Lofa Tatupu-Cinderella story or potential nightmare?

WhoDat!656 · 02-17-2012, 08:21 PM

The Saints had their first free agent visit of the 2012 off-season earlier this week when the team met with middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu here in New Orleans. News that many Saints fans seemed to get excited about. Nothing has resulted from the visit as of yet, but since it's the only interesting thing to happen in Who Dat Nation in quite some time, I figured we might as well discuss it a little further. Is this Lofa Tatupu character a player the Saints want to take a chance on?

Coming out of USC in 2005 and drafted by Seattle, Tatupu's NFL career looked incredibly promising, starting with three straight Pro Bowl seasons. But he hasn't been the same since then, putting up just mediocre stats when not recovering from a torn pectoral or sitting out all of last season amid reports of a knee injury

Lofa Tatupu: Cinderella Story or Disaster Waiting to Happen? - Canal Street Chronicles

gandhi1007 · 02-17-2012, 08:24 PM

"Coming out of USC" ..... That says enough for me. I'll say NO THANK YOU!

And I won't even get into the injuries..........camp body.........maybe.

halloween 65 · 02-17-2012, 08:26 PM

I would love to have him if he was the Tattoo of old but Spags will let us know soon enough.

QBREES9 · 02-17-2012, 10:58 PM

Ya bring him in check him out and see if he can make the team. One year contract. But don't we have a MLB

FinSaint · 02-18-2012, 05:21 AM

I wonder how much Dunbar is asking for?

And if that price meets with the level of fit/want in regards to Spags?

I mean, they might be looking at creating depth at MLB in a future without Dunbar.

02-17-2012, 08:21 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,001	Lofa Tatupu-Cinderella story or potential nightmare? The Saints had their first free agent visit of the 2012 off-season earlier this week when the team met with middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu here in New Orleans. News that many Saints fans seemed to get excited about. Nothing has resulted from the visit as of yet, but since it's the only interesting thing to happen in Who Dat Nation in quite some time, I figured we might as well discuss it a little further. Is this Lofa Tatupu character a player the Saints want to take a chance on? Coming out of USC in 2005 and drafted by Seattle, Tatupu's NFL career looked incredibly promising, starting with three straight Pro Bowl seasons. But he hasn't been the same since then, putting up just mediocre stats when not recovering from a torn pectoral or sitting out all of last season amid reports of a knee injury Lofa Tatupu: Cinderella Story or Disaster Waiting to Happen? - Canal Street Chronicles
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02-17-2012, 08:24 PM	#2
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	"Coming out of USC" ..... That says enough for me. I'll say NO THANK YOU! And I won't even get into the injuries..........camp body.........maybe.

02-17-2012, 08:26 PM	#3
halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	I would love to have him if he was the Tattoo of old but Spags will let us know soon enough.

02-17-2012, 10:58 PM	#4
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Ya bring him in check him out and see if he can make the team. One year contract. But don't we have a MLB

02-18-2012, 05:21 AM	#5
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,955	I wonder how much Dunbar is asking for? And if that price meets with the level of fit/want in regards to Spags? I mean, they might be looking at creating depth at MLB in a future without Dunbar.