Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Seahawks | Seahawks, Lofa Tatupu cut ties | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seahawks | Seahawks, Lofa Tatupu cut ties | Seattle Times Newspaper

It is a durn shame that this needed to happen, but it did. The Hawks were criticized for taking an undersized MLB too high in the draft, and though I think he showed the NFL his heart and brain in his first three seasons (3 Pro-Bowls), the injuries have really caught up with him the last couple years. Last year, there were entire games where we never heard his number called.

I think the original assessments of Lofa were right, but that his heart and work ethic game him three elite years in the NFL. And that, to me, is a more impressive achievement than players with size and talent stringing years of Pro Bowl seasons together. Best Wishes Lofa!

1 comment:

Michael Burt said...

UPDATE: Tatupu got a workout with the New Orleans Saints yesterday. Don't know if he'll get a shot after taking last year off to heal, but I hope he does catch on to a roster. The Saints are intriguing because their current Mike (middle linebacker) and Lofa are nearly mirror images of one another. Coould be a good way to keep both the undersized but full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes guys healthy, If either will split time. MB

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