Will Asante Samuel shut down Steve Smith?

[beastson]

nmandi got that pick bc jake threw a horrible pass.....he is a shut down corner but even they get burnt,i would have loved if we would have tried him some more. and they didnt have saftey help,oakland mans up on the corner and let there safetys roam the field really to help with the run.

My dude lol

Watch the play again. You are correct, Jake threw a bad pass. But the safety was right there too. Just like the other interception. The ball was intercepted by a safety coming over

Yall actually think he played him one on one lol. You play the game to win, not prove somebody is the best. Yeah he did what he was supposed to do, but there was help

[Rello]

Asomugha didn't shut down Steve Smith, Delhomme is the one who made Smith look bad. As much as I like Delhomme, can you imagine if we had a accurate QB throwing Smith the ball? The play where Asmomugha shut down Smith was a stupid ass pass to delhomme. He threw a terrible deep ball against a CB who is 6'2.

I don't know why Delhomme keeps throwing deep to Steve Smith when he has CB's like D. Hall and Asmomugha lined up against him. Smith is a lot more effective when's running slants, and crossing routes because his YAC is insane. Yeah he has a 40 inch vertical but it's still going to be difficult for him at times to catch jump balls when's only 5'9. If Asomugha shut down Steve Smith I guess Chris Johnson did the same since he lined up against him throught the gm.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

I don't know why Delhomme keeps throwing deep to Steve Smith when he has CB's like D. Hall and Asmomugha lined up against him.

i almost stopped ready when you mentioned hall.

you can't possibly be serious.

Yeah he has a 40 inch vertical but it's still going to be difficult for him at times to catch jump balls when's only 5'9.

:smilielol5::rofl:

haven't watched many panther games have you?

If Asomugha shut down Steve Smith I guess Chris Johnson did the same since he lined up against him throught the gm.

i'm glad someone else saw that.

asomugha was on smith once...maybe twice.

[Gscottnc5]

Asomugha is the only shutdown CB in the NFL. Samual is half the player Nnamdi is.

What he said

[Rello]

i almost stopped ready when you mentioned hall.

you can't possibly be serious.

:smilielol5::rofl:

haven't watched many panther games have you?

i'm glad someone else saw that.

asomugha was on smith once...maybe twice.

Yeah i know everyone hates D Hall including me but don't pls don't act like Steve Smith destroyed him every time they faced each other.How many times did Smith beat D Hall deep? Maybe you should read what I wrote before you try to come off as a "know it all". I know Steve Smith can catch deep balls I'm not retarded. Smith is more effective when running slants, smoke route and crossing routes because he's a monster when he's in open space.

Nice comeback.........:rolleyes5:

[megadeth078]

If anybody is going to shutdown Smitty, it'll be Jake.

[Johnny Rockets]

JR-OK so Asante hasn't changed, you seem to agree w/my assessment, no?

Missed what you said the first time around and yes I agree......I am not complaining though......I like having him as an Eagle. The guy can be a game changer.

[Cpanthers5851]

assante has made his living off of a good front 7 getting pressure and picking off bad throws. the guy is solid. but IMO, he is very overrated.

so no, assante will not shut down smitty.

[rayzor]

i don't think samuel is overrated unless you are considering him a shut down corner. he has really good cover skills but that isn't where he is at his best.

[Johnny Rockets]

assante has made his living off of a good front 7 getting pressure and picking off bad throws. the guy is solid. but IMO, he is very overrated.

so no, assante will not shut down smitty.

Depends on if you find that aspect of the game overrated or not. I personally like pick 6's.

[Cpanthers5851]

i don't think samuel is overrated unless you are considering him a shut down corner. he has really good cover skills but that isn't where he is at his best.

ive heard a lot of people say he was a shut down corner(not on her, just in general). thats y i say overrated.

[Snake]

He did last year

last year was held to 1 reception for 9 yards and we barely won that game

Yea but they rolled coverage also..... I dont think we will ever see a team put there best CB one on one with Smith after what happened to Smoot and about ever other "Shut down" CB that year. The Eagles will roll coverage too Smith because they are not worried about Moose burning them. End of story.

[Udogg]

What Rello said was true in a way. Hall plays Steve Smith pretty good. He cannot however shut him down. Last time they played was Deangelo's meltdown game, and Steve was going to the house on him when he tackled him and got the PI penalty.

Asomugha broke up 2 passes that Jake threw to Steve and it wasn't because they were extremely bad throws. Asomugha ran the route better than Steve Smith did. He best corner in league period. Anyone who watched that game would realize this.

Samuels is a good cornerback also. I think with the proper scheme he is good enough to "contain" Steve Smith. 1 on 1, it wouldn't be a contest, but thats why its the Eagles vs Panthers and not Steve Smith vs Asante Samuels.

[DaCityKats]

BULLSH*T. Aso used a classic arm-bar technique to beat Smith on that play.

no the hell he didn't nmandi was beat if jake would have lead him and put it to the outside.his throw was short, and that was really the only time we tried him.