alharrisdude31
16 years ago

Soi in Green.

Ah, I can hear the puns already.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

lol yur right :pottytrain1:
16 years ago
PFW 2007 

DT Brian Soi, Utah State, #54
(6-2, 320, 5.1 E) Recorded 26 sacks over his final two high school seasons and was highly recruited. Signed with Brigham Young in 2003 but spent the year at Hargrave Military Academy to address his academics. Transferred to Utah State and redshirted in 04 with continued academic concerns. Started 9-of-11 games in 05, compiling 31 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 4 sacks. Did not return in 06 due to academics and was to be ineligible for the 07 season. Blessed with natural size, strength and athletic ability and looks the part. Has been very durable. Can dig a hole in the ground to stop the run and hold two gaps. Is tightly wound and relies too much on his upper-body strength. Needs to play in a simple scheme and be turned loose to be effective. If he ever figures it out, he could make a roster.

MSA 
Brian Soi
DT >> 64 >> 310 >> #54 Utah State University
Key Points of Interest
A big, aggressive defensive lineman with incredible talent and a huge upside.
Shown the ability to stuff the run and pressure the quarterback by getting off the ball quickly
and penetrating.
Takes up two blockers and his presence in the middle opens up the outside for the ends.
Versatile lineman that can put on extra weight to play the middle in a 3-4 defense.
An athletic and fluid prospect that shows the ability to change directions well.
Originally signed with BYU in 2003
No serious injuries to report and has never had surgery.
Has never been arrested and is a solid citizen off the field.
2006 Season
Academically IneligibleAttended classes at Utah Valley State College in Provo, Utah.
Named 2nd Team Pre-Season All-WAC by Football.com.
2005 Season Utah State University
Amassed 31 tackles, including 4.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss, and a blocked field goal.
Named 3rd Team Freshman All-American and All-WAC Honorable Mention.
Key Games: San Jose St. (10/8/05), Alabama (10/29/05), and Utah (9/10/05)
2004 Season Utah State University
Redshirt
2003 Season Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA)
Had a very successful season in which he displayed his sheer dominance
Proved that he can locate to a new area, with no immediate family nearby, and still be a very
effective football player.
While at Hargrave, he was recruited by Florida St., Virginia Tech and Miami.
See the following story to learn more about his stay at Hargrave:
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=208&p=2&c=194767 
Key Quote
Brian Soi is an incredible football player. Tom McMahon, former Utah State Defensive Line Coach,
currently coaching with the Atlanta Falcons.
Prep (2000-01)
Highly decorated prep player at Timpview H.S. in Orem, Utaha national top 100 defensive line
prospectSuperPrep Magazine ranked him as the number two defensive tackle prospect in the
nation and an Elite 50 selectionRivals.Com ranked him as the 14th best defensive tackle in the
countryEarned All-American honors by Student Sports, Inc. and Prep StarTwo-time all-state
selection and a three-time all-region pickrecorded 15 sacks as junior and 11 sacks as a
seniorReceived numerous scholarship offers including USC, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Oregon.
Personal
Born May 3, 1985 in Honolulu, HawaiiSon of Motusaga and Ponaivao Soihas two brothers and
one sister.
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dfosterf
16 years ago
According to PFT this am, the Dolphins are probably targeting Brace at 25, at least that is my interpretation of what was posted. This kid is a Dolphin cast-off. Not a very good sign. Their need is pretty strong for a NT (pretty much like everyone's, it seems, the existing all seem to be getting old and/or suck for the existing teams running the 3-4 and/or hybrids.)

I went into the Green Bay Packer Gazette chat with Tom Pelissero (SP?) yesterday, specifically to ask about what I perceive as our "situation" at NT. I did not go on my rant there, but rather asked a practical question that I have interspersed with my various rants here.

