Senior Bowl Week - Who's there and who are we looking at?

[CultBrennan59]

wait did Iupati play bad? I thought he was the best lineman all week and at this senior bowl?

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

wait did Iupati play bad? I thought he was the best lineman all week and at this senior bowl?

I watched the end of the 3rd quarter and the whole 4th and from what I saw, he was going at it with a DT that looked like McCoy and it was quite the battle.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I watched the end of the 3rd quarter and the whole 4th and from what I saw, he was going at it with a DT that looked like McCoy and it was quite the battle.

It definitley wasn't Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma, he's a Jr.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

wait did Iupati play bad? I thought he was the best lineman all week and at this senior bowl?

He had a couple holding calls during the game and was beat a couple times. Mayock pointed out that he's more of a grabber then puncher when blocking a defender.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

wait did Iupati play bad? I thought he was the best lineman all week and at this senior bowl?

In practice, yes, but I'm not talkin bout practice. Still just as Waldskins pointed out, Mayock said during the broadcast that he caught Iupati holding on 5 plays over the course of a single drive. He also got beat a few times during the game. To be honest he really isn't a great value for us unless through some act of God he lasted till the fourth round. To much of a mauler and his footwork is only average. I think the reason they tried him out at Tackle this week was because the scouts really liked the length of his arms. Personally he reminds me a lot of another Samoan mauler in Vince Manuwai, who was given similar praise (albeit less intense) to Iupati before the 2003 draft.

In the end his true value to us is having him selected before our 2nd round pick leading to someone else dropping down the draft board.