How Did So Many Teams Get It WRONG About Rookie of the Year, Puka Nacua?
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2023
- How Did So Many Teams Get It WRONG About Rookie of the Year, Puka Nacua?
Rams WR Puka Nacua inching towards all time record
It has been a pleasant surprise for Los Angeles Rams fans to see Puka Nacua, their fifth-round receiver out of BYU quickly ascend the ranks at the position and become not only the best rookie wide receiver but one of the best in the league in general. With yet another explosive game on Thursday, Nacua is moving closer and closer to the most receiving yards in a single season by a rookie.
With already six games over 100 yards Nacua has had a dominant rookie season complimenting veteran wide receiver Cooper Kupp and creating an elite connection with quarterback Matthew Stafford. With 1,327 yards on the season, Nacua already sits fifth all-time with two games remaining on an offensively motivated team.
Nacua would need to compile just 146 yards over the next two games in order to shatter a record held since 1960 by Houston Oilers wide receiver Bill Groman. It’s already an amazing story for the fifth-round pick and fans across the NFL who are not competing against the Rams will almost certainly be rooting for the young man to smash the longstanding record.
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BYU fans already knew how special Puka is! His little brother just committed to play wide receiver for BYU. With Puka, Sampson and Kai all playing at BYU, Tei will be welcomed big time!
I hope they use him better than they used Puka.
I love Puka's genuine good nature - Puka is an inspiration. He is from a great family. He has heart. Thank you documenting his story.
Note that it is a two-way street. The Rams didn't just "get lucky" with Nacua; the organization saw and fostered talent that other teams couldn't appreciate. The willingness to invest in young and perhaps less obvious talent is what sets great coaching apart.
Lmao dude they took him with a 5th they saw him as a filler for the preseason not Roy 😂😂 that’s the same line your gonna say about Brady to huh the patriots saw and fostered talent where others didn’t hahaha. Just say your a rams fan and move on
@@epicaquariums940 For all we know The Rams first 5 draft picks could've all had 2nd round projections and they were shocked to see all their potential picks slip this far down the draft. It's not like their just following what other "draft" experts are predicting like us normal fans do. No team drafts a player to just use them as a filler in preseason as their potential ceiling.. That's an insane statement lmao. Plenty of players that get drafted late end up being top players in this league, and outwork/perform 1st round picks all the time. On top of that 1st round picks bust all the time. The NFL draft is very hard to predict, and all you can do is draft on potential. If a players potential is to just be a "filler" then they will never get drafted by that team in the first place. There's no guarantees in this league, you don't draft a player to instantly put a cap on their ceiling just because of the draft pick. You draft them in hopes of them exceeding expectations. That doesn't mean you're going to reach for every player that you think might exceed their draft pick. especially since the Rams least position of need was WR in a sense. Puka had issues in college dealing with injuries, and his 40 yd dash was average, but the potential talent was obviously there, and the Rams were willing to take that risk. They instantly realized his talent, or Stafford wouldn't have thrown to him 15 times week 1. Obviously they didn't expect him to break the rookie receiving record, but they definitely drafted him in hopes of him becoming a quality starter in this league day 1.
@@epicaquariums940 The youtube video of Rams draft day says otherwise. But go off.
@epicaquariums940 drafted him for special teams
NFL teams will continue to miss great prospects like Puka Nakua as they continue to stress the "physical metrics and fail miserably in assessing the "HEART", the guts or drive to succeed!! Sure is AMAZING what team confidence in a young player can do!! Just look at what the Jets did to Wilson!!
Rams didn't just get a steal with him. Steve Avila, Byron Young, and Kobie Turner have all been given first round grades in redrafts. Incredible draft by the Rams
Kyren william too
@@everybodysMaster1 Yup. However, I was only referencing this years draft class. Kyren was last year
@@everybodysMaster1Kyren got drafted last year.whoops nevermind someone beat me to it. But he's amazing...
Rams don’t need first rounders lol
@@kingtulafale No they do not. They've gotta great coaching staff..I wish the rest of the league would stop.. stealing them!
I swear...half of the HCs..and coordinators in the NFL..Has worked for Coach Mac!
They talk an awful lot, around the league about "coaching trees"..Sean Mcvay...has a "forest"!!
