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This should not have been buried in a thread about some DE who will tell us to fuck off because Kwat.
Thanks to @Passion
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I attended the recruiting banquet tonight. Fun to geek out a little.
Anyway, Malloe was the funniest coach on stage (Adams is a dud). He told some humorous stories and his comments about the interior DL caused laughs. Definitely can see why he is a good recruiter.
However, his pitch is completely tailored for island kids. He basically said his entire reason for being at Washington is because he sees so many similarities between Polynesian culture and the culture established by Pete. It was heartfelt, but made me wonder what kids from other backgrounds would think.
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A few highlights:
- Coaches mingled around with guests before the program began, which was cool. Surely they all had better things to do than hang with 300 arm chair experts.
- My two fiends and I had a good chat with Millie. Very personable and very stoked about this class, I asked if any of the new guys would play next year or if Levi, Tuli, Tamani and other older guys would shoulder the load. He smiled and said, “ Oh yeah, they’ll play.”
- Coach Pete didn’t talk about individual guys, but rather talked about this class in general and fielded questions.
- Damon Huard MC’d. Enthusiastic, and a little dorky.
- dumbest question of the night from the audience: “what about Puca Nacua?” Pete just turned the other way and said, “I don’t know him.“
- Best question of the night: somebody asked about tight ends. Pete just said it’s hard to find a tight end that can do all of the things they ask them to do. So, some years they may pass on people rather than just settle.
- When asked about defensive guys that are ready to make their mark, Jimmy Lake mentioned MJ Tafisi and a walk on named Edefuon Ulofoshio.
- Lake also said he thought McDuffie was the best CB in the he west.
- Cameron Williams is a violent player, ala JoJo McCintosh.
- Gregory is fired up about the LBs. very matter of fact coach-like speaking style. Said Tuputola may be the sleeper of the class. Kid is 248 pounds! Over 30 pounds heavier than Heimuli!
- Huff said it was the biggest OL class he’s ever had
- Bhonapha is funny but I dont sense a great deal of energy
Tits:
Thanks to @Passion
First post:
I attended the recruiting banquet tonight. Fun to geek out a little.
Anyway, Malloe was the funniest coach on stage (Adams is a dud). He told some humorous stories and his comments about the interior DL caused laughs. Definitely can see why he is a good recruiter.
However, his pitch is completely tailored for island kids. He basically said his entire reason for being at Washington is because he sees so many similarities between Polynesian culture and the culture established by Pete. It was heartfelt, but made me wonder what kids from other backgrounds would think.
Next post:
A few highlights:
- Coaches mingled around with guests before the program began, which was cool. Surely they all had better things to do than hang with 300 arm chair experts.
- My two fiends and I had a good chat with Millie. Very personable and very stoked about this class, I asked if any of the new guys would play next year or if Levi, Tuli, Tamani and other older guys would shoulder the load. He smiled and said, “ Oh yeah, they’ll play.”
- Coach Pete didn’t talk about individual guys, but rather talked about this class in general and fielded questions.
- Damon Huard MC’d. Enthusiastic, and a little dorky.
- dumbest question of the night from the audience: “what about Puca Nacua?” Pete just turned the other way and said, “I don’t know him.“
- Best question of the night: somebody asked about tight ends. Pete just said it’s hard to find a tight end that can do all of the things they ask them to do. So, some years they may pass on people rather than just settle.
- When asked about defensive guys that are ready to make their mark, Jimmy Lake mentioned MJ Tafisi and a walk on named Edefuon Ulofoshio.
- Lake also said he thought McDuffie was the best CB in the he west.
- Cameron Williams is a violent player, ala JoJo McCintosh.
- Gregory is fired up about the LBs. very matter of fact coach-like speaking style. Said Tuputola may be the sleeper of the class. Kid is 248 pounds! Over 30 pounds heavier than Heimuli!
- Huff said it was the biggest OL class he’s ever had
- Bhonapha is funny but I dont sense a great deal of energy
Tits:
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Lake says Ulofoshio ready to make a mark and Myles Bryant is his favorite player
I am sure the rumors are forming but ,unfortunately, I am not Jimmy Lake. Sorry. -
Swaye said:
This should not have been buried in a thread about some DE who will tell us to fuck off because Kwat.
