How Will Deebo Samuel Perform in Super Bowl LVIII?
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00:00 And that is the super interesting thing when you compare the props for Debo Samuel and
00:07 Brandon Iuke DRS for this Super Bowl because entering the NFC Championship game listed
00:11 as questionable was Debo Samuel.
00:14 50-50 was the report on Samuel earlier in the week.
00:18 His receiving yards prop when it finally came up entering conference championship weekend
00:21 47.5 was that number.
00:25 Meanwhile Brandon Iuke against the atrocious Detroit secondary had an 80.5 receiving yards
00:30 prop.
00:31 It was Debo Samuel that was the leading receiver for Brock Purdy and San Francisco in that
00:36 NFC Championship game.
00:38 Eight grabs on nine targets for more than 80 yards.
00:41 I know that Debo Samuel is my look for Super Bowl Sunday for this San Francisco offense
00:47 and mainly over the receptions prop of 4.5.
00:50 I would love a total touches over under for both Debo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey.
00:56 No rushing attempts props listed for Debo Samuel just yet but the last time San Francisco
01:01 played Kansas City on a Super Bowl Sunday three carries for 53 yards on the ground.
01:06 I think he is going to be a central focus of this San Francisco offense come Sunday.
01:10 I mean he is and we know he is.
01:12 I mean look we've talked.
01:15 Injuries in this league are always very interesting to try and figure out what a guy is going
01:19 to be able to do.
01:21 I think sometimes though and I will use Donnie as our resident analyst our athlete on this
01:26 show but you get out there and I don't know I've been healthy.
01:30 I don't know what anyone's taught.
01:31 I cannot believe this guy was like a legit 50/50.
01:35 We do not know if he will play in the NFC title game.
01:37 Like if that was a week 16 game he doesn't even play in the game.
01:40 90 receiving yards almost and the goal line carry Donnie is the play I can't get out of
01:46 my mind.
01:47 And also go back to Ben's point where with the usage rate here we talk about rushing
01:50 and receiving but also the rocket screens the shovel passes they add up in pass receptions
01:54 and getting in those yards here.
01:56 But also you're right about the injury which was so interesting.
01:59 Debo is one of the toughest players in the NFL.
02:00 I think we can all agree upon that.
02:01 He can be a starting tailback a starting tight end a wide.
02:05 He can do whatever you want.
02:06 He leaves that football game and gets the harness.
02:07 So I say to myself if Debo has to leave this football game and can't come back and then
02:12 you're telling me he could be doubtful to probable the next week depending on if he
02:15 practices like there's no way he's playing next week like people would have played that
02:18 game all the way through against the Green Bay Packers and he shows up and you see him
02:21 hyping up the crowd.
02:22 I was like you know it's go time.
02:23 You got a discount and away we went.
02:25 It's almost like he didn't even have the injury when we were talking about you know Dr. Chow
02:29 was on with us a few times.
02:30 Well if that's the same injury that's a three week injury comes right back to next week.
02:33 You know what was so interesting entering that conference championship Sunday to win
02:36 Debo Samuel finally met with the media and he was like yeah I'm playing in this football
02:40 game and they asked him are you going to protect that shoulder might you step out of bounds
02:44 early.
02:45 And he goes I am protecting anything when a conference championship is on the line.
02:49 So I think Lee see when you look at those props 57 and a half for Debo Samuel into the
02:53 low 60s for Brandon Iuke.
02:56 Who do you expect Brock Purdy's favorite target to be outside of Christian McCaffrey if they're
03:00 going to push the ball vertically down the field.
03:02 I think it's Kittle in terms of receptions.
03:04 It could be it could be Iuke in terms of yards because I think they're going to utilize Debo
03:09 Samuel in regards to the rushing game.
03:11 We talk about the three rushes seven yards last week because of the shoulder limited
03:15 opportunities now in terms of the Super Bowl an extra week of preparation.
03:20 I think they get Debo out in terms of the fly sweeps give him the opportunity in terms
03:24 of the rushing attack.
03:25 He has juicy numbers.
03:27 So again does he get to that four and a half five receptions potentially.
03:31 But the yards have to be there as well.
03:33 I think again I think San Francisco for me attacks Kansas City over the top.
03:38 I think they do it with the passing attack and then they open up the rushing rushing
03:42 lanes with McCaffrey and Debo later in this ballgame.
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