Pirate lands CB Darius Lamora from Port Arthur

Harry · October 25, 2012

I will say this, Lemora can lay the wood. This kid hits like a ton of bricks, but he actually uses his arms to wrap up, unlike some of the players currently on our roster. He sort of reminds me of Deone Bucannon coming out of high school, and that's not a bad thing. He's a little undersized for safety, but not anything that can't be fixed once in a college conditioning program. He's rangy, and certainly makes plays when he needs to.

However, I feel like he could improve in diagnosing run plays. He makes some nice tackles down field that a more experienced player would have recognized as run earlier, and stopped the ball carrier closer to the line of scrimmage. I think that can easily be taught in the film room, as well as on the practice field, so it's not as if it's some deal breaker.

He makes a few interceptions in his video, but it's tough to get an overall sense of his coverage abilities. Most of the tape is focused on him hitting the crap out of people. I'll always take more help in the secondary, and I think the worst case scenario with Lemora is probably solid Special Teams contributor for four years. While I'm not sure he'll be as good as Bucannon, I don't think he'll be a complete waste of a roster spot, either. Plus, Texas pipeline, woo!

Lemora's other offers included North Texas, Texas State, and UTEP. LOL U MAD MIKE PRICE?

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