Puka Concerns

[fan since 65]

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Puka is still young, plays with great passion and leaves it ALL on the field. He puts himself and his body on the line each and every week for this team and his teammates, that is all that matters to me...This team would not be where it is today without him! End of story for me...

[GoldenRam]

I didn’t know about the antisemitic stuff till today, and it’s very disturbing. It’s also troubling that Puka was manipulated so easily by those idiots. Then mix in the stupidity with his brother, and it’s not good. Puka just became a father, too. I hope that the team can intervene effectively.

This is the biggest issue for me I think. The dance moves were showed to him by, as I understand, someone who is Jewish, or somehow aligned. So it appears to me that someone was intentionally setting him up to look bad on National TV, on a night when it was the only game in town, literally, as far as the NFL is concerned and would be given MAXIMUM exposure. Puka just went along. No questioning, no consideration, just literally, "monkey see, monkey do". Given his stature within the game, he should do better, should exercise control over his emotions, his words, his deeds, especially within framework.

The NFL is not alone in having issues with criticisms of officials, and nobody in the game is unaware of those rules. I am in agreement that something is going on, and I would suggest the Rams get their ass in gear and figure out what it is, even if that means sitting him a game. One could view some of the actions last night as officials taking it upon themselves to overreact in their actions in a way to say "you said we do things to be on TV, check THIS out"

Did his actions cost us, I would say, yes, to a degree, but at the end of the day, the ST and D just collapsed lost a game the Rams appeared to be in control of. That does not absolve whatever is going on elsewhere

[ocram23]

he just was fined $25K....thought it would be much higher. hopefully he learns from this

[bigklein]

Puka is a good kid. I actually work with a Pacific Islander dude whose family spent time with the Nacua family. He’s a big niner fan but loves Puka. Again, I didn’t say he was antisemitic but that the hand gesture is—the “Jewish dance,” suggesting the old stereotype of Jews as greedy—and that it was something he didn’t know about. Once he learned, he expressed his remorse publicly. I hope he confronts Ross for being such an a-hole.

[Bulldawg]

I have been looking more into this and it seems like to me Puka is going through something. What that is, no clue… but he is almost crumbling from inside out.

This is the dance that has caused all the controversy. For me, I’m pretty astute to things, and I had no clue these moves were bad. Imo either did Puka. If he knew it, no way he would have done this ESPECIALLY on video.



Secondly, Glendora brought up another good point, last ngt when Puka got in the heated argument w the game on the literal line, that almost cost the game right there was way over the top by Puka. He was pissed and wouldn’t stop. When everyone was trying to get him away from yelling in the hawks players face THEN to step up to the ref, it was obvious Puka hit a breaking point.

Then to the rumors that he’s partying and drinking a lot also seem to have some merit. This is LA, and it has a way about eating you up, then spitting you out. It’s a disgusting town in that way. Superficial and lacks all character, integrity and class. Dog eat dog world here and people burning other people on the daily. Anything for clout and fame… it’s a sad sinful place.

All these signs tell me we need to maybe pray for the kid and hope he figures his way through whatever he’s going through.

I believe Puka is an incredible dude. And can be a future HOF WR. But, he’s also incredibly immature and is lashing out bigly on small things. Whatever is going on behind the scenes, let’s rally around our boy and support the kid. He’s our best WR and could help win a chip eventually.

This is just my two cents. I could be wrong but the signs tell me I’m prob right. Hope I’m wrong though

Good points. Clearly something is changing with him. Hopefully he figures it out.

I was a little bothered by all his flexing after first downs early in the year. I don’t remember him doing it that much last year. (He even got a penalty for taunting earlier this year.).