2024 3rd Round Pick - Marist Liufau, LB, Notre Dame

[Chocolate Lab]

His Hawaiian roots undoubtedly sparked his interest in Notre Dame

Does Notre Dame have some special relationship with Hawaii?

 

[Cotton]

Does Notre Dame have some special relationship with Hawaii?

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Does Notre Dame have some special relationship with Hawaii?

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[Cowboysrock55]

That's very unlikely to be true. The success of failure of the draft depends way more on the top 3 picks.

Yeah if you nailed those three it's a great draft. Anything after that is just a bonus. If you get 2 to 3 really good starters out of a draft that's great. I'm not talking Tyler Biadasz starters but really good ones.

People think that hitting all your day one and two picks should just be a given. Almost half the first round picks won't even end up as good starters. You can't point to a late third and say that guy makes or breaks a draft. People just say that because we could have had a RB. I'll be watching Lloyd to see what he does. Just because that will sting if he becomes a really good RB.

 

[boozeman]

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So does Utah, BYU, Washington, UCLA, USC.

 

[Genghis Khan]

So does Utah, BYU, Washington, UCLA, USC.

Those West coast schools make more sense though.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Simpleton]

This guy looks real fucking small to me.

 

[boozeman]

This guy looks real fucking small to me.

That and the glasses thing, not digging it.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

That and the glasses thing, not digging it.

Nerdy we need that.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

This guy looks real fucking small to me.

I thought the same thing watching the interviews. He almost looks like a safety.

 

[P_T]

This guy looks real fucking small to me.

Well, as they say: "It's not the size of the dog...".

He's the same H/W as Clark, and bigger than Overshown and Kendricks... he's only 5 lbs. lighter than Parsons.

 

[ravidubey]

Well, as they say: "It's not the size of the dog...".

He's the same H/W as Clark, and bigger than Overshown and Kendricks... he's only 5 lbs. lighter than Parsons.

I'm of the mind most NFL linebackers need to be about 235 pounds and great quickness

Main question is if they can bring physical violence without themselves taking too damage?

 

[ravidubey]

Eww, watched this guy’s Louisville highlights and was completely unimpressed. Slow to recognize, cheats to the LOS pre-snap, finds himself out of position, and to top it off is a long strider.

It’s one thing to run a cone drill, but in real action with bodies flying around this guy looked tentative and often lost in the wash.

Maybe that was his worst game? Gotta think Dallas’ scouts (who are decent) saw something here…

 

[Bill Shatner]

Eww, watched this guy’s Louisville highlights and was completely unimpressed. Slow to recognize, cheats to the LOS pre-snap, finds himself out of position, and to top it off is a long strider.

It’s one thing to run a cone drill, but in real action with bodies flying around this guy looked tentative and often lost in the wash.

Maybe that was his worst game? Gotta think Dallas’ scouts (who are decent) saw something here…

In all honesty, it could be the pick that completely wrecked the season. Good RB sitting there for us to take after a no show in FA, and we take this guy. Notice how GB IMMEDIATELY, must have ran the card picking Lloyd to the NFL, as soon as we picked Loofa.

 

[ravidubey]

In all honesty, it could be the pick that completely wrecked the season. Good RB sitting there for us to take after a no show in FA, and we take this guy. Notice how GB IMMEDIATELY, must have ran the card picking Lloyd to the NFL, as soon as we picked Loofa.

I totally agree.

Best way to protect a bad LB corps is to sign more than just a token FA and to keep them off the field in games. Whatever you do, don’t reach for a barely capable rookie with a potential star available at another position (and also a position of need!).

 

[boozeman]

I have mentioned it before, but I have a feeling people are assuming he will be an all-around LB.

From the looks of things, he will be used as a rusher a lot. Zimmer is tipping his hand a little.

"Number one, he's brilliant. He catches on really quick. He wants to be so good and so intense that he's almost too much at it right now. The other thing is I think he's a really good pressure player and I think having that with (Micah) Parsons and another pressure player that is a linebacker or he can move somewhere else and Parsons can move somewhere else. I think those pieces add to confusion for the offense, plus he's a really good rusher. "

 

[p1_]

I have mentioned it before, but I have a feeling people are assuming he will be an all-around LB.

From the looks of things, he will be used as a rusher a lot. Zimmer is tipping his hand a little.

"Number one, he's brilliant. He catches on really quick. He wants to be so good and so intense that he's almost too much at it right now. The other thing is I think he's a really good pressure player and I think having that with (Micah) Parsons and another pressure player that is a linebacker or he can move somewhere else and Parsons can move somewhere else. I think those pieces add to confusion for the offense, plus he's a really good rusher. "

He does seem suited to that role.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I have mentioned it before, but I have a feeling people are assuming he will be an all-around LB.

From the looks of things, he will be used as a rusher a lot. Zimmer is tipping his hand a little.

"Number one, he's brilliant. He catches on really quick. He wants to be so good and so intense that he's almost too much at it right now. The other thing is I think he's a really good pressure player and I think having that with (Micah) Parsons and another pressure player that is a linebacker or he can move somewhere else and Parsons can move somewhere else. I think those pieces add to confusion for the offense, plus he's a really good rusher. "

Yep, unless he just balls out (doubtful) or there are injuries, he's at best LB4 and a situational player and rusher. At least this year.

 

[Bill Shatner]

I have mentioned it before, but I have a feeling people are assuming he will be an all-around LB.

From the looks of things, he will be used as a rusher a lot. Zimmer is tipping his hand a little.

"Number one, he's brilliant. He catches on really quick. He wants to be so good and so intense that he's almost too much at it right now. The other thing is I think he's a really good pressure player and I think having that with (Micah) Parsons and another pressure player that is a linebacker or he can move somewhere else and Parsons can move somewhere else. I think those pieces add to confusion for the offense, plus he's a really good rusher. "

But Ernie or someone was saying he's the next Fred Warner.

So disappointing. I really want one.