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
angles change running second somebody within
Angles change every second within a play, ... You don't ever see somebody running straight. That's why I think the 40 is overrated. And not just because I didn't run it 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
given guys matter
It was a matter of opportunity. A lot of guys can do the same thing given the right situation. I don't think it's anything more than that.