Washington NT Alameda Ta'amu

[TheFinisher]

6'3 337lb monster in the middle of Washington's defense, playing now on ESPN against Nebraska. Has a little Haloti Ngata in him.

[realtick]

Not really overly by Ta'aamu at all.

[jblaze2004]

Originally Posted by realtick

Not really overly by Ta'aamu at all.

huh????

[realtick]

My bad, I left out the word impressed, as in I'm not overly impressed with Ta'aamu.

[realtick]

Ngata is a freakish athlete for someone his size. I don't see anywhere near that type of athleticism Ta'aamu.

[The Realist]

Huge, Pacific Islander that plays in the Pac Northwest.

The comparisons end there.

[UnoDallas]

could not even get a good push up field

[The Realist]

Reminds me of the NT the Chiefs took high in 2 that ended up being our backup NT before Brent.

[realtick]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Reminds me of the NT the Chiefs took high in 2 that ended up being our backup NT before Brent.

Siaivi (sp?)

[BigWillie]

I heard alot of hype about Ta'amu going into the game this week. But yet in the game, I rarely heard his name and I don't think I even remember him involved in the play that much.

Going up against 275lbs center, and two walk-on guards with a combined 2 starts between them going into this game, I would have figured he would dominate. Was not the case however.

[Joshmvii]

Are you guys telling me that just being 330 pounds doesn't automatically make you a monster in the middle?

[Chocolate Lab]

How did the Aggies miss out on this guy...

[TheFinisher]

this is what anchoring the middle of a defense is supposed to look like...

[supercowboy8]

Originally Posted by TheFinisher

this is what anchoring the middle of a defense is supposed to look like...

good game vs WSU,who?
I like Kawann Short who has played very good vs better competetion.

Short doesn't wiegh as much but he can add some weight, he also has great agility to even be a 3-4 DE.

Some stats for SHort vs quality players
vs Penn St he had 5 tackles
vs Illinois he had 6 tackles and 2 sacks
vs Michigan he had 5 tackles
vs Wisconsin he had only 2 tackles
vs Ohio St. he had 6 tackles and 3 sacks.

This season SHort has 53 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 14 Tackles for loss

[TheFinisher]

Originally Posted by supercowboy8

good game vs WSU,who?
I like Kawann Short who has played very good vs better competetion.

Short doesn't wiegh as much but he can add some weight, he also has great agility to even be a 3-4 DE.

Some stats for SHort vs quality players
vs Penn St he had 5 tackles
vs Illinois he had 6 tackles and 2 sacks
vs Michigan he had 5 tackles
vs Wisconsin he had only 2 tackles
vs Ohio St. he had 6 tackles and 3 sacks.

This season SHort has 53 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 14 Tackles for loss

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.