Maualuga

[PonyExpress]

He's very big. He hits very hard. He seems reasonably agile in coverage. He looks like a man playing among boys. He has a wild personality, super aggressive, which I like in a LB. I remember BB talking about Lua after the draft, explaining that he had been displaced by the one of the great players in college football and there was no shame in that. BB at that time must have had a high opinion of Maualuga.

Rey's one of the players I'm most interested in watching this bowl season, along with Gholston, Harvey, C. Long, J. Long.

It looks like he's changed his mind and is leaning toward the draft, requesting his draft status from the advisory board. I look for USC to have a big win in the Rose Bowl, Maualuga to dominate and then enter the draft.

We'll have to wait on the combine numbers. But on the surface he looks like the prototype BB linebacker, the one BB's been waiting to draft for years. Big fast aggressive.

With Seau on the team, and Lua on board, the Pats probably have better insight into Rey than any other team. Also, if he comes here, he will have a perfect situation to excel and reach his potential. There's alot more to look at, but he is a very intriguing prospect.

[Crazyeechrispats1]

I know nothing about him, that being said come draft time I'll try to learn as much as I can spending most of my efforts on Linebackers and defensive backs.
I want to see a top 10 list of linebackers that fit our defense if someone is nice enough to compile it.

[cstjohn17]

He is not as fast as Laurintis (spell check) but is a beast, great fit for the Seau/Ted Johnson role. A late round first rounder, ideal trade back candidate.

[sebman2112]

Originally Posted by PonyExpress

He's very big. He hits very hard. He seems reasonably agile in coverage. He looks like a man playing among boys. He has a wild personality, super aggressive, which I like in a LB. I remember BB talking about Lua after the draft, explaining that he had been displaced by the one of the great players in college football and there was no shame in that. BB at that time must have had a high opinion of Maualuga.

Rey's one of the players I'm most interested in watching this bowl season, along with Gholston, Harvey, C. Long, J. Long.

It looks like he's changed his mind and is leaning toward the draft, requesting his draft status from the advisory board. I look for USC to have a big win in the Rose Bowl, Maualuga to dominate and then enter the draft.

We'll have to wait on the combine numbers. But on the surface he looks like the prototype BB linebacker, the one BB's been waiting to draft for years. Big fast aggressive.

With Seau on the team, and Lua on board, the Pats probably have better insight into Rey than any other team. Also, if he comes here, he will have a perfect situation to excel and reach his potential. There's alot more to look at, but he is a very intriguing prospect.

Some of my old post on the subject:

http://patsfans.com/new-england-patr...9&postcount=13

http://patsfans.com/new-england-patr...05&postcount=7

Let's just say I'm among those hoping he's a 2008 NE Patriot...

[sebman2112]

Originally Posted by cstjohn17

He is not as fast as Laurintis (spell check) but is a beast, great fit for the Seau/Ted Johnson role. A late round first rounder, ideal trade back candidate.

He's not as fast as James, that's correct, but he's not close to being a "slow" LB either, and he's faster than Ted Johnson ever thought of being.

Maualuga would be an everydown LB in NE's system, not simply a 2 down run stuffer.

[Canada's #1 Pats Fan]

Aren't there character issues with him though? Does anyone know?

[Remix 6]

Rey is a big hitter and doesnt need to go full speed to kill someone. hes very strong, fast, big. Hes out of control at times (good way and bad) but guys like Seau and Harrison who are similar can help out

[sebman2112]

Originally Posted by Canada's #1 Pats Fan

Aren't there character issues with him though? Does anyone know?

The "cheracter issues" with Maualuga stem from something that took place 2+ years ago, shortly after his father died.

He got into a heated altercation with someone at a party, and punches were thrown. After that incident he sought counseling to help deal with his fathers death, and the anger issues he was having in relation. I don't believe he's had another incident during the 2+ years since.

[PonyExpress]

Originally Posted by sebman2112

The "cheracter issues" with Maualuga stem from something that took place 2+ years ago, shortly after his father died.

He got into a heated altercation with someone at a party, and punches were thrown. After that incident he sought counseling to help deal with his fathers death, and the anger issues he was having in relation. I don't believe he's had another incident during the 2+ years since.

Fighting is exactly the kind of "character issue" I like in my LB prospects.

[cstjohn17]

Originally Posted by sebman2112

He's not as fast as James, that's correct, but he's not close to being a "slow" LB either, and he's faster than Ted Johnson ever thought of being.

Maualuga would be an everydown LB in NE's system, not simply a 2 down run stuffer.

Yes, I didn't mean to imply he couldn't play 3 downs. I wouldn't want to see Maualuga covering TEs down the field but in a zone with limited responsibilities he should be ok, but clearly the strength of his game is down hill and attack oriented.