Will Asante Samuel's stats go down now that he is in the NFC East? The best division in the NFL?

Question

Will Asante Samuel's stats go down now that he is in the NFC East? The best division in the NFL?

Answer 1

Yep.

Answer 2

Those guys don't know c**p. Yes the NFC East  is one of the toughest division. Everyone except for the Eagles went to the playoffs and even they had a shot to make it in. Yes, Asante Samuel will see better receivers but it wasn't like he facing trash in the AFC. Marvin Harrison (speed demon) , Laveranues Coles (speed demon), Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens (kept to 66 yards), Plaxico Buress and Hines Ward.

So he faced some tough competitors because those were guys he played in the regular season. Now he will see TO and Plaxico twice, Torry Holt, Hines Ward (again), Santana Moss, Deion Branch (if he's healthy), Chad Johnson, Anquan Boldin and Braylon Edwards.

Asante Samuel is a play-maker. That's why you pay defensive backs the big money. He made plays and won Super Bowls with the Patriots so why would he suck now going to the NFC? Also the biggest thing that really helps him is Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson. His style defense is a zone blitz. The Eagles have a zone blitz system that gets at the quarterback and forces mistakes. Look at their secondary of Asante Samuel on one side then Sheldon Brown on the other and Lito Sheppard in the nickel spot then you have Brian Dawkins over the top? Not many secondary's in the NFL that deep and the one's that are deep produce results (Chargers, Patriots, Raiders, Giants, Cowboys). And they are blitzing you and sitting in zone coverage? That's dangerous because Jim Johnsons defense always gets at the quarterback so if anything I see Asante getting more picks and plays then he did in New England.

Answer 3

The NFC East isnt the best division in the NFL. The AFC South is.

Answer 4

100% yes.....covering TO and Plex is not going to look good for his upcoming year