| Oscar
Lua
Scout.com Headlines: |
Patriots Linebacker Unit Down To Bare Bones
Looking at the state of the linebackers, gaping holes need to be filled
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Mar 29, 2008 |
Patriots Cut Ties With Rosevelt Colvin, Lua
The New England Patriots cut two linebackers on Tuesday: Rosevelt Colvin & Oscar Lua
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Feb 27, 2008 |
MLB Oscar Lua: Pats Cut Ties With USC LB 
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Feb 26, 2008 |
Testaverde Among Patriots Final Roster Cuts
Testaverde among 21 released on Saturday. Seymour to PUP
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Sep 2, 2007 |
Patriots Backups Defeat Giants 27-20
Patriots knock off the Giants as players fight for roster spots
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Aug 31, 2007 |
What We Learned: Panthers Preseason Game 3
Patriots insider looks at what went right and what went wrong with each game. Preseason vs Carolina
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Aug 27, 2007 |
Camp Quick Hits: McDaniels, Morgan and Moss
Josh McDaniels talks, Stanley Morgan elected, PUP Players back, including Moss. News and notes 8/3
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Aug 4, 2007 |
MLB Oscar Lua: Contract details
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Jul 16, 2007 |
More Rookie Contract Updates
Oscar Lua, Corey Hilliard and Clint Oldenburg
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Jul 16, 2007 |
Patriots Sign Two More
Draft pick signings are coming quickly as the team's training camp approaches. Lua and Hilliard sign
-by PatriotsInsider.com
Jul 14, 2007 |
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Ht: 6-1
Wt: 245
| Date of Birth: |
05/09/1984 |
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| 2007 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings (full list): |
| Pos: MLB |
Pos Rank: #18 |
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| STRENGTHS |
 Aggressiveness |
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| AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT |
 Lateral Movement |
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| A passionate football player who is a leader on the field, Lua lacks the top athleticism to be anything more than a backup middle linebacker. Has a special-teams mentality, which is added value. |
| Biography: |
Registered 36 tackles as a senior primarily coming off the bench.
Full-time starter as a junior when he posted a career-high 66 tackles.
Pos:
Hard-working two-down defender who shows a good head for the ball.
Forceful up the field, explosive filling gaps and wraps up tackling.
Stays with assignments, diagnoses the action and plays with reckless
abandon. Aggressively puts his shoulders into ball carriers and flies
around the field.
Neg:
Struggles in coverage and lacks top sideline-to-sideline range.
Possesses a short burst of speed that he cannot sustain. Oscar Lua emerged from spring practice last season as the starter at middle linebacker and performed well enough through the season, among stiff competition, to keep his starting spot. He led the team with 66 tackles, forced two fumbles and intercepted a pass. The lasting memory of Lua’s season will be his punishing solo stop of an Arizona State running back on a 4th-and-1 as he met the back in the hole and drove him back several yards. This spring, Lua again fought off incredible competition to remain the starter at middle linebacker. He is a very smart player and although he lacks some physical tools, is a rock in the middle of the field defensively. Even if he is eventually beaten out for the starting spot, he is too talented to keep off the field and will see time in a rotation and as a major contributor on special teams.
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