Washington NT Alameda Ta'amu

[realtick]

Not impressed with Ta'amu that much, especially early in the draft.

Folks need to realize Washington State's offensive line is small. Ta'amu was playing against a 270 lb center (Goetz) and a 290 lb left gaurd (Fullington).

There's another extended clip of him somewhere (I can't find it, but I believe I posted it before) of him playing against Arizona (?) and Ta'amu wasn't nearly as disruptive and was being driven backwards.

[supercowboy8]

Originally Posted by TheFinisher

You can't judge the play of a NT off stats, Ta'amu was physically imposing his will on those lineman the entire game. He's 340 and can make plays down the line of scrimmage, that's rare ability.

Short's not a bad player but he doesn't come close to anchoring as well as Ta'amu.

have you seen him play vs an actual football school? He played good vs a bad team and a weak bad OL, big whoop.

Have you seen Kawann Short play? If you can watch him vs Ohio St and how he handles Michael Brewster a future NFL center.

[Eskimo]

The only problem is I don't know what kind of instincts the kid has. He is a load going straight ahead though. He seemed to play with a good pad level much of the time and he really was collapsing the pocket the whole game.

I can easily see someone reaching for him in the first. I wouldn't mind thinking about him in the second if he is on the board. I like the raw material but I think he needs a lot of coaching.

[BAT]

Ta'amu is more Paul Soliai than Haloti Ngata.

[TheCount]

Originally Posted by BAT

Ta'amu is more Paul Soliai than Haloti Ngata.

Agreed, but I wanted Soliai if the Dolphins let him go as a FA, so I ain't mad at that.

[realtick]

Solali is way more talented than Ta'amu.

[Marktui]

He looked like a powerful player that had a quick step and can penetrate the LOS. Don't know if he can anchor the middle of the field like a Wilfork. A draft board stated that he was handled one on one and dominated by DeCastro of Stanford.

[Double Trouble]

He looks like more of a poor man's Vince Wilfork than a Haloti Ngata.

Doesn't look like an early rounder at all, though I haven't watched UW play at all beyond that video.