which is why Assante is good in zone, sucks at man, and Aso is just the opposite.

[GAV]

hahahaha ding! While we're at it, why can't Dwight Howard shoot 3's? If only he weren't lazy. Why can't Stephen Strausburg hit for higher average?

Why can't Assante Samuel play man to man coverage? LAZY MOFOS!

Joking aside, theres about umpteen physical reasons why most cornerbacks are small. Most things they need to be able to do are reactionary.
Man to man, especially press coverage, is exactly what a player like Asomugha needs to be playing. Him floating around in space means he has to be able to start and stop, swivel his hips, have the correct footwork, lower his center of gravity... all things I'm sure he's capable of - but not at the level he was when going body to body on a WR and already drastically impacting their route and game speed.

Nnamdi isn't struggling to do what is asked of him; he's struggling to know what to do.

[JoeJGibbs]

Nnamdi isn't struggling to do what is asked of him; he's struggling to know what to do.

1) Do you have proof of the statement you made?

2) I give 'The Rock' eyebrow more to the guy who has NEVER coached defense (Castillo), coached only O line, has never succeeded with his job vs. the guy who has had great success prior to being paired with said Coach.

[levdgg]

1) Do you have proof of the statement you made?

2) I give 'The Rock' eyebrow more to the guy who has NEVER coached defense (Castillo), coached only O line, has never succeeded with his job vs. the guy who has had great success prior to being paired with said Coach.

I think Gav's end game is to become famous by ultimately having the most generalized statement in history attributed to him. When he finally does it, ESPN will have a 30 for 30 documentary about it; replete with a montage of his most nebulous statements, the trials and tribulations of his down years when he substantiated his arguments, his Bird-Magic rivalry with Michura, and a **** load of interviews in which he provides vague quotes about himself.

[Inv]

I hear this From Eagle fans all the time. "Why can't Juan Castillo just use Nnamdi like he was used in Oakland?"

My response, "Why can't Nnamdi be a professional and learn to play in the Eagles' scheme?"

"Well, it isn't because he lacks the intelliegence or ability. It is because he isn't motivated."

"He was successful in Oakland. Why not just let him fill that role here?"

"It isn't that hard and he's smart enough to learn and excel here. So why isn't he doing it? Why does he always look confused?"

...because he's lazy.

I disagree man everyone has strengths and weaknesses it is up to the coaches to use those players in a way that use players strengths to lead the team to victory.

[GAV]

1) Do you have proof of the statement you made?

2) I give 'The Rock' eyebrow more to the guy who has NEVER coached defense (Castillo), coached only O line, has never succeeded with his job vs. the guy who has had great success prior to being paired with said Coach.

I don't have any hard proof, just observations. The Eagles generally keep things very close to the vest and this is no exception. Am I even 100% sure? No, but I have seen enough to make a safe assumption that Nnamdi is the latest Philly athlete to get paid and lose his motivation. I watched it happen with Donovan McNabb. I watched it happen with Matt Geiger. I have a pretty good hunch that I'm watching it with Nnamdi Asomugha now. Studying is a big part of being a professional and he just isn't doing it.

[GAV]

I think Gav's end game is to become famous by ultimately having the most generalized statement in history attributed to him. When he finally does it, ESPN will have a 30 for 30 documentary about it; replete with a montage of his most nebulous statements, the trials and tribulations of his down years when he substantiated his arguments, his Bird-Magic rivalry with Michura, and a **** load of interviews in which he provides vague quotes about himself.

My ambitions for fame are nonexistant.

[levdgg]

My ambitions for fame are nonexistant.

Out of all the atrocities in Philly sports history, did you really use a forgettable bench player as the standard?

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