Asante Samuel Ruled Out Against Cowboys

by JasonB on Dec 23, 2011 11:23 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 07: Asante Samuel #22 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks off the field after being injured during the first quarter of the game against the Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field on November 7, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Asante Samuel has missed practice all week with a hamstring injury, so it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that he's been officially ruled out for tomorrow's game against the Cowboys.

That means that Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will get the start in his place. DRC played well filling in last week so the Eagles are lucky to not have a huge dropoff at the position. Plus, the duo of DRC & Nnamdi Asomugha on the outside and Joselio Hanson in the slot has a really good chance of being our secondary next year. So this will be a good chance to get a preview against a good Dallas receiving corps.

The Eagles need to beat the Cowboys tomorrow night to keep their playoff hopes alive, that is of course if the hopes are alive by game time... The Giants play the Jets at prior to the Eagles game. Should the Giants win, the Eagles are eliminated.

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Beat the Cowgirls….regardless…. we could be 0-15 with a chance 1st overall pick and I would still want them to beat the Cowgirls….just CANNOT stand that team

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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Dec 23, 2011 11:26 AM EST reply actions

this

a million times this

GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!

by tanman5 on Dec 23, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

DRC!!!!!!!!

I’ve been waiting to see him outside where he SHOULD’VE been playing all year

by phightin_iggles on Dec 23, 2011 11:43 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Well, you cant blame the coaches dude….who would of sat out on the outside?

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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Dec 23, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions

Put nnamdi in the slot?

GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!

by tanman5 on Dec 23, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

This may play to our benefit, in that our best NB will be playing their respective position. But DAMN if Asante out there doesn’t help me sleep easier.

'Study long. ... Study wrong. ..' Chad Butler

by Illadelphia-Braintrust on Dec 23, 2011 11:50 AM EST via mobile reply actions

dilemma

I actually think that DRC will be fine on the outside. No one should beat him deep as he has crazy speed. However where I am concerned is, if they put Nnamdi on Witten at times (as they did last game) who is left to cover Dez Bryant ? Hughes ? Marsh ? Hanson ? eek.

by Gdog2009 on Dec 23, 2011 12:16 PM EST reply actions

Hopefully..

Rodgers-Cromartie brings his all this game. He had a tendency to give up in the slot..

by doodle on Dec 23, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

Wouldn’t it make more sense to put DRC on Bryant? Let the two physical freaks have at it. Austin/Robinson are the issues.

Or, we could role the dice and put Clayton on Witten and then Nnamdi on Austin, DRC on Bryant and Hoselio on Robinson.

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by philiafan14364 on Dec 23, 2011 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

I like this plan...

The one thing our LBs are (pretty) good at is covering TEs. I wouldn’t expect them to shut Witten out of the game, but between Clayton, Chaney and Matthews, I think we can limit his impact.

And if we stick with the LBs covering Witten, then we can dominate them on the outside with DRC and NA.

by deg0ey on Dec 23, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

None of this will really matter,

if we can pressure romo like we did last week against the jets..just bring those disguised blitzes that we all use to see from JJ…I saw some of that last week and the week before that

by deucedeuce on Dec 23, 2011 11:53 PM EST up reply actions