Mayock says Poe reminds him of Haloti Ngata

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

the problem Ta'mu his play and his skill set is more like a 3 tech instead of a true NT/NG

Really? I don't see it.

The dude is 6'3'' and 350. That's certainly big enough to play the 0. In fact, the fact that he has some burst can only help him in that regard; allowing him to fire off the ball a little bit quicker to help get his pads down.

It's not like he's playing at 315; you may have a point if that were the case. But the dude absolutely has the size for the 0. And his skill set is there as well, provided that he's willing to use it.

The only question would really be whether or not he could be coached to play a less aggressive, more 'gap-sound' form of DT. I don't see anything in his history to suggest he couldn't.

I'm with most of the thread; I like him a TON more than Poe and he's going to go later it would appear.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Really? I don't see it.

The dude is 6'3'' and 350. That's certainly big enough to play the 0. In fact, the fact that he has some burst can only help him in that regard; allowing him to fire off the ball a little bit quicker to help get his pads down.

It's not like he's playing at 315; you may have a point if that were the case. But the dude absolutely has the size for the 0. And his skill set is there as well, provided that he's willing to use it.

The only question would really be whether or not he could be coached to play a less aggressive, more 'gap-sound' form of DT. I don't see anything in his history to suggest he couldn't.

I'm with most of the thread; I like him a TON more than Poe and he's going to go later it would appear.

Size isn't an issue, It's his style of play he's more of a "gap shooter" than a rock in the middle the Stanford and Baylor games are a perfect example. He plays with good footwork, but at times disappears and doesn't hold his ground well when going against elite maulers or strong Interior linemen. If you saw the Baylor bowl game was brutal for him.