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Is there any reason Samuel is only playing like 25% of the snaps???

micnificent28

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I’m not sure what more he has to do to work his way into the field. For everyone that’s says”the best players always play” doesn’t know this team. His touchdown to opportunity rate has to be amazing at this point. He has shown the ability to win in the big and small game(lost in the big game jump ball as well).

At this point it’s not DJ Moore Vs Curtis Samuel as both are good football players. A good head coach would see the film and say hey, we gotta get these guys the ball more instead of Funchess getting 7-8 targets and dropping half of them. For most of the game I thought Samuel was being disciplined or was injured. 

I don’t think I can stomach another week of Samuel playing 15 plays.

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I dont remember anytime during Rivera's tenure that we have demoted an established player. I remember trading Beason to Giants to allow Luke to play his natural MLB position. For Samuel to get more than 15% of the snaps, we have to cut into Funchess' snaps, which I am in favor of. 

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I think after this last game he should pass Goonchess on the depth chart. If #10 and #12 arent on the field the majority of the plays, we know the staff either doesnt care about winning or absolutely clueless on how to do so. I think #13 has played well given his role, I dont want to reduce his role.

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5 hours ago, micnificent28 said:

I’m not sure what more he has to do to work his way into the field. For everyone that’s says”the best players always play” doesn’t know this team. His touchdown to opportunity rate has to be amazing at this point. He has shown the ability to win in the big and small game(lost in the big game jump ball as well).

At this point it’s not DJ Moore Vs Curtis Samuel as both are good football players. A good head coach would see the film and say hey, we gotta get these guys the ball more instead of Funchess getting 7-8 targets and dropping half of them. For most of the game I thought Samuel was being disciplined or was injured. 

I don’t think I can stomach another week of Samuel playing 15 plays.

Because of Funchess & Smith being on the roster.

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