re: Let me say 2 good things about Longo

There was a reason Ta'amu was the backup and Shea was the starter and it wasn't stars. Coaches aren't going to sit the better player down. At least not the better player based on their evaluation in practice. Shea's outings were against Bama and Auburn to name a few. Ta'amu wouldn't have had good games against that bunch. California wasn't bad either we now know. That said, you can't take anything away from what Ta'amu has done. He's performed better than any backup could have possibly been asked to. In fact, the backup label, I'll no longer use. He would have been the starter at most places.