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Monday, August 25, 2008

WitP: Hercules, Kynan, Sopoaga, Bess

More bad news today as Hercules Satele was waived by the Arizona Cardinals.

Steve Wyche of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that Kynan Forney's roster spot on the Atlanta Falcons may be in jeopardy.
Meanwhile, veteran Kynan Forney seems to be in big trouble of making the roster. He didn’t play against the Titans, a game in which he seemingly needed to do well to stay in contention.

Though Forney’s $2.95 million salary could be a factor in him getting released - that’s a high price to pay a backup - so is his lack of versatility. Forney is solely a guard.
In brighter news, Isaac Sopoaga has a great "two-minute drill" Q&A on the 49ers website. Some excerpts:
Q: What word best describes you?
A: Chief.
Q: What are you most afraid of?
A: I’m not afraid of anything but my dad.
Q: What was the best birthday gift you ever received?
A: Life.
And Ethan Skolnick of the Sun-Sentinel found an interview with Davone Bess from one of the Dolphins minicamps.
Q: How good was your conditioning, when Colt Brennan was throwing 60 or 70 times per game?

A: Oh man, unbelievable. We worked hard a lot. Our coaches and strength coaches did a good job of keeping us in shape.

Q: Are you concerned about going from spread offense to pro-style?

A: Not necessarily, because when I was at Hawaii, we had plays where there were set routes and you had to run routes.
UPDATE: Dolphins coach Tony Sparano had some good things to say about Bess after Monday's practice.
"I think that Bess, he's been a guy that's quietly grown on me during the course of training camp here. There was one point where we obviously wanted to see him up with the first group so we put him in there. I think it was Jacksonville game; we put him in there with the first group, as the third receiver in that group. He had a couple penalties, but again when you take the penalties out he really played pretty well in there at the end of that. In the game this week, we looked at (Greg) Camarillo there and moved him (Bess) back and he came back into the game and right away, I think it was the first play of the half he made a play. The guy gets his hands on balls and makes a lot of plays."

6 Comments:

  • At Monday, August 25, 2008 at 1:32:00 PM HST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Nice to have you back.

    http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/507506.html?nav=11

    Sapolu on Maui to coach Lahainaluna opponent
    Former Farrington, UH player’s son

    By ROBERT COLLIAS Staff Writer
    POSTED: August 23, 2008


    Sapolu also keeps a close eye on the Warriors.

    ''I keep up, I really do,'' he said. ''I went with June (Jones, Hawaii's previous coach) and coach (Greg) McMackin to do a clinic in Samoa last month. It is good that they are all friends and help each other out. I was at the Sugar Bowl. I flew in from Cleveland, where the 49ers were playing. We were all excited. People talk about the result of the (Sugar Bowl) game, but I think it was a major step forward - for the budget, for June, for McMackin - to steal one of those BCS bids. It is a miracle to go up against schools with those kinds of budgets and that kind of backing.

    ''I think (McMackin) will continue the success. I think the strength of coach Mack and June Jones is they understand the local mentality. The local mentality is if you are successful and very respectful and you walk around with humility, they will carry you around. If you come in and you are demanding and you are arrogant, it is not something that local people take well to. I think coach Mack is the perfect fit after June.''

     
  • At Monday, August 25, 2008 at 1:48:00 PM HST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gator_clause/2008/08/florida-safety.html

    Florida safety Ahmad Black is smiling; Gators to face virgin QBs in first two weeks

    Joseph Goodman

    Reggie's picks of Bucs QB Jeff Garcia got me thinking: The Gators' current safeties -- the weakest unit on the Gators' team -- couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. They're facing two virgin college quarterbacks in the first two weeks.

    Hawaii starting quarterback Brent Rausch is a junior-college transfer who has no experience at the FBS level. BUT RAUSCH MIGHT NOT EVEN START. Rausch, who was the projected back-up this offseason, missed practice on Saturday with a strained arm, according to the Honolulu Advertiser. Hawaii coach Greg McMackin isn't sure if Rausch will be healthy by next Saturday. Rausch's back-up is Greg Alexander. Alexander was Hawaii's projected third-string quarterback at the beginning of the offseason.


    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3553027

    Harvin (heel), Spikes (foot) might miss Florida's opener vs. Hawaii

    Associated Press

    Updated: August 25, 2008, 4:57 PM ET

     
  • At Monday, August 25, 2008 at 5:26:00 PM HST, Blogger Tombo Ahi said…

    hey fl, thanks for the welcome back and thanks for the great links.

     
  • At Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 12:50:00 AM HST, Blogger Lizkauai said…

    Welcome home tombo!

    Did anyone get a video of the 10pm news where they mentioned the Tsai-kos?

     
  • At Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 12:51:00 AM HST, Blogger Lizkauai said…

    oh, btw... we are "mirroring" (heh heh) your Warriors game schedule. Hope it's ok...

     
  • At Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:41:00 AM HST, Blogger Tombo Ahi said…

    hey liz, of course you can use the game schedule. it looks nice on the "warrior boat" :)

    and i'll ask chawan about the 10pm news.

     

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