# NFL - Raiders cut DeAngelo Hall

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-raiders-cut-deangelo-hall/471454>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 6, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-raiders-cut-deangelo-hall/471454 "2008-11-06T15:17:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-raiders-cut-deangelo-hall/471454/21 "2008-11-08T23:13:45Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> That’s kind of what you’d expect, though - I mean, if teams never throw at Asomugha, they _have_ to throw at the other guy.

Hey, don’t try to apply logic to my posts. 😃 Seriously though, Asomugha is a real stand up guy and a heck of a player too yet Al franchises him and gives a bum like Hall a 70 mil contract. It’s crazy.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-raiders-cut-deangelo-hall/471454/22 "2008-11-09T14:53:25Z")

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See, now I just picked up Mr. Hall in my fantasy league that has individual players. Then again, I picked up Dre Bly when the Lions signed him because I know he’d get thrown at. All he has to do is swat a couple of them and make a couple tackles and I think I’ve got a solid investment, especially because teams are going to test him out and throw at him.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-raiders-cut-deangelo-hall/471454/23 "2008-11-09T17:56:55Z")

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> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#):
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> See, now I just picked up Mr. Hall in my fantasy league that has individual players. Then again, I picked up Dre Bly when the Lions signed him because I know he’d get thrown at. All he has to do is swat a couple of them and make a couple tackles and I think I’ve got a solid investment, especially because teams are going to test him out and throw at him.

He probably won’t start much (if at all) this year, though. He doesn’t know the system at all, so the only thing they can do with him at the moment is send him out in nickel/dime packages and say, “cover that guy”.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-raiders-cut-deangelo-hall/471454/24 "2008-11-09T21:14:04Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> He probably won’t start much (if at all) this year, though. He doesn’t know the system at all, so the only thing they can do with him at the moment is send him out in nickel/dime packages and say, “cover that guy”.

Exactly. He’s got the physical tools, that’s for sure. He can come in and get some interesting stats because of it, much like Deion Sanders did for the Ravens in his comeback.

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