Stats can back up a lot of claims.
Then there are times the stats don’t mesh well with what your eyes are seeing. A statistical analysis says Asante Samuels is the best CB in the league and the second best is Antoine Winfield. While both Samuels and Winfield are very good corners, do you know anyone fans, coaches, media or Avatars who have Samuels and Winfield ranked #1 and #2?
Here is what Asante had to say.
Samuel has decided to spend his Easter morning tweeting about how great he is, with several links to a blog post that makes a statistical case for Samuel being one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.
“At least some people do their homework and just don’t believe the damn people that never played football,” Samuel wrote in a tweet supporting that blog post.
In multiple tweets directed at Eagles beat writers, Samuel provided the link and wrote, “A quick reminder that Asante Samuel is still a great CB.” Samuel seems to object to the coverage he has received in the media. He also retweeted a tweet that criticized “non football playin ass media mofo’s.”
“They always say I’m a gambler but I don’t get beat!” Samuel added. “Dude went threw 2 years of film and couldn’t find me getting beat. Stop the negative pub.”
If Samuels is so good why are the Eagles trying to trade him?
By the way Samuels deleted his Twitter account soon thereafter and someone scooped up the name and is pretending to be Nnamdi Asomugha.
Irony…