Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
[ Edited by GorefullBore on Feb 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM ]
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Feb 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
Feb 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Originally posted by GorefullBore:
Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
we had a great player in the making until Shanny chose Mustaf and Brown over Huff... he now in Denver.
Feb 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:I agree. Samoans tend to be naturally big and strong. There are less than 250,000 Samoans in the US. A surprisingly large number excel in football.
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
Feb 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:I agree. Samoans tend to be naturally big and strong. There are less than 250,000 Samoans in the US. A surprisingly large number excel in football.
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
Hope the scouts are working on getting more through the college system. They are dominant in Rugby and make excellent linemen. Beautiful people and tend to be gentle giants as a very stereotypical generalization.
Feb 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Good hire, I hope he does well here
Maybe he could get Foerster to quit doing bumps / convincing Shanny that Brendel is GREAT
Maybe he could get Foerster to quit doing bumps / convincing Shanny that Brendel is GREAT
Feb 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Originally posted by 9moon:
Originally posted by GorefullBore:
Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
we had a great player in the making until Shanny chose Mustaf and Brown over Huff... he now in Denver.
Huff is Tongan
Feb 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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Feb 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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IF we could only find another player like Jesse.
Feb 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Originally posted by GorefullBore:
Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
Puni is Samoan
Feb 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Feb 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Originally posted by 9moon:
Originally posted by GorefullBore:
Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
we had a great player in the making until Shanny chose Mustaf and Brown over Huff... he now in Denver.
Huff is Tongan not Samoan.
Feb 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Originally posted by iLLEST209ER:
Originally posted by GorefullBore:
Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
The team could do with more players of Samoan heritage.
I'm trying to remember, have they had one since Mike Iupati?
Puni is Samoan
Yeah, but he was born in Missouri. I was thinking more along the guys that were straight from the island.
Feb 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Originally posted by wysiwyg:
Hello:
Isaac Sopoaga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Sopoaga
Mike Iupati was here after Sopoaga left, so that is why I used him as an example.
Feb 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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I hope he can really help improve the line because if we don't make any real changes, we'll be bent over AGAIN!
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