Ariel Ngata Transfer Portals

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He Gone

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Fucking Gregory.

Bummer but understandable. He got past up by everyone at OLB because he couldn’t gain enough weight and then getting moved to ILB was going to be an uphill battle for him competing against some really talented younger guys who have been playing ILB for years and are so far ahead of him mentally at the position. I don’t see a lot of playing time available for him next season either. You’ve got Ulofoshio and Sirmon returning with experience as starters and then Calvert, Tafisi, Tuputala, Heimuli, Ah You, and Fowler all competing to get into the 2-deeps. I wish him the best of luck.

Can’t blame him after this year, esp with no changes to LB coach. Ugh

I don’t wish for coaches to get fired but the case for keeping Gregory diminishes every
day. I think Jimmy’s gonna let him fulfill his contract and move on but at this level you
have to recruit better, coach better.

I spent a lot of time watching the Linebacker play on downloaded games and I can’t say I saw
one guy that looked like he had any instinct on the inside. Tafisi may have shown the best natural
instinct but then he got that stinger.

Why is Bob Gregory still on staff? First career game Ngata was unblockable vs Auburn. Yet Bob never gave him a chance after.

I am desperately hoping that this is what finally does it and pushes Jimmy to find another option at LB coach. If he does it soon enough Ngata might even stay…

Counterpoint: Was he any good? Because of injuries and others reasons, he never gained enough weight.

GoDawgs91 wrote:

Why is Bob Gregory still on staff? First career game Ngata was unblockable vs Auburn. Yet Bob never gave him a chance after.

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He’s been one of Kwat’s guys until just this season when they moved him from outside backer to inside backer mid-season to desperately try to find somebody better than Manu and Wellington. This one is not really Gregory’s fault or anybody’s fault. The kid’s body just didn’t develop the way they thought it would when he was recruited.

Ngata flashed the first two games of 2018.

Maybe he is a tweener and can’t quite be a full time player. But situationally, he definitly could have a role.