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Frank Okam...

YoungTexanFan said:
I agree the term is overused, but it fits Okam. He was a freshman All-American and he was a first round lock and potential top 15 pick until the middle of his junior year. It looks like he just stopped caring and got complacent. He really did not seem to be motivated.
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I completely agree. His first couple of yrs, he seemed to have more drive and be more of a "playmaker". This last yr he did underachieve and just didn't seem to be a factor in the outcome of the game. He still wasn't bad...he didn't necessarily get pushed around or anything...just didn't make the play that made you say "wow".

A lot was also said about how he is very smart and wants to attend law school in the future. This combined with the mentality that he takes plays off, caused people to question his love of the game.

If he gets a little motivated, he should be a very good run-stuffing DT IMO.
 
Eh, i don't think that this guy is a real "gamer" he's already making plans to go to law school & was an underachiever @ Texas. Sounds like he's not motivated to be the best he could be, especially for someone who was regarded as a 1st rounder just a year or 2 ago.
 
Mr teX said:
Eh, i don't think that this guy is a real "gamer" he's already making plans to go to law school & was an underachiever @ Texas. Sounds like he's not motivated to be the best he could be, especially for someone who was regarded as a 1st rounder just a year or 2 ago.
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The kid had a 4.0 at the University of Texas. Of course he thought about law school.

Ever heard of a backup plan?

He literally got torn up by scouts & draftniks because of his offseason weight gain & "underachiever" status. If I was him, I would make sure I had more than one option too.
 
bah007 said:
The kid had a 4.0 at the University of Texas. Of course he thought about law school.

Ever heard of a backup plan?

He literally got torn up by scouts & draftniks because of his offseason weight gain & "underachiever" status. If I was him, I would make sure I had more than one option too.
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I, as I'm sure kubes is loving the fact that the kid has a back up plan & a good head on his shoulders, that's not what i meant. But maybe he looked @ both options (law school vs. NFL) & saw law school as more of what he wanted to do for the near future, consequently he began to "underachieve" or whatever scouts think happened to him between the year before & last year @ UT.

That's all speculation of course, but i wasn't saying he was an ***** for looking into his law school avenues once his NFL career is over, relax dude.
 
He's a fifth-rounder, and if I remember the Texans' history with fifth-rounders, it's not so bad. And he's from Texas, which is great for the Texans. Just like having Studdard on the team immediately raised the bar and caused the team to go 8-8, I am sure Okam's pressence alone will help the team garner its first winning season. :)
 
What is this crap?

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8079910/Handing-out-draft-grades-for-AFC-teams

Houston

Virginia Tech's Duane Brown was considered a second rounder, considering he's an offensive tackle who was a tight end two years ago. Brown did play both right and left tackle in college, which gives him a chance of being a good pro. The Texans kept trading down once they missed out on Chris Williams of Vanderbilt. West Virginia's Steve Slaton will help immensely on special teams, but he remains a project at wide receiver. Both CB Antwaun Molden and LB Xavier Adibi should help the defense immediately because both were productive players in college. Fifth-rounder Frank Okam of Texas has a chance to be a starter unless he gets accepted to medical school.

Grade: C
 
Justice is Okam sacking VY on a 4th down play and the Tacks are going for the win. :fans:


Seriously, Okam's nickname should be Bacardi, he was pick #151 and he is smooth.
 
Texans34Life said:
What is this crap?

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8079910/Handing-out-draft-grades-for-AFC-teams

Houston

Virginia Tech's Duane Brown was considered a second rounder, considering he's an offensive tackle who was a tight end two years ago. Brown did play both right and left tackle in college, which gives him a chance of being a good pro. The Texans kept trading down once they missed out on Chris Williams of Vanderbilt. West Virginia's Steve Slaton will help immensely on special teams, but he remains a project at wide receiver. Both CB Antwaun Molden and LB Xavier Adibi should help the defense immediately because both were productive players in college. Fifth-rounder Frank Okam of Texas has a chance to be a starter unless he gets accepted to medical school.

Grade: C
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Did we trade down twice?

"The Texans kept trading down once they missed out on Chris Williams of Vanderbilt"
 
V Man said:
He has the same negatives that all the Diline men from Texas have had. Never lived up to their potential at Texas. On the bright side, most of them became solid pros (Rogers, Hampton, Redding), so we can hope.
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I remember hearing an "orangebloodz" ( no spell check ) guy say that heading into his junior year that the coaching staff expected him to be the best DT they ever had. over hampton and rogers. he was hurt his jr yr, sr yr a dud. if mario,amobi,travis or jethro can light a fire under his ass he could be the steal of the draft.
 
