Why is asomugha so good

Asomugha keeps a spiral notebook in which he records everything that happens in all of his games. He wrote at the beginning of the season, "Don't get lazy because they don't throw to you. The Raiders have begun playing Asomugha at safety in some formations with the idea of getting him an interception and because regular starter Michael Huff has played horribly.

The Raiders go up against the Broncos this week, and Broncos coach Mike Shanahan had some words for Asomugha this week. For people not to talk about him as the top corner in the NFL, along with Champ Bailey, to me, is a crime. He plays the run, he plays the pass, the guy is a competitor.

He's the most underrated top player in the game—I can't say the history of the game because I haven't been around here that long—but I can say in my 25 years, he is by far the most underrated player. Shanahan continues—"I've never met him but I'm going to shake his hand after the game because I keep on looking for him but I never get a chance to talk to him.

He's one of my favorite players, even though he is with the Raiders. That shows you how much I like him. On this level, a QB has a play, reads coverage, predicts who's open and throws there. Sometimes you need x number of yards. Then you favor the route that gives you x yards. Don't throw to a 5 yard hitch if you're on 3rd and Sometimes the route is not open so you throw somewhere else - leaving John Madden to say "If you need 10 then why are you throwing to a route that gives you 7?

You ever play madden and just not pick plays that have a route you wanna hit be performed by the guy Champ Bailey is covering? The plays are not designed to go at the receiver who is being covered by Asomugha I really need to learn how to spell his name from memory.

Yeah he may be another read but most pass plays are designed to get one or two receivers open because of the way the coverage is going to react to the other routes. The Raiders secondary provides a beautiful example of why the team will not be successful for seasons to come Last season, following a year when opponents only threw the ball in Scrabble's direction ten times, he became a free agent.

Did the Raiders lock him up to a longterm deal to keep him a Raider until the end of his career? No, they franchised him and gave him a one year deal. Admittedly that's good money but no longterm security and with it an implied lack of respect. Hall's antics in Atlanta were part of the franchise's downfall last year, culminating in his sideline support for convicted felon Michael Vick.

On the field, Hall has been cover-your-eyes awful. He sits about 10 yards off the receiver and watches opposing QBs complete pass after pass. On opening MNF, a rookie receiver playing his first game caught 9 passes for yards mostly against Hall in primetime.

Is this really Pro Bowl calibre play? Every game I've seen Hall make at least one tackle where he is lucky not to get flagged for a horsecollar tackle. Heck, he may not be able to defend passes but at least don't get flagged for tackling the wrong way. Returning to the point of the article and my comment, Asomugha has been a complete professional this year.

This allowed Nnamdi to sit back and not have to worry about bump-and-run coverages. He could let the cushion dissipate and then smother his receiver. This led to him allowing just one touchdown over the three-year span. He was so good in Oakland that he could have signed whatever contract he wanted.

Unfortunately, he got his wish and went to a playoff team that misused him as a result of his great play. When looking at his Oakland years, he's definitely worth every penny of the massive contract he signed.

However, his Philadelphia years are the exact opposite of what he was in Oakland. Where he allowed one touchdown in three years there, he allowed nine touchdowns in the two seasons in Philadelphia. His time in Philadelphia showed a huge regression in almost every statistical metric. He allowed more touchdowns than ever in his career.

He also got targeted twice as much by the time he left. He had regressed from the best corner in a decade to a talented corner who can't cover deep anymore. That same year, Champ Bailey allowed 37 completions on 63 attempts.

Asomugha trailed future Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Smith for the entire game. In the end, he only gave up one catch for nine yards. Tell that to Jalen Ramsey , who gave up eight catches for 87 yards against a year old Smith. Or three years earlier, when Smith matched up with Richard Sherman and hung up six catches for 51 yards and a score. He did catch a touchdown, but that was in between linebacker Kirk Morrison and safety Michael Huff in the redzone.

The rest of the game, Asomugha held him to one catch. Texans legend Andre Johnson, faced off against No.