Ropati Pitoitua Feels 100%

by John B on Aug 11, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Ropati Pitoitua says he feels he is all the way back from his Achilles injury last preseason.

"I feel great," Pitoitua said. "I feel like I am [100 percent]. I feel like I’m getting there. I’ve still got stuff to work on."

As they say, you can teach technique, but you cannot teach 6'8" 315 pounds. He is coming off a serious injury, but the more time passes, one would guess the less of an issue it will be even if there are lingering effects. Reports seem to be that he has looked good moving around.

There are a lot of unproven guys on the defensive line, but these guys all have talent. This coaching staff does a great job drilling consistent technique into these guys. You have heard me say it many times, but Sione Pouha and Mike Devito were not half the players they are today when they were coached by Eric Mangini. This has the potential to be a really deep defensive line. The decision makers seem to think so too considering how little they have attempted to bring back Shaun Ellis and Trevor Pryce.

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Can't Wait!

For the Iron Curtain 2.0

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald

by Noble_Lance on Aug 11, 2011 10:12 AM EDT reply actions

Great News

I was really pulling for this guy last year, terrible the episode of hard knocks when he went down.

Formerly known as "GangGrizzle".

by B.Rush on Aug 11, 2011 10:26 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

This is...

…great. I can’t wait to see Pitoitua in action. 6’8" 315 pounds? That is amazing in itself.

by Shane H on Aug 11, 2011 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

I hope they go slow with this guy and not play him too much. I remember Kris Jenkins coming back from his injury said hes 100%, only to suffer another first game of that season. Camp practice and play is different than real game action. So I would want this guy to proceed slow and watch how that leg hold up to week 4 before going full action.

by overloadblitz on Aug 11, 2011 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

Actually, you CAN teach 315 pounds (I know all too many high school offensive linemen who have learned 315 pounds) , you just can’t teach 6’8" and athletic

by D1andonlyDman on Aug 11, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

Lol true story

I know at least one non-athlete who is learning 300+ lbs

by Exystence on Aug 11, 2011 11:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

You can teach 6'8" 315.

You can teach it how to kill, you can teach it how to destroy everything in its path.

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald

by Noble_Lance on Aug 11, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

ropati,kenrick and mo on the field at once that is alot of beef and i will be a happy camper when i see one of them get CRUSH mr.uggs

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

~ Vince Lombardi

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Aug 11, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

I wouldn’t get in an elevator with all of them.

Onions are tougher than you. Onions make me cry. You couldn't make me cry. Onions are tougher than you.

by leed's 13th child on Aug 11, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I would love to see this guy make it a full season and crush it.

But the fact of the matter is a guy with that type of size just can’t protect his knees and legs the way he would if he were 5 or 6 inches shorter. And that goes double for lineman. He’s blessed and cursed with his size.
If I were a coach I would wrap this guys legs in heavy braces and turn him into a machine from the waist down just to prevent injury. I know that sounds dumb but you’d be suprised what some guys do to protect their legs.