Frank "The Buffet" Okam is the space eater that we have all said we need to stop the run. I doubt that we would have picked him if there was much chance of him bolting to law school. I see that as his plan "B" or something he will do after football. A football salry that's put away will pay for a boatload of law school. Nice to know he's a smart guy.
 
I posted this in the draft thread, but Okam already has a great nickname...............THE NIGHTMARE

From an ESPN chat with Okam:

JC (AUSTIN, TX): Frank, Why do they call you "The Nightmare"?

Frank Okam: When I was a freshmen during two-a-days, one of our tackles called me an offensive lineman's nightmare. Ever since then, it all kinda stuck.
 
waaiit a minute...

Amobi Okoye is also nickname the nightmare.... the nigerian nightmare.

So would we be calling them the Nightmare Duo?
 
GuerillaBlack said:
I hope the bum Travis Johnson is gone now. Let Okam take his spot.
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Wow....

Travis Johnson is a bum now??

Okoye's a freak'n God, but TJ is a bum??

Had we drafted Okoye with that rag-tag, Ronald McDonald regime that was running this team, he wouldn't have done any better than Travis Johnson, who was a better, more productive player coming out of college.

Let's line up Amobi Okoye as a Defensive end in a 3-4 defense with a bunch of other players who don't fit at the positions we put them in.

In Reality, Amobi & TJ are the same guy.... One is just being allowed to do what he's good at, and the other is asked to do something he's never done before.
 
thunderkyss said:
Wow....

Travis Johnson is a bum now??

Okoye's a freak'n God, but TJ is a bum??

Had we drafted Okoye with that rag-tag, Ronald McDonald regime that was running this team, he wouldn't have done any better than Travis Johnson, who was a better, more productive player coming out of college.

Let's line up Amobi Okoye as a Defensive end in a 3-4 defense with a bunch of other players who don't fit at the positions we put them in.

In Reality, Amobi & TJ are the same guy.... One is just being allowed to do what he's good at, and the other is asked to do something he's never done before.
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I don't recall Okoye being a hot headed a--hole who lacks work ethic and kills good defensive plays with boneheaded personal fouls. Okoye has been more productive in one season than Johnson has been in three, especially in the sack department.
 
From his bio #97 Frank Okam

PERSONAL: Born 10/16/85 in Pinebluff, Arkansas. ... full name is Franklin Nonyelu Okam, Jr. ... moved to Texas at age four ... majoring in sports management ... a four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... honor student who maintained a 3.9 GPA as a prepster ... was ranked among the top 30 students in his senior class ... speaks French ... active in UT's community service program ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly visits patients at the Austin Children's Hospital ... enjoys playing chess and dominos ... spent the past two summers working at an Austin law firm ... intends to go to law school after his playing days are over ... enjoys cooking ... has been preparing meals since he was eight years old.

Doesn't sound "unmotivated" to me. As a matter of fact, I'd say just the opposite.
 
YoungTexanFan said:
I agree the term is overused, but it fits Okam. He was a freshman All-American and he was a first round lock and potential top 15 pick until the middle of his junior year. It looks like he just stopped caring and got complacent. He really did not seem to be motivated.
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Well if he is at 347...he's 37 pounds too heavy that's for sure. Carring around four bowling balls, no Gd wonder he lost that first step burst he had as a sophmore. it's simple...either lose the Gd weight or go to law school and slum around with the rest of us nuckle draggers. Football Gauds reach down when you were in the womb and grant the gift of a body like that and you pi$$ it all away. How stupid is that ?
 
threetoedpete said:
Well if he is at 347...he's 37 pounds too heavy that's for sure. Caring around four bowling balls, no Gd wonder he lost that first step burst he had as a sophmore. it's simple...either lose the Gd weight or go to law school and slum around with the rest of us nuckle dragers. Football Gauds reach down when you were in the womb and grant the gift of a body like that and you pi$$ it all away. How stupid is that ?
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Apparently, the only reason they drafted him was because they sat down with him and talked to him about whether he was really serious about playing football. Apparently, they liked his answer.

However, if he's studying to be a lawyer, how would they know he wasn't just BSing them?
 
