VIDEO: Dexter McCluster Hit Hard By Asante Samuel In Chiefs, Eagles Preseason Game

by Joel Thorman on Aug 28, 2010 5:43 PM CDT in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Preseason

Kansas City Chiefs WR/RB Dexter McCluster is a small back -- 5'8" and 170 pounds -- so one of the questions about him has been whether he can handle the rough NFL game.

Last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, McCluster was hit hard onto the turf and bounced right back up.

In the video above, you can see he gets hit very, very hard by Eagles CB Asante Samuel. After the play, and after Samuel started flexing his muscles, Todd Haley came running down the sidelines trying to get the ref's attention.. He was looking for either A.) a helmet-to-helmet hit or B.) Samuel for taunting.

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At least it was a hard throw

Trent Green/Damon Huard got many a RB lit up by floating their screens too much. That was a bullet.

IMHO, they should use him like Harvin in Minnesota, doing slants out so that he’s a) not crossing into the middle of the field to get lit up and b) allows him to get going speedwise before the throw is made.

"Speed...(long pause)....Kills." -- Lenny Dawson (on JC)

by jk86 on Aug 28, 2010 5:46 PM CDT reply actions

And upon further review, I'm pretty convinced their helmets collided.

"Speed...(long pause)....Kills." -- Lenny Dawson (on JC)

by jk86 on Aug 28, 2010 5:47 PM CDT reply actions

Someone (was it you?)

Suggested a helmet-to-helmet hit in a previous thread. Didn’t even notice it until then.

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by Joel Thorman on Aug 28, 2010 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Nope, not me, but the noise really comes across when you re-play

it sounds like the impact of plastic, not bodies

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by jk86 on Aug 28, 2010 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Samuels has caught a load of crap of late for not tackling.

He was never a good tackler with the Pats either. Here he is just being cheap.

Here is three frames from the video above (that’s why it’s so blurry). Notice the first thing that moves on McCluster is his head. Asante is leading with his.

The dude look a heck of a cheap shot and got back up. Nice.

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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 29, 2010 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions

The other thing you can see is that Samuels head starts out more blurry (he is moving fast).

By frame three, his head has lost momentum and McCluster’s head has gained momentum.

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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 29, 2010 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Cheap shot lol's

Nothing wrong with that hit, those guys are going full blast. Dexter turned into him just as he got there. Samuel did clip helmets but nothing intentional there.

Same kind of hit you’d high five if the roles were reversed. Get a life or go watch baseball. that was just football.

by riverhorse on Aug 30, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions

but, but..

McCluster is too small, one hard hit and he is done.

Jamaal Charles...Enough said.

by Chiefsfan85 on Aug 28, 2010 5:58 PM CDT reply actions

maybe not

but 10 hard hits and he may be

Those were the good ole days... wait I wasn't alive then

by bww51689 on Aug 29, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

by SDChief on Aug 29, 2010 12:00 AM CDT reply actions

Arenas is a bulldog and its part of his return style.

Ive noticed he doesnt always necesarily look for a hole but moreso where he can make a hole and small gaps between unsuspecting defenders is a great spot.

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by GenericBrand on Aug 29, 2010 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions