The weird thing about the Asante Samuel situation is that the fans don’t seem to be getting emotionally involved in either side. At least that is my observation. We all want Asante to play for us, no one is telling him good riddance, but we also understand that the offer NE comes up with should be (and probably is) fair to him while still being smart for the team. That is what being an NFL fan has become. You invest more emotion into your team than any other sport, but you can’t get too attached to any individual player because the risk of injury is so high and the approach to the salary cap is so important. It literally takes 45 players to be successful. Of course, it would be easy to say, “Look at David Givens, Joe Andruzzi, Damien Woody.” I won’t even take that vengeful route. I won't preach that A.S. should suck it up and be thankful to play here. We really want it to work out for a deal, and Asante isn’t necessarily being the bad guy here, but if he doesn’t show up I think everyone will be fully prepared for life without him. And I can’t decide if I’d blame either side, just disappointed.
I’m curious what people think:
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- The Patriots should reward Samuel’s previously strong play and secure the future at the cornerback position by opening their wallet
- They should accept each other's position and part their ways so he can play for the Jets or some other d-bag team.
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Of those options, I choose option A.
This is proof that Belichick isn't just pulling all the stops to win this year and then he's retiring. That's what a lot of people felt when they got Moss, Adaleus, Welker, etc.
If that were the case, then they'd come to terms with Asante, no questions asked, but clearly Belichick/Pioli are also looking out for the best interests of this team going forward.
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