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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5813259.htmlGreat article on DT Frank Okam's adjustments to NFL. He has dropped weight from 347 and wants to lose another 5 to 295. Read Kube's comments as to how soon Okam will help.
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So Okam may get down to 325 lbs. 325, 330 - whatever it takes.He has worked hard during the past month, losing 5 pounds to drop to 330.
Okam is considering losing 5 more pounds before the season starts.
Yeah, I'm sure the guy who's "too smart to play NFL football" didn't know how to read the label on his creatine. The guy was fat and out of shape - it happens to all of us, pro athletes or not. LOL
This guy's gonna be the steal of the draft, I tell ya. Travis Johnson better get his injury issues worked out, or he's gonna be watching from the bench.
Yeah, man. The darkest days are behind us now! We've turned the corner on June, and it won't be long before TC starts.... or something. Still, too far away for my taste.
*I really have no idea if Okam was ever really going to skip a football career for law school... to me, that sounds like a media-created 'story'.
I'm all for being athletic and all, but we need size. I hope he's not asked to drop any more weight.
Don't look like much of a run stopper anymore...
Being 6'5" kind of hides the weight. I've never really considered him to be a traditional "run-stopper". Hopefully he can help in both the run and pass rather than just being the fatty clogging in the middle.
I'm not happy at all with him losing the weight. He "looked" like the run stopper we need, when we drafted him.
He's still a big guy... Albert Haynesworth plays at 6'6 and 320 and is a great run stopper.
Frank Okam dropping a few lbs, isn't going to make him weaker, he's still going to be just as strong, but he's also going to be quicker and he'll have much more stamina that will allow him to make plays late in football games. I see no problem with him getting in better shape, it'll only help his game.
As I had mentioned in some earlier posts, Okam's weight didn't really hurt his stamina. He played with plenty of energy in the fourth quarter of all the 3 games I reviewed. (Granted, Mack Brown likes to rotate his DT.)
And especially for a guy who gets double team often, it's a good idea to give him a breather.
I also made a comment that I feel Okam's plays can be better if he can lose about 10-12 lbs. With a little more quickness, he'll be that much closer to the play (in the opponent's backfield, whether after the RB or QB.)
Manning doesn't appreciate a big guy up in his face.
Okam did not seem to rely mainly on power to shred the double team. It's also with the angle and his positioning.
Also, this confirm my obervation that Okam can be dirven off his base from the side, especially from an olineman in the ZBS.
Losing a few pounds (aside from learning more techniques) will help his agility such that he can keep his balance better, IMO.
6'5" and 330 doesn't look like a run stopper? good grief
Don't look like much of a run stopper anymore...
6'5" and 330 doesn't look like a run stopper? good grief
for one play. not directed to you, but being fat isn't the definitive quality for run stoppage.Maybe he would prefer to see us utilize Fiamalu Penitani as our DT run stopper. He is 6'3.5 and 520 lbs. Now THATS a run stopper.
for one play. not directed to you, but being fat isn't the definitive quality for run stoppage.
Okam is a rookie. The guys you posted didn't enter the league with such a full figure. They worked at it over the years.Pictures of rotund vet DTs
Okam is a rookie. The guys you posted didn't enter the league with such a full figure. They worked at it over the years.
for one play. not directed to you, but being fat isn't the definitive quality for run stoppage.
Pat Williams weighed 317 lbs several hundred pizzas ago.Pat Williams (the guy your pimping, weighs 317 pounds....
Pat Williams weighed 317 lbs several hundred pizzas ago.
Y'all don't forget about me.
Signed,
6'1" 325lbs
To stop the runs, I recommend Kaopectate, Pepto Bismol or Immodium.
Listed weights aren't necessarily actual weights. That was probably the weight Williams came in as a rookie. Take a good look at Pat. Does he really look like a 317 lber?He must've up chucked those pizzas.
Pat Williams (the guy your pimping, weighs 317 pounds.......much lighter than Frank Okam)
and Keith Traylor was so great he only played for 7 different teams through out his career.
As far as Shaun Rodgers, the Lions thought so much of him they decided to let him go........big fat guys are a dime a dozen, big DTs that can stop the run, but are also athletic enough to be a factor against the pass......not so much.
Frank Okam has too much potential than just being situational fat a**, the guy has the ability to be a great player and a probowler. Again 6'5 330 is not too light to stop the run.....after all your hero Pat Williams plays at 13 pounds under that weight and the other guys you listed only weigh 10 pounds more..........do you really think 10 pounds on a 6'5 frame makes a damn bit of difference?
Listed weights aren't necessarily actual weights. That was probably the weight Williams came in as a rookie. Take a good look at Pat. Does he really look like a 317 lber?
If he loses any more weight, at 6'5, we might as well move him to defensive end.
Isn't creatine a steroid? Or am I mistaken?