I don’t like the thought of asking Asante Samuel to tackle Cowboy wide receiver Miles Austin, who is as strong as an ox, at 6’3″ and weighing 215 pounds.
Looking at the tapes, the images of Samuel trying to tackle Austin should make Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott lose sleep at night.
At the same time, you know if the Cowboys throw over there a few times, Samuels will pick one or two of them off and set the Eagles up for easy scores.
This match-up will be one of the keys to the game. Will Austin be breaking Samuel’s tackles and contributing big plays or will Samuel pick Romo off and set up Eagles touchdowns?
Austin has lit the league up with his 10 catch 250 yard day against the Chiefs as well as the 6 catch 171 yard day against Atlanta.
He has mainly been catching curl routes, then turning up field, breaking tackles and running for touchdowns.
Austin does a tremendous job of coming back to the football, catching it, then breaking tackles. I emphasize the fact that this guy breaks tackle.
We all know about Samuel and his reluctance to tackle. He just doesn’t seem to be committed to tackling people. You could see why it doesn’t look like a good match up for the Birds.
Samuel has been one of the worst tackling cornerbacks I have ever seen. I wonder if he has a tackling clause in his contract or if he thinks his job only involves trying to get interceptions.
They’ve got to talk to Samuel and make sure he knows that he must at least grab this guy and hold him so somebody else can come and get him on the ground. He can’t whiff and totally miss the guy.
On the positive side, if they make a habit of throwing Samuel’s way, you know he’s going to make them pay with an interception.
Remember to check out how many times Tony Romo decides to throw Samuel’s way and what exactly happens when he does. It could be the difference in the game.
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