was because you left a 4th string WR wander off…the PERSON WHO U WERE SUPPOSE TO BE COVERING U FAVRING POSSSSSS in the biggest game.
IT WASN"T A ZONE COVERAGE IT WAS MAN… UR MORON!!!!!
ERRHHH I HATE THIS POS TAKING SMACK.

I’m a law student. I want to work for a large law firm. Young associates in large law firms know that after 5 years, one of two things will happen – you will proceed on your partnership track (about 33% chance of happening, assuming you even make it through 5 years – most don’t), or partnership will make it known to you that you should start looking for work elsewhere. This is because big law, like the NFL, is highly leveraged. The successful operation of the enterprise requires a large pool or (relatively) cheap, but talented “grunts,” with a very small number of highly-paid, highly-talented types at the top. Not everyone, even qualified individuals, make it to the top, due to the sheer nature of the business and the number of people trying to get there. Even if you’re earned it, there just might not be room for you at the top, because there’s only so much money to split up amongst everyone.

Asante brings the politics of personal life into the business of success. He’s wrong to think of the NFL, a massive conglomerate with international reach, as some down-home, mom-and-pop operation that looks out for its employees’ well-being first and its success second. Nobody has a right to be outwardly upset and childishly accusatory when they don’t feel they got what they “deserve” or what they feel they “earned.” He needs to grow up and remember that, after all is said and done, he’s still getting paid MILLIONS OF DOLLARS per year to PLAY A GAME!

You let 19-0 slip through your fingers, literally… you brain farted when you should have been covering David Tyree… You keep the Eagles IR bench nice and warm… why do we care about your opinion again?

Jackie MacMullan wrote a terrific piece about Asante Samuel in January of 2007, while Samuel was upset with his contract negotiations.

"I put up with a lot. But I was a fourth-round pick, so I had to. Bill [Belichick], Romeo [Crennel], the veterans, they never let up."

Football was a job now. There were film sessions, conditioning sessions, practice sessions, playbook sessions. Samuel tried to keep up. He put in his time in the weight room, but when he thought he was done, veteran Willie McGinest told him he wasn’t. He’d study film, and think he had it down, before Mike Vrabel would suggest he review it again.

One afternoon, after completing all his duties, Samuel was playing dominoes in the locker room. Belichick walked up to him, leaned into his face, and barked, "What is Derrick Mason going to do on third down?"

 "I was like, ‘Why ask me? This is break time,’ " Samuel said. "I never said anything, but why was he always on my case? I did everything he asked."

He’s not sure when his skills all came together. They say your fourth year in the league is when the game starts to slow down and you see things more clearly. Belichick points to Samuel’s preparation as the reason he’s excelled.

 "The fundamentals and techniques in the secondary are important," Belichick said. "They start in the offseason and they extend to training camp, and that’s what has to carry the players at that position a long way. I think Asante has done a good job of that.

 "He works well with his safeties, when they have combination coverages, knowing where your help is, that type of thing. He’s a smart player. He’s instinctive. He has good ball skills."

The Patriots put quality players in that locker room and Samuel learned how to be the corner he is today from them and from the steady pushing of Belichick and Crennel. With the Patriots, he joined a team that was earning status as a perennial Super Bowl contender. He may not like the business end of how his contract worked out with New England, but he ended up using those honed skills with playoff and Super Bowl experience to get his big pay-day with the Eagles.

By the way, reading this account sure makes me miss Willie even more.