Lofa Tatupu
Lofa Tatupu
Mosiula Mea'alofa "Lofa" Tatupuis a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League. He is currently an assistant linebackers coach with the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football for the University of Southern California. Tatupu was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 November 1982
CitySan Diego, CA
best field fit lead pass running throw
I would have wanted to throw a pass and then go running down the field to lead block. Not that I don't think I could have made it. I think it would have been a lot more challenging and it wouldn't have been the best fit for my personality.
against pass pile rally sure
We'll pile up against the run, rally to that pass and make sure we know where 89 is at all times.
bull drill gotten pass repertoire rushes starting talk together
I've gotten in a lot more on the pass rushes. And I like it now. Before, pass rushes would be a drill where it would be like, 'Nah, I'm just going to go bull rush these guys.' ... Me and Kouts talk about that, too. Now I'm starting to put together a little repertoire and get after 'em.
adjusting couple field good guy job late leaked pass picked third
A big thing is to get off the field on third down. A couple times they max-protected and then leaked out a guy late (into pass patterns). They did a good job adjusting on the fly. They picked up some of our blitzes really well.
learn stay
We're going to stay optimistic, and learn something from this.
until
I won't even think about it until I get there.
bunch scrappy
I think we are a scrappy bunch. We are a bunch of fighters.
lucky
Man! ... I'm lucky he didn't see me.
circumstance grateful worked
I would like to say that's all I know. But like I said, situation, circumstances, they worked well for me and I am just grateful to be here.
cautious
I thought they were going to let me go today, but they are being cautious right now.
along faces good guys lost luckily replaced season system
We had a lot of new faces on this team, and luckily it didn't take a whole season to come together. It's a system of interchangeable parts. We lost a lot of good guys along the way and just replaced them.
base blitz stuff
We play our base stuff well. Well enough where we haven't had to blitz as much.
ashamed determined fought outcome plays series single
We have nothing to be ashamed of. We fought hard. No single play determined the outcome of the game; a series of plays did.
compare league special
Troy is a special case. He is in a league of his own and you really can't compare him with anyone.