Alameda Ta'amu Dt

[stonehart1234]

We need a big DT to anchor the D-line.I think we could get him in the 3rd round.

Thoughts?

[BProland85]

Would LOVE to get him in the 3rd. I think the 34th pick is a bit high for him.

[Boneman2]

If he is there in the 3rd, you take him.

I like Chapman in the 4th.

[ReMeDy]

Awesome, another player to add to my "most hard to pronounce NFL names" list. No, seriously, I've got a list.

[Bleedin Blue]

I agree on Ta'Amu in the 3rd or Chapman in the 4th. We need a solid NT and he would be great. Nick Jean-Baptiste would also be a good pick in the 4th.

[Blackhawk4]

Where Ta'Amu gets drafted all depends on how hi Dontari Poe gets drafted in my opinion. The higher Poe gets drafted the higher Ta'Amu will likely go and vise versa. I think he'll end up going in the mid/lower 2nd round with a 3-4 team reaching for him. I do have a slight issue with him. I know it was only one game, but he seemed to not show up against Baylor at all. I know he's not a flashy player, but I think he was invisible that game.

[coltnorth]

Where Ta'Amu gets drafted all depends on how hi Dontari Poe gets drafted in my opinion. The higher Poe gets drafted the higher Ta'Amu will likely go and vise versa. I think he'll end up going in the mid/lower 2nd round with a 3-4 team reaching for him. I do have a slight issue with him. I know it was only one game, but he seemed to not show up against Baylor at all. I know he's not a flashy player, but I think he was invisible that game.

Agreed. He can be really inconsistant. Sometimes a force, other times nothing. 34 is too high. 3rd might be okay. Depends on who comes in for FA

[funktacious2]

He just many not be a long term NT, but if he's there in the 3rd I'd nab him in an instant.

[Mouthfire]

I don't think the NT class this year is particularly deep. Personally, I think you get a stop-gap player at NT now (since there is next to nil chance we get Dontari Poe), either through the draft or free agency. Use a high draft pick on a blue-chip NT next year.

[atapcl]

Where Ta'Amu gets drafted all depends on how hi Dontari Poe gets drafted in my opinion. The higher Poe gets drafted the higher Ta'Amu will likely go and vise versa. I think he'll end up going in the mid/lower 2nd round with a 3-4 team reaching for him. I do have a slight issue with him. I know it was only one game, but he seemed to not show up against Baylor at all. I know he's not a flashy player, but I think he was invisible that game.

A Steeler blogger was stating that their team would probably take Ta'Amu with their second pick.

[Coffeedrinker]

I get to see a lot of Pac10 football so I've seen him play quite a bit, and I'd rather have Ta'Amu than Poe. Poe's getting all the headlines lately because of his combine, but Ta'Amu just does not get moved from his hole and has much quicker feet than most people would expect. During the Senior Bowl practices, it said that he had the highlight of the day when he beat 1st round prospect, Zeitler, in one on one drills. That in and of itself is good, but he beat him with a spin move. http://www.draftcountdown.com/features/SeniorBowl/reports/Practices/North-124.php.