kiwitexansfan
Hall of Fame
I like to pull for a guy on the team, not one of the stars but an underdog and this year that guys is Frank Okam. (Previous recipinets of this dubious honour include Fletcher, Buchanon and Molden).
I'm really excited to hear that he has been getting his reps and looking heaps fitter.
Here's the latest on Okam...
(on DT Frank Okam) Franks taken advantage of an opportunity. Travis (Johnson) hasnt been out here practicing. DelJuan (Robinson) and Frank have been given an opportunity to step up and make the most of the opportunity, and theyre doing that. Frank has dropped a lot of weight, which was important for him to get himself into better shape. The more he works with Bill (Kollar), the more he sees himself as a player in this league, and thats what we need.
(on Okams size) Its nice to have that big of a body, but you still have to be athletic. You still have to be able to run the stunts and do those type of things, and Frank can do that at 335. He cant do it at 360, so hes working hard to get down. I think he weighed in this morning at 339, which is a big step in the right direction for him. He needs the same discipline when OTAs are over.
(on Okam) Its just a discipline thing for Frank. If Frank gets out in his environment and I dont know what that is when he leaves here but it has put a lot of weight on him (before). When he started the offseason programs, I wanted to say that Frank was 365. Thats way too big, but hes been one of our most disciplined guys. He does the work with everybody. He does extra every day, and hes showing the signs of that discipline. But its got to continue when someone is not right there with him.
I hope he stays in shape and comes to Training camp even fitter..... Word is he's the teams strongest player, he has the smarts, and I think the weight loss shows the desire.... now we just need some game time.
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I'm really excited to hear that he has been getting his reps and looking heaps fitter.
Here's the latest on Okam...
(on DT Frank Okam) Franks taken advantage of an opportunity. Travis (Johnson) hasnt been out here practicing. DelJuan (Robinson) and Frank have been given an opportunity to step up and make the most of the opportunity, and theyre doing that. Frank has dropped a lot of weight, which was important for him to get himself into better shape. The more he works with Bill (Kollar), the more he sees himself as a player in this league, and thats what we need.
(on Okams size) Its nice to have that big of a body, but you still have to be athletic. You still have to be able to run the stunts and do those type of things, and Frank can do that at 335. He cant do it at 360, so hes working hard to get down. I think he weighed in this morning at 339, which is a big step in the right direction for him. He needs the same discipline when OTAs are over.
(on Okam) Its just a discipline thing for Frank. If Frank gets out in his environment and I dont know what that is when he leaves here but it has put a lot of weight on him (before). When he started the offseason programs, I wanted to say that Frank was 365. Thats way too big, but hes been one of our most disciplined guys. He does the work with everybody. He does extra every day, and hes showing the signs of that discipline. But its got to continue when someone is not right there with him.
I hope he stays in shape and comes to Training camp even fitter..... Word is he's the teams strongest player, he has the smarts, and I think the weight loss shows the desire.... now we just need some game time.
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