The Pencil Neck said:
Apparently, the only reason they drafted him was because they sat down with him and talked to him about whether he was really serious about playing football. Apparently, they liked his answer.

However, if he's studying to be a lawyer, how would they know he wasn't just BSing them?
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probably drafted him based off his answer & his upside & his value as a 5th rounder. Apparently from what i'm hearing from others on here, if he loses the weight he gained he'll be back to that guy that the UT faithful thought he would become when they recruited him.
 
The Pencil Neck said:
Apparently, the only reason they drafted him was because they sat down with him and talked to him about whether he was really serious about playing football. Apparently, they liked his answer.

However, if he's studying to be a lawyer, how would they know he wasn't just BSing them?
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They drafted him because he's a big plug in the D-Line with some athletic ability. He's smart and could be really disruptive on this defense.
 
He's a space eating DT that also happens to move well. Classic example of a boom or bust player. If the switch comes on he's the steal of the draft, if not he's out of the league and in law school inside 3 years.
 
TheRealJoker said:
He's a space eating DT that also happens to move well. Classic example of a boom or bust player. If the switch comes on he's the steal of the draft, if not he's out of the league and in law school inside 3 years.
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I would agree with this to an extent. Should he play even decently, the sheer size of this man will free up everyone on our front seven (spare Weaver, who wouldn't get free were he playing from the driver's seat of an 18-wheeler). Ultimately, I think this guy could be the missing link to our defense...especially as far as stopping the run is concerned.
 
adam said:
I would agree with this to an extent. Should he play even decently, the sheer size of this man will free up everyone on our front seven (spare Weaver, who wouldn't get free were he playing from the driver's seat of an 18-wheeler). Ultimately, I think this guy could be the missing link to our defense...especially as far as stopping the run is concerned.
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He adds a dimension we severely needed in a true 2 gap DT. Just like Slaton added a dimension to our offense in a true 3rd down back homerun threat. Guys like them who can fill a particular role are the difference between winning and losing.

Look at the Patriots, when they won their Superbowls they didn't really have any superstars on the team other than Tom Brady. But they had a lot of guys that played a particular role and played it well.
 
TheRealJoker said:
He's a space eating DT that also happens to move well. Classic example of a boom or bust player. If the switch comes on he's the steal of the draft, if not he's out of the league and in law school inside 3 years.
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I think he has the best chance to succeed being selected by the Texans. He's the BIG DT we've been needing, I'm sure he will lose some pounds from all the conditioning and working out he'll be forced to do. I think playing next to Amobi and Mario will really help him get his head on straight as far as being a football player. You never know, but definitely worth a 5th round pick. If he works, it's such a steal. What better motivation could you have than helping #1 overall Mario Williams, Youngest player ever drafted and top 10 pick Amobi Okoye, another 1st round DT Travis Johnson... and I'm sure the coaches will be lighting a fire under ALL of their rear ends.

If he makes it, this really helps our Run defense and allows our LB's to do more of their normal job, freeing them up a bit. This could have a really great impact on our entire defense. Helping free Mario and Amobi to get after/rush the QB- only helps our secondary too.
 
Another thing to consider is he doesn't have to study all the time to make straight A's. Now it's football 24/7. No more school.
 
Spled said:
If we can get him off the quarter pounders, he might be a steal.
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don't stop the cheeseburgers now...this is the 350lb double-patty space eater we need on the goal line and in short yardage packages. I see him as a situational player early in his career.
 
UT's revolving door with their defensive coordinators could have led to Okam's inconsistency. I'm going on record to say that Okam will be challenged this year like he never has before and will be our starting NT against Pittsburgh. I just see some competitive response coming out of Big Frank and it will benfit our front 7. Hell, I'll even adopt him when the time comes.

BTW, Okam has a sick spin move.
 
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-2008afcdraftgrades042808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Bottom line: B. Give Houston a lot of credit for maneuvering around the draft, particularly after a mid-first round run on offensive linemen left the Texans without great choices at the No. 18 spot. They slid back to get Brown at No. 26, nabbing a need player at a better value spot. You also have to love the speed of Slaton, who can change a game in a hurry. However, Molden is too raw and the downside of Slaton is that he doesn’t like contact, making him a predictable runner. Okam, a former defensive tackle, is likely to shift to guard, a clever move by teams that realize that non-athletic DTs can make for cheap, athletic G’s.
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Okam moving to OG...surly not...right?
 
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