Would You Gamble on Namdi Asoughma?

[WestCoastSportz]

Clearly, he didn't work out in Philly and is set to be released. Maybe his age (31) is catching up to him? Maybe it was just something to do with Philly and their defense, but to say he has struggled since being an Eagle would be an understatement. He's 4 days younger than Carlos Rogers and although Rogers didn't have the year he had when he first came to SF, he was still a viable cornerback option. Culliver had done a decent job but isn't ready for prime time just yet. At $4M a year, I think Namdi would be worth a gamble. If he's even a shadow of what he was in Oakland, then he would be an upgrade to this secondary. Maybe it will revitalize his passion and focus.

[RedandGold_35]

Not really interested. I'd have given him a pass if it was just one year he struggled in Philly with the first year being a complete mishandling on the part of the Eagles DC, but two years in a row he got burned constantly.

[5pointer]

Pass.

[DownSouth49er]

I would...I think philly's defensive scheme the past couple of years just sucked overall. I think a year wouldn't hurt to try him but I wouldn't commit to anything longer than that right now.

[rapjuicer06]

If he's not a lot of money I don't see why not

[Bayareaboy]

Id take him for the right price. He was just bad cuz the scheme I believe. Plus he's a hard worker and a good guy. Me and him were on first name basis and pretty good friends when he was a raider

[NinerHomer49]

Depends on how you define gamble. Would I sign him to a non-guaranteed contract and bring him into camp? Hell yeah I would.

[tapajafri]

nope. he's going to be a significant amount of money, even if it's way less than what he signed for, so this "right price" stuff is still too much.

[bigmac8675]

No... one of the main reasons he faltered in Philly was because they played a lot of zone D. In Oakland he played mostly man. He cannot play zone for ****... idk if its his closing speed, knowing his assignments, or whatever, but he cannot play zone. We tend to play zone quite a bit, so I would expect more of the same from him if he were to come here. No thanks, I rather go after a guy like Dunta Robinson who would be cheaper (even though I am not a huge fan of that move either).

[rapjuicer06]

His safeties were ungodly disgusting as well...not making excuses for him, he was bad...but his safeties made him look a lot worse

[PatelJ1010]

I heard in Training camp he wouldn't even eat with the team and opted to eat in his car.

But you never know maybe a scheme change can help him become elite. With our defense, it may help him look like a Pro Bowler. Take the gamble, but for the right price.

[WillisLovechild]

I say yes, for an affordable wage of course.

[NinerHomer49]

His safeties were ungodly disgusting as well...not making excuses for him, he was bad...but his safeties made him look a lot worse

I kind of see him at this point as a little bit faster Carlos Rogers coverage wise. Rogers seems to be better at run support though. Not that Aso was horrible (I really don't know), but I was pretty impressed with Rogers. What did NOT impress me was his willingness to tackle around the first down marker. Multiple times this year I saw him standing near a tackle he could have made while the WR fell forward for a 1st down.

[OREcoast49er]

Sure, for the right price. Which would be low. He sucked in Philly

[leftymo]

I'd rather consider Woodson as a safety or nickel CB... Namdi was terrible in philly.