Nnamdi Asomugha explains eye injury, offensive pass interference
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Nnamdi Asomugha explains eye injury, offensive pass interference
Zach Berman, Inquirer Staff Writer
At one point, it was reported that Nnamdi Asomugha was on his way to the hospital. The next minute, Asomugha was on the field playing.
As it turned out, Asomugha never went to the hospital. He had an eye injury after he was poked in the right eye in the second quarter. A doctor from Wills Eye Hospital was at the stadium and cleared Asomugha."
"I just wanted to play," Asomugha said. "I was in the trainer room and they were ready to take me to the hospital. And I looked up and I think it was Brandon Hughes who was out there, and I hate putting guys in that position that have come off the bench. Obviously, you should be able to play. There was just some thinking that if we let it wear down a little bit and I can get some vision back, and we'll go back there."
Asomugha wore a visor after he re-entered the game. He said it was tough to see in his right eye, so he needed to gain bearings.
He was also involved in two pivotal plays late in the fourth quarter. Asomugha was flagged for pass interference and also drew offensive pass interference. The latter pushed the Giants' potential game-winning field goal back.
"I didn't know they were going to call it," Asomugha said. "Those go either way sometimes. I know when it's the defensive guy, they're more apt to call it. ...I knew it had to be on them, because no way, I was looking at the ball."
Our safeties bit TERRIBLY on two Eli Manning play action passes (well at least two, but there were two that happened in the same series and were really blatant). In both cases Nnamdi was playing underneath and for the hundredth time this season the safety was out of position. On the second one BOTH safeties jumped forward biting on the play action fake. I like Kurt Coleman's gritty play, but the Eagles have to get that cleaned up.— mx55- Yeah, it's getting ridiculous. I actually feel bad for Asomugha. He's getting a bad rap for not living up to his hype, but in a lot of cases he's getting blamed for blowing plays that were a result of safeties being out of position. Despite the better play of the defense this year, you can tell the defensives backs still aren't working in synch like they need to be. Hopefully with some more games together, that gets worked out. — JFW3
- Glad his eye is O.K. by the way.— mx55
- Dawkins should give Asomugha his old visor— Ohmy
- I thought Hughes played well in Asomughas place.— watsonmr
- I think the "bite" on play-action is a part of the advanced run support the "wide -9" reqires...the Giants saw the plays on their "cheat sheets" and exploited it. How we teach the technique this week will be critical against the steelers, (has to do with speed of our backs getting to run support on runs quicker, waiting a second or to, to reconize a play action pass) still gotta look into the backfield but you will always risk the 1-on-1 If you bite and are out of place to support the pass. Happy with the win in our division.."Fly eagles Fly"...Congrats to #20!— pibby
- Based on his play n the fourth quarter, here's hoping he gets poked in both eyes next week.— jimmymack
- Re: Safeties being out of position: This defense is pretty much a really good safety away from being one of the best D's in the league. Allen is good, Coleman is adequate, but those mistakes is what is keeping the D from being top in the league.— johnnysanz3