Thanks to @Passion
First post:
I attended the recruiting banquet tonight. Fun to geek out a little.
Anyway, Malloe was the funniest coach on stage (Adams is a dud). He told some humorous stories and his comments about the interior DL caused laughs. Definitely can see why he is a good recruiter.
However, his pitch is completely tailored for island kids. He basically said his entire reason for being at Washington is because he sees so many similarities between Polynesian culture and the culture established by Pete. It was heartfelt, but made me wonder what kids from other backgrounds would think.
Next post:
A few highlights:
- Coaches mingled around with guests before the program began, which was cool. Surely they all had better things to do than hang with 300 arm chair experts.
- My two fiends and I had a good chat with Millie. Very personable and very stoked about this class, I asked if any of the new guys would play next year or if Levi, Tuli, Tamani and other older guys would shoulder the load. He smiled and said, “ Oh yeah, they’ll play.”
- Coach Pete didn’t talk about individual guys, but rather talked about this class in general and fielded questions.
- Damon Huard MC’d. Enthusiastic, and a little dorky.
- dumbest question of the night from the audience: “what about Puca Nacua?” Pete just turned the other way and said, “I don’t know him.“
- Best question of the night: somebody asked about tight ends. Pete just said it’s hard to find a tight end that can do all of the things they ask them to do. So, some years they may pass on people rather than just settle.
- When asked about defensive guys that are ready to make their mark, Jimmy Lake mentioned MJ Tafisi and a walk on named Edefuon Ulofoshio.
- Lake also said he thought McDuffie was the best CB in the he west.
- Cameron Williams is a violent player, ala JoJo McCintosh.
- Gregory is fired up about the LBs. very matter of fact coach-like speaking style. Said Tuputola may be the sleeper of the class. Kid is 248 pounds! Over 30 pounds heavier than Heimuli!
- Huff said it was the biggest OL class he’s ever had
- Bhonapha is funny but I dont sense a great deal of energy
Tits:
Thanks Big Man. Here are my next morning nuggets: Was tired when I wrote the above last night and had too many beers.
- Petersen was asked if he is afraid of schools from other conferences taking away west coast talent. He smiled, rubbed his forehead and took a while to answer. Finally he said, "if I could share some stories, I would." You could tell that if had just one or two shots of whiskey he would've unleashed some shit about what happened on the recruiting trail. This clearly tells me that schools from other conferences (eh hem...sec...eh hem) were flashing a lot of money. I can't imagine that Pete and other coaches around the conference will tolerate this kind of thing for long. Hey Emmert, do your fucking job.
- Petersen also admitted that UW has played in 3 straight post-New Years bowl games...BUT LOST ALL THREE. "So we're clearly not there yet," he admitted.
- Everyone applauded Kalepo and one guy in front of me said, "great recruiter." But interpreting Huff's comments, Kalepo will be a project. Buelow, Luciano and Fautanu are all more more ready to play. Fautanu is a pretty violent player. Seems to love demoralizing people.
- Latu is an incredible specimen. Kwiatkowski said that despite weighing 270 pounds, Latu played plenty of inside LB and played on the edge with his hand up. Moves incredibly well for a guy that big.
- Both Latu and Trice looked like they will be good at holding the edge and collapsing the pocket. HOWEVER, my friends and I did not see lightning quickness off the edge. Joe Tryon looks like a quicker edge player than either of them. Still waiting for the stand up Haouli Kikaha-type of fast-twitch edge guy. Still waiting for replacements for Littleton and Feeney.
- Lots of laughs when Ngalu was playing RB and really terrorizing high schoolers trying to tackle him.
- Harris (DB Coach) showed a clip of McDuffie returning a punt. The kid is a 10.6 100 meter runner and simply has another gear. If he has half of Pettis' sense of space, cutting ability and how to read opponents' body positioning, he will be a great punt returner.
- Cam Davis has potential to be the big RB we have missed since Lavon Coleman left. Quick cutting ability. Good vision. Plus he is fast as shit. If he gets into the open field, not a lot of guys will catch him.