I asked him about Fred Bledsoe and his 20+ weight gain this off-season. The motherf##ker didn't answer my question (OK, re-ranting, here, lol) Instead, he said a couple of things. He said that he would be very surprised if Fred Bledsoe was a Green Bay Packer this year. (I GUESS that's an answer, grrrrr...) You can tell it's me asking, because I'm so whipped into a froth I cannot spell anymore, lol

Tom Pelissero:

Prediction: Fred Bledsoe will not be on the roster. Ryan Pickett, the projected starter, is about to turn 30 and is in a contract year. Again, reasons I can't believe more people aren't calling NT the Packers' biggest need.



In a subsequent post, I asked him this:

Crabtree, Sanchez, Oher and Raji available at 9. Who do you take?

He took Raji, and thought I was nuts for throwing Sanchez into the mix, citing the 15 mil commitment. I posted back that he had stated "BPA" in response to another poster, and threw Sanchez into the mix to sort of "test" his commitment to that.

My response was not published, however.

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I still think that if the opportunity arises for a trade back scenario, we should leap on it. I am taking into consideration all the pluses and minuses of passing on an "impact player", the nuances of BPA vs. need, etc. All I know is that our best shot at significant improvement for 2009 is to be able to block better, tackle better and pressure/sack the quarterback better. Pretty much the way it has always been, without the hype.

NT remains my personal #1 priority in this draft. That is not the same as saying it is my first pick. I am saying that the solution could easily involve using that #1 pick on Raji, but that is different...I think we need another early round pick in order to balance out the reach factor required to solve this problem.

The argument is made that we can get a suitable big body later in the draft. I have looked into this more than a little. If anything, the competition is going to get stiffer for those types of picks...so many teams are in the market for so few players at the position.

We need an NT, a DE, an OT and an OLB, at a minimum. These need to be able to play for us way sooner than later, imo, or we are in continued rebuilding mode...you can call it - not rebuilding, but restocking--whatever---see part about blocking and tackling and stuff.

Samoan is ALWAYS good, btw.

The only thing better is TONGA 

As I said a long time ago, when I asked a Samoan friend why the Samoans are so huge...

His reply (mind you he goes about 380-420 lbs)--

"Yo, brah, you got da puka in da brain you tink we big... My cous'is in da Tonga are-- dem big boys...dey scare me brah."

Instead of Ted fartin' around with some back-up Duke BBall player, he oughta take his show on a little "vacation" to the land of the behemoths...imo :thumbleft:
PackerTraxx
16 years ago
I think with the uncertainty of the draft they should get all feasible NTs into camp and keep the best. We only have one, well now two, possible players right now.
Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?
PackerTraxx
16 years ago
I do like this guys size. It would be great if he would be the second coming of the Grave Digger at NT.
Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?
16 years ago
I'm just thrilled we're not rolling into Spring with 1 NT.
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bozz_2006
16 years ago
Somoans are the best. perfect combination of chocolate fudge, caramel, and toasted coconut.... wait, what were we talking about?
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zombieslayer
16 years ago

Soi in Green.

Ah, I can hear the puns already.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



"We gotta stop them!"

I couldn't resist.
My man Donald Driver
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nickb364
16 years ago
Hey im not sure if this was posted at all..

but according to Packers.COM we signed a NT out of Utah State

http://packers.com/news/releases/2009/04/14/3/ 

The Green Bay Packers have signed free agent nose tackle Brian Soi. The signing was announced Tuesday by Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations Ted Thompson.

Soi, a 6-foot-3, 334-pound first-year player from Utah State, signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2007 with the Miami Dolphins and was released prior to the regular season. He also spent time with the New York Giants during the 2008 offseason.

Soi will wear No. 62.



I dont use packers.com as a main source of offseason information..it's not the quickest place to get the information.. like when we signed Anthony Smith (not a big deal) it wasn't posted on the site until a couple days after. However, I couldn't find this signing under Google News.. where I speculate all the rumors 🙂
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Stevetarded
16 years ago
They should sign the offensive line from the movie "The Replacements"

.....and Clifford Franklin
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