The teams didn't get it wrong. He fell to the perfect team that helped him develop. Cooper Kupp helping him with routes and technique. Matt Stafford is a top tier qb that gets him the ball in the perfect place for him to be effective. An act of God watching out for him......or his Dad up there!!! Great to see those boys succeeding and the Daughter is in the National Guard
Absolutely a future legend in the LA Rams/NFL no doubt..! Go Puka!!
💥👊🏽
He’s him! Got his jersey cause I just love his energy /passion. We need that back in this game.
Definitely the rookie of the year, this kid is absolutely amazing
OROTY
Eh He's Rookie WR of the year but rookie of the year? While he's definitely worthy of consideration Sam LaPorta is also. But even they have to take a back seat to CJ Stroud who took a nothing team like he did breaking records along the way.
1-CJ Stroud
2- Sam LaPorta
3- Nacua
@@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester absolutely
I bet you $5,000 it's CJ Stroud and not Puka
@@bentonbevel7768 I don't care about the OROTY I want the Super Bowl
Thank you for the deep dive on Puka, showing this to my two young boys who are huge Rams and Puka fans.
tyvm
Making Samoans proud!!🤙🏽🇼🇸🇦🇸
Chicanos love that foo as well 🇲🇽🇺🇲🍻
I honestly think the 40-yard dash should be timed with the player in full pads and helmet. Nacua is just one of many examples of guys who have football speed, not just straight-line speed in shorts and a tanktop
Most pro scouts likely did not watch his game footage! I watched about every game he played at BYU. This kid is simply magic.....he plays for his Dad who has passed on so he knows his Dad is watching now!!
Hottest jersey in southern California #17!!
My cousin who is currently working as an intern for the rams said that Puka has a down to earth personality.
Rams fan since '78 and moderate yt scroller since '18. Love this vid! You are the first channel that immediately grabbed AND kept my attention. Keep this ish up please. Good fortune to you,
my newest diamond in the rough
Love these documentary style features. And Puka Nacua has an amazing backstory!
Can't measure a man's heart.👍
I am really loving his strength . I want the rams to draft brian thomas . Can you imagine a huge speedy deep threat what puka and kupp will do playing against the worse corners ? Puka is the man ! Great guy and great player . go rams !!!
How could you not root for this kid.
Puka and Cooper Kupp are gonna a top tier WR duo next year and beyond.
NFL teams put too much focus on measurables and sometimes overlook players who can just flat out ball. The Rams have the NFL's all-time worst combine team at the skill positions but they are ballers!
IDK if teams include this in their practices, but Cooper Kupp works on his own run speed. And I heard an injured Kupp worked with the other Rams receivers. I would not be surprised if an injured Kupp had worked with Nacua on run speed.
Kupp has worked a LOT with him to help bring him along faster. I think that he would have hit his stride with most teams tho. But not this soon. That's a testament to the WR coach and Kupp specifically
When Kupp was injured on IR he traveled with the team and was the assistant WR coach.
This is inspiring! Thank you for your video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cooper Kupp: “You should do this…”
Puka: “Cool Story bro…”
Great video! the sad thing about this years NFL playoffs is we will only see onr game of Puka Nucua!
He’s realizing this season and potential because of where he was drafted. McVay and Stafford are doing it. If he had been drafted by someone like the Panthers or some other team without leadership like the Rams he would not be doing this. He’d be lost on special teams. Also Kupp took him under his wing.
This man said Krupp and Stanford 😂😂
@@GIZREED😂😂😂
When mom says "We have the rams at home."
☠️☠️☠️
Stanford is a university in Palo alto California
He truly enjoys being in the NFL.
So proud of you Puka , and all the other Polynesian boys making an impact in the NFL
He got the all that potential brought out of him by McVay and Stafford. If he goes to almost any other team he does not have no where near the season he's having right now.
Stafford makes all his guys look good. Kupp was only average with Goff.
Agreed only other team I could see him having this kind of success is maybe 49ers and Vikings if both they 1 and 2 wrs wasn’t playing. Cause they scheme to get a wr open.
Great Video......
Teams saw his 40 time and said “no thanks” and that’s it. It’s dumb but that’s the league for you. Thanks for this, very enlightening.