- Bob Gregory said that when Tim Horn (Kicker) showed up for the Polynesian Bowl, the other kids thought he was a LB. He is stoked about Horn, but Gregory better get his shit together when it comes to field goal kicking and the special teams (just my opinion).
- Pa'ama probably got the biggest "oohs and ahhs," simply because he is a freak of nature. If he wants to go past you, he is going to go past you. People laughed when Malloe said that he also punted.
- Gregory really stressed how Heimuli can cover a lot of ground quickly, and is a violent hitter. They joked that a few of our players (including Cam Williams) need to learn "the strike zone" when hitting a ball carrier.
- Fabiculanan can play both safety and CB.
- Harris said Asa Turner "has a body like Kam Chancellor." That tells me that they really view him as a safety...at least for now.
- Just want to stress again how well Tuputala moves for a guy listed at 249 pounds.
- Miki Ah You didn't play much his senior year because of injury (as we all know). But Gregory kept stressing how well he moves for a LB. They showed a clip of him taking a punt return to the house. Speaking of all the LBs (Heimuli, Ah You, Tuputala, Calvert), you can understand why somebody like Drew Fowler did not get an offer. My guess is that he simply cannot run like the other LBs.
- Calvert seems to get less attention than the other LB recruits, but Gregory really stressed how much they like him. Specifically mentioned his athleticism and intelligence having played QB.
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I love this insider shit.
Funny they get to Calvert and mention intelligence. Gregory is so white. -
Latu is fucking quick as shit.
Fowler runs like a motherfucker. Just had a smaller frame and doesn’t blow people up in the same way that Ah You does.
Ah You has a bigger frame, more short space quickness and closes keeping more power in his body to blast people than Drew.
That said, even though MAY is the higher probability prospect, I would not be shocked if Fowler ended up being just as good. -
- Not a lot of talk about Dylan Morris. He looks good enough (quick release, accuracy, etc.). When it came to QB chatter, most of the fans we ran into were commenting on Jacob Eason and Haener. The only comments about Morris were that, "he better turn out to be a better QB than millen's kid." To many people remember when oregon got jonathan stewart and UW got jr hasty.
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Latu is quick.Dennis_DeYoung said:Latu is fucking quick as shit.
Fowler runs like a motherfucker. Just had a smaller frame and doesn’t blow people up in the same way that Ah You does.
Ah You has a bigger frame, more short space quickness and closes keeping more power in his body to blast people than Drew.
That said, even though MAY is the higher probability prospect, I would not be shocked if Fowler ended up being just as good.
Smalls is quick as shit.
We can agree to disagree. I see a standout DE that will get pressure, but not like a Don Jones or Andy Mason-type. Remember that Latu is 270 pounds.
I hope you're right. No question he will "out-quick" most opposing OTs and get around them. But I think Latu's strength will be collapsing the pocket, holding the edge and stringing out plays to the sideline. -
I want to chin this whole thread. Good shit tbsers.
I love McDuffie. His DB highlights are incredible, but it's what he does with the all in his hands that really gets me worked up. John Roas 2.0.2. Yes, I'm doing on him and think he's that explosive. He's going to take some kicks and turnovers to the house.
It's kinda too bad Calvert doesn't generate much excitement. Other than Kaho last year, I don't recall any incoming LB prospects looking more complete and ready. He's equal to Heimuli in my book. Not as violent but just as good and bigger. -
Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
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Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
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Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
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backthepack said:
Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
https://hudl.com/video/3/6307259/5bf0f797664ca602ec668091
IMO you can see he's a bit slow to get going on his first step off of the dline but I think that's more coaching/scheme, awareness, or him taking time to diagnose(which can all be improved). If you look at his acceleration and change of direction on offense he's much quicker. Fuck me on his rugby highlights too.
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His highlights at TE are great. He and Heimuli are both impressive offensive players. Hammer would be an excellent big back.UW_Doog_Bot said:backthepack said:
Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
https://hudl.com/video/3/6307259/5bf0f797664ca602ec668091
IMO you can see he's a bit slow to get going on his first step off of the dline but I think that's more coaching/scheme, awareness, or him taking time to diagnose(which can all be improved). If you look at his acceleration and change of direction on offense he's much quicker. Fuck me on his rugby highlights too.
