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Raiders Courting Antonio Cromartie?

Chris Shellcroft — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:42:10 +0000

With the speed at which NFL news is flying it’s going to be difficult to know what is rumor and what is fact. Here is one report I hope is a rumor.

Making early headlines in the day are reports of the Raiders pursuing Jets’ free agent corner back Antonio Cromartie. The irony, of course, is that it is the Jets are in hot pursuit of Raiders’ All-Galaxy corner Nnamdi Asomugha.

Cromartie is among the more prized free agents on the market but he is also one of the more puzzling ones as well. Having seen Cromartie begin his career with the San Diego Chargers, Raider Nation is all too familiar with the inconsistent play that has plagued Cromartie over the years.

To be sure Cromartie is built like the type of corner Al Davis loves. At 6’2”, 210-pounds with 4.4 speed, Cromartie is similar to Asomugha from a physical standpoint. However the former Seminole couldn’t be more opposite that Asomugha in most every other area.
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Asomugha Speculation Illustrates Double Standard Applied to Al Davis

Chris Shellcroft — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:54:01 +0000

Two years ago Daniel Snyder made one of the worst investments in sports history. The misguided owner of the Washington Redskins committed $100-million to Albert Haynesworth. For his troubles Snyder has seen Haynesworth do more pouting than playing despite getting a large sum of that cash up front.

That same year Al Davis made Nnamdi Asomugha the highest paid defensive back in NFL history. For his money all Davis got from Asomugha was two Pro Bowl appearances, two All-Pro selections and plenty of great press from Nnamdi’s community involvement.

When both of these players inked highly lucrative deals only one was met with resounding disapproval. The national media had a field day with Al Davis. How could he overpay for a cornerback? He’s destroying contract negotiations for the rest of the league. There’s no way a DB is worth quarterback money.

There was no shortage of blame assigned to Mr. Davis. The following year Darrelle Revis held out in hopes of getting Nnamdi money. Blame Al. Meanwhile Albert Haynesworth was engaging in a holdout of his own. He refused to report to the team, demanding instead to be traded because he didn’t want to play nose tackle. Blame…Snyder?

Flash forward to the year of 2011. During a work stoppage where the issue keeping players locked out of work is how to best divide profits and the most valuable commodity on the market is…Nnamdi Asomugha.
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Darrelle Revis Doesn’t Deserve Nnamdi Asomugha Money

Chris Shellcroft — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:33:42 +0000

Asomugha stands alone as the best in the business. (Photo: YardBarker.com)

It’s real simple. This is not even up for debate. Sorry Rex Ryan, looks like you’re going to be playing without Darrelle Revis in 2010 if he’s expecting a Nnamdi Asomugha pay day.

One great season does not an elite cornerback make. It takes multiple years of proven excellence to gain admittance to the shutdown club. Every year one name changes while one stays constant in the argument for best corner. Champ Bailey or Nnamdi Asomugha, Cortland Finnegan or Nnamdi Asomugha and now we have Darrelle Revis or Nnamdi Asomugha.

Notice a pattern?

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