Great Content and Commentary
Classic Barry! love the video👍
Glad you enjoyed it
This is a fun segment. Puka is fun to listen to, has a bright smile and a great personality. He isn't the only one the didn't have a lot of timed speed, Jerry Rice didn't either but they had a hard time catching him.
I love your Dolphins content but really appreciate you branching out and bringing other stuff to your channel. I got so fed up with watching the talking heads on the networks so you’re where I get most of my sports info/tidbits. Love the content and your level headed takes. Fins up!!!
I appreciate that
Go Rams
He reminds me of Tom Araya the lead singer of Slayer. Always laughing and great attitude ! 😂
I spotted him before the draft. I wanted my Lions to pick him up. I'm surprised he's this good but not surprised he's good. He's a star for a long time.
Orem High School guy, GO COUGS! Sat next to him on the last row on a plane a couple summers ago from Orange County to Provo, genuine great kid.
Plenty of teams are regretting passing him up.
He is a great receiver. A good receiver is great if he has a great quarter back. Don't get me wrong, he is a great receiver, and great at yards after catch. Note that McVay sometimes has him operate as a running back in jet sweeps. Add to that he is willing and able to take on blocking assignments. The rams are so very good at finding diamonds in the rough.
FR. Robert Woods was always one of my favorite players before and when on the Rams. Nacua has such a high ceiling and can do all the things that Sean needs his WRs to do in his offense
Garret Wilson is a prime example of a Great wr who isn’t great becuase of shit qb play.
We all know why teams overlooked him but nobody wants to say it...
Why?
Most importantly he seems to be a good person
Kobe’s Turner is about to break the rookie sack record as a third rounder.
People say "why didn't everyone else see this?" but the Rams took him in the 5th round. No one saw *this*.
Aloha Barry from Big Island Hawaii!Love these type videos!
happy to hear that
Yessah Barry!!! Great job on Puka’s story…His roots go back to the Big Island of Hawai’i via his Dad whose Ohana comes from Honokaa, a small town on the northeast side of the Big Island!!! Aloha from the 50th which is part of Puka’s heritage!!! Go Puka!!! Go Rams!!!
Berry, I'm not to hot on the Dolphins but this was a great video. Commentary was great. I will be watching more from you. Good Job!! Go Rams!!
I appreciate that
Why is no one talking about LaPorta? Hes a beast, and hes having an awesome, maybe historic season
Because we like talking about nacua.
At the beginning of the video they really said puka has more 150 yard receiving game than randy moss his rookie year and then said they both had 4..
One of the best fantasy pickups on the year!!!
Kid deserves a ring as a rookie and rookie of the year 😢❤❤
His angles when it comes to YAC😮...is a thing of beauty!
For a SAMOAN Proud of you USO.. Our Samoan culture it's very family oriented.
Very humble kid, and his got a heart of a lion. Most definitely the rookie of the year! 🤙
The rams saw his potential and have been able to coach and develop him into a quality WR.
My son got to play on the same team 7 on 7 with Puka and against him in basketball 🏀 He’s always been a hard worker and it doesn’t surprise me that he’s so damn successful. Keep it up him and Aaron Donald allow a long time Niners fan to root for them
I heard he was injured/not 100% during the combine. Regardless, humble, hard working sky is the limit. Hope he stays healthy !
I love Ted Lasso, he reminds me of the Dani Rojas character. He just loves to play the game.
Great smile too!
Stroud is still the odds on favorite (by a lot according to Vegas) and may be back this week, but this kid is having a great year. Good for him.
What a freakin weapon he is…big fan!
1- CJ Stroud
2- Sam LaPorta
3- Nacua
All though Nacua can also bw two hard to choose hes certainly great but Hes not besting a CJ Stroud who took a nothing 3 win team as far as he has breaking records along the way
Its not about going first. its about heart..
I am bummed that he didn’t win offensive rookie of the year. I believe that any other year in the past decade, he would’ve won easily. Hopefully, that keeps that fire burning. I look forward to some more credible things from Puka.
Puka "Shell" and his Proud Mama, Congratulations Braddah!
Another success story so far of a hard working Samoan. Similar to Tua’s story. We should take lessons from these people on how to raise offspring.