The athleticism is there. It just needs connection to his play. -
Benning Potoa'e had really impressive TE highlights on his hudl. Just saying...chuck said:
His highlights at TE are great. He and Heimuli are both impressive offensive players. Hammer would be an excellent big back.UW_Doog_Bot said:backthepack said:
Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
https://hudl.com/video/3/6307259/5bf0f797664ca602ec668091
IMO you can see he's a bit slow to get going on his first step off of the dline but I think that's more coaching/scheme, awareness, or him taking time to diagnose(which can all be improved). If you look at his acceleration and change of direction on offense he's much quicker. Fuck me on his rugby highlights too.
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If you are seriously comparing Latu and Benning kill yourself.
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Fat is fine if you carry it well. Not everyone genetically gets to walk around super shredded all the time.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
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Yeah but the thing is he’s gunna put on a lot of muscle. He already carries his frame well.CuntWaffle said:
Fat is fine if you carry it well. Not everyone genetically gets to walk around super shredded all the time.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
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Benning still didn't have the kind of acceleration or change of direction that Latu displays. You can have good TE highlights without those things.NorwegianHusky said:
Benning Potoa'e had really impressive TE highlights on his hudl. Just saying...chuck said:
His highlights at TE are great. He and Heimuli are both impressive offensive players. Hammer would be an excellent big back.UW_Doog_Bot said:backthepack said:
Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
https://hudl.com/video/3/6307259/5bf0f797664ca602ec668091
IMO you can see he's a bit slow to get going on his first step off of the dline but I think that's more coaching/scheme, awareness, or him taking time to diagnose(which can all be improved). If you look at his acceleration and change of direction on offense he's much quicker. Fuck me on his rugby highlights too.
The athleticism is there. It just needs connection to his play. -
Latu would run, jump and cut circles around Potoae blindfolded with his ankles tied together.NorwegianHusky said:
Benning Potoa'e had really impressive TE highlights on his hudl. Just saying...chuck said:
His highlights at TE are great. He and Heimuli are both impressive offensive players. Hammer would be an excellent big back.UW_Doog_Bot said:backthepack said:
Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
https://hudl.com/video/3/6307259/5bf0f797664ca602ec668091
IMO you can see he's a bit slow to get going on his first step off of the dline but I think that's more coaching/scheme, awareness, or him taking time to diagnose(which can all be improved). If you look at his acceleration and change of direction on offense he's much quicker. Fuck me on his rugby highlights too.
The athleticism is there. It just needs connection to his play. -
Poopsi why you bing a little bitch? Plz come back and poast more. No shame making a smart financial decision
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Jimmy’s comments about LB stand outs. Watching the film, Brandon Wellington was huge coming down the stretch and basically put Tevis Bartlett out of his job because of how good of a matchup he can be in the passing game. Even the TD against Ohio State that went just past his finger tips was a good rep for him as far as responsibility and executing drops at a much higher level than BBK next to him.
But who will play next to him is all dependent on how much longer Pete is willing to ride DJ Beavers, or if he wants to rotate MJ, Jackson, and UD to start the year and stick with who plays the best. Calvert would be my pick out of all the freshman who could see the field the earliest just based off physical maturity, but I don’t see any of those guys, or frankly want any of those guys give up their RS. -
Also I don’t like this notion so far in this thread Latu is either this or that. The fucking best thing about having a genius like Coach K to run multiple fronts and a genius like Jimmy to run multiple formations in the back end, is so that you can have insane versatility and the great thing about recruiting lately is our emphasis on that.
Kyler Gordon - so strong his best position is nickel so he can help stop the run, but has enough length and explosiveness to play safety
Trent McDuffie and Elijah Molden - they’re best suited for slot matchups that Julian Edelman is showing to everyone how hard it is to guard because of their insane quickness but also being a tad undersized. But because they are such good athletes and so technically sound they will see time at outside corner
Asa Turner - suck a dick @AF9705
Faatui Tuitele and Sama Paama - can play anywhere from a zero to a 7
Laiatu Latu - so explosive and coordinated he played WR. Can get down to 260 and put on healthy mass from there to play anywhere from a 3 Teq to wide 9. Rugby prowess and 4.28 shuttle show he can be athletic enough on the edge to play in space with backs while his 6’5 frame and sheer power will make him a better bullrusher than Benning. Where Benning is coming up just short inches short at so many sacks and pressure plays, Latu’s frame will get him there.
