Oct 15th 2008 9:50PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West
Things are bleak for the Oakland Raiders right now. The owner is crazy, the new head coach thinks the second-year quarterback may be in over his head, former players think they suck … it’s mayhem out there. Of course, there are some positives in the bay area, starting with cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, who may be the closest thing the NFL currently has to a “shutdown corner.”
Looking at the numbers, there’s nothing that really jumps out and makes you say, “wow, that guy is awesome.” He currently has 11 tackles, three passes defended and zero interceptions. You might be asking what the big deal is. Well, it’s tough to bat down passes and register interceptions when . From Raiders beat writer Jerry McDonald:Asomugha recounted one pass thrown at him in each game, with the exception of the Chiefs game, when there was two. Every week he talks himself into believing it will be the game where teams will come after him, and every week he’s wrong. He writes all of it down in a spiral bound notebook he showed to reporters Wednesday. “Don’t get lazy because they’re not throwing at you,” Asomugha wrote in his book, followed by reminders of what can happen if he happens to let his guard down for even a single play.Continue Reading