It's about family
Amazing WR.
Having the heart of a lion can't be measured by any Scale
It's HARD WORK. Hard work beats TALENT when talent doesn't WORK HARD. He showed up with the RIGHT ATTITUDE, he put in the WORK, he LISTENED, he made Cooper Kupp his mentor and Cooper embraced the role, he listened to Matt Stafford, who is a top level passer and despite the lack of credit, he's the common denominator in several WR's have record seasons.
Call him what you want but now you can call him SB CHAMP!! GO RAMS!!
Congratulations Puka! Welcome to LA, man.
You should do one on Les Snead. Rams out her having teams questioning the entire way the view the draft process.
Which could completely unhinge the entire college sports franchise.
Kyren Williams is another guy who had a poor showing at the combine and now thriving as a Ram ala Puka.
Puka Nacua is a BYU product baby!
Puka is a beast and was for sure a steal. But Puka is not OROY over Stroud
As Seahawks fan i learned this guys name real quick 😂 he torched Seahawks dsfense! But now everyone knows this kid is the real deal and will only get better with time. Easy OROTY!👀🏃🔥🏈
I whiffed on puka coulda had way more shares but I was being lazy grinding the waivers he was barely drafted in rookie drafts but he was one of raygq biggest sleepers
"Too small" which is dumb and naive when it comes to hand eye coordination and speed. The man deserves rookie of the year.
Next year will be better. That concussion really messed him up
Big Uce Nacua
Great job Barry.
tyvm
Im so glad Imma Rams fan!
Him being slower...makes his routes so sharp..
It's Reminiscent of Largent..
He's quick not fast..
They draft Cooper Cupp now Puka the Rams have a good scouting department. I have serious doubts that many teams would have given Nacua as much playing time to a rookie wide receiver as the Rams did, they saw his talent and gave him significant playing time from the start.
It all depends on your depth chart . If Robert woods was still there and kupp was healthy plus Beckham would he have played even
Hybrid Samoans showing up in the skill positions. nice.
Its kinda weird
I just adore how year after year the Combine proves to be often useless and occasionally harmful.
Rookie of the year for sure
I think what he brought to that locker room is beyond measure also
He is not 6'2" but he sure plays big. I met him November 2023
No wonder he blocks so well!
The teams who get it wrong are the ones who needed to draft a WR early, not the ones who don’t need a WR but drafted one.
Tends to get several yards after hit. Has tight end skills
I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually CJ Stroud who wins OROTY, but if Puka wins it he deserves it.
Having Matthew Stafford as his QB helps big time also because he will look for you once he builds trust in you.
Kudos to Nacua for his outstanding season. I think he has also benefited a lot by having Matthew Stafford throwing him the ball.
As far as OROY, I think it has to go to Stroud of Houston who has done a great job taking his team into the playoffs. Nacua in most years would be an easy pick, but it is tough to pick him over the achievement of a rookie QB taking one of the worst teams in the NFL into the playoffs as a division winner.
This video, like many others, is disappointing in its attempt to depict Puka’s journey into the NFL. It follows the familiar pattern of delving into his junior/high school football experiences, then his NFL Scouting Combine experience. What's notably lacking is his college experience, be it at Washington and BYU. It leaves one wondering why this crucial aspect of his athletic development is consistently overlooked.
Tua throwing to Puka. What would be better?
He sure killed my Browns in our game against him.
Such a great runner up to Stroud.
Two top rookies. Both led their teams to the playoffs. Only one broke records. The choice is clear.
BTW, the NFL combine is misleading.
The irony is that he had to transfer out of University of Washington because he couldn't beat out Rome Odunze or Jalen McMillan for playing time. If that tells you anything...
There are alot of make believe expert's in the NFL. Misses happen all the time at all positions. Look at the QB misses
I understand people wanting to choose CJ for the OROY, but the fact that Puka was a 5th round pick, should put him ahead because NO ONE expected this (I'm a Rams fan, and I was excited about Puka during training camp, but dammit I didn't expect THIS!) Oh and Kobie Turner deserves DROY too 😉🤫🫣
Who expected a first year QB to take a team from second worst to division champs? QB a MUCH harder position to be clutch in year one.
UTAH❤RAMS