So pretty soon here when we start getting into what Jordan Botelho projects as, let’s keep in mind that he most likely will be asked to do multiple things and be versatile. I think that’s part of why Pete is so good at developing guys because they have to actually learn so much. -
This.UW_Doog_Bot said:backthepack said:
Latu ran a 4.28 shuttle...GreenRiverGatorz said:
Sure, but there's no doubt that a 270 pound high schooler has a lot of work to do if he's going to become a truly elite edge rusher instead of the 5T kind of player that his body type seems more suited for at the moment. A 270 pounder is never going to move like Kikaha did.backthepack said:Latu has a lot of baby fat right now and he’s still explosive as fuck.
https://hudl.com/video/3/6307259/5bf0f797664ca602ec668091
IMO you can see he's a bit slow to get going on his first step off of the dline but I think that's more coaching/scheme, awareness, or him taking time to diagnose(which can all be improved). If you look at his acceleration and change of direction on offense he's much quicker. Fuck me on his rugby highlights too.
The athleticism is there. It just needs connection to his play.
I love Latu's film, but it was super strange to watch. Like you, I thought his first step looked slow, or at least not sudden, but by his third step he is fucking flying past guys half his size and his top end speed is great. Every clip was a half second of meh followed by an oh shit he is incredible. With his frame and athleticism, I think Socha is going to turn him into an absolute beast. -
But can any of these recruits ballroom dance?
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When I saw Latu’s film first thing that jumped in my mind was Myles Garrett ... his ceiling is that high IMO
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Funny how beastly that guy was, but then this was written about him, by a woman no less:Tequilla said:When I saw Latu’s film first thing that jumped in my mind was Myles Garrett ... his ceiling is that high IMO
Myles Garrett, aka Looks Like Tarzan - Plays Like Jane, already hurt at Browns mini-camp
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u out of all ppl should know the rules. no cross racial comparisons. go back to the IMATequilla said:When I saw Latu’s film first thing that jumped in my mind was Myles Garrett ... his ceiling is that high IMO
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Benning was also a four star SDE. He also played tight end in high school and had some impressive offensive highlights. Just pointing that out.backthepack said:If you are seriously comparing Latu and Benning kill yourself.
If you don't see any similarities there at all, OR think I'm saying they're 100% the same player, you should light yourself on fire.
Good prospects don't always pan out. That's why we need to get more of them. Benning was a good prospect. You're being revisionary or have a recency bias if you think otherwise. -
And let's be clear ... Benning is a good player ... he's just not an ELITE player in more than a portion of the game.
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And I don’t get all the Benning disrespect in the world anyways. Just because someone isn’t a good pass rusher doesn’t mean they aren’t a good player of course it’s important and there’s more to be desired there but hes started the last two years on the edge for a top 5-10 defense in the country. At 6’3 278, Benning is way better against the run than Levi is who is bigger and being anointed by everyone as a future first round pick. With Tryon, Ngata, and ZTF all emerging, Ryan bowman still needed a position to play, and the lack of depth at DT, I wouldn’t be surprised if you saw Benning a lot inside because he looked good there or in 5 > technique.NorwegianHusky said:
Benning was also a four star SDE. He also played tight end in high school and had some impressive offensive highlights. Just pointing that out.backthepack said:If you are seriously comparing Latu and Benning kill yourself.
If you don't see any similarities there at all, OR think I'm saying they're 100% the same player, you should light yourself on fire.
Good prospects don't always pan out. That's why we need to get more of them. Benning was a good prospect. You're being revisionary or have a recency bias if you think otherwise. -
i'm rooting for benning to bust out this coming year ... I think he's a "tweener" in that he kinda fits the position that the coaches want him to play.
He's athletic ... but perhaps not explosive like kikaha was to be able to make the plays above and beyond the containment the coaches want.
so, all in all, he's kinda unexciting but I respect him for doing what the coaches want.
