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Frank Okam...

i like it...
johnstone, robertson, trae williams, carl nicks, ali highsmith, blake, schuening are all still there. lets hope one of them is there next round
 
Not a fan of this pick. Okam has a low motor from what I saw of him at UT. A very lazy player.

Hopefully he'll work out though! He's a Texan!!
 
BIOGRAPHY: Three-year starter awarded All-Conference honors as a senior after totaling 52/11/5. Junior-year numbers included 38 tackles.

POSITIVES: King-sized interior defensive lineman who may ultimately find a home at offensive guard. Powerful in his lower body, plays with good pad level, and tough to move off the point. Eats up a lot of space in the middle of the field, effectively uses his hands to protect himself, and bull-rushes opponents off the line.

NEGATIVES: Lumbers about the field. Displays marginal explosion and limited speed. Does not play with a sense of urgency. Straight-line defender who struggles to change direction.

ANALYSIS: Okam has the body type and physical skills to be a dominant defensive lineman, yet he lacks a defender.s mentality. An intelligent prospect who hopes to go to law school one day, his passive style of play could have some teams giving him a look on the offensive line.

PROJECTION: Late Fifth Round
 
very confused. after all the talk about the type of DT we like in this system being smaller and faster.
 
barrett said:
what's the skinney on him?
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Ain't a damn thing skinny on this guy. He's going to be our "immovable object" on the defensive line. Or at least that's what I imagine the thinking is going into this pick.

DAMN YOU PENCIL NECK!

EDIT: DAMN HOW MANY OF YOU USED THE "Immovable object" description?!
 
Found this vid in the same place I found the one on Molden.

Okam

Looks like he is pretty good player even though he didn't play well last year. He's got size AND speed - nice.
 
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.
 
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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Rodrigue Wright looks to break into that group soon too.
 
Okam is a big boy. He has a Shuan Rodgers type frame. He is massive. Okam has the athletic ability to be a dominant player in the NFL, and has been considered a first round pick before. This will be his choice. I think this is good for him to stay closer to home and be able to draw from extra support. He will have to make the decision to turn the switch back on in his head. He will be a nice part of the rotation and could see himself taking over a starting role before his initial contract runs out. I compare Okam to Shaun Rodgers in more than just frame, I think their style of play is very similar, and Okam will be a very solid NFL player.
 
NitroHonda said:
Not a fan of this pick. Okam has a low motor from what I saw of him at UT. A very lazy player.

Hopefully he'll work out though! He's a Texan!!
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As a Texas fan let me say I blame some of his motor on coaching, it has become habit for SOME of our players to play soft and at timers underachieve. Maybe soft is not the right word but as said without a sense of urgency. Okam was a 5th round pick, he was just put on notice that if he wants to play in the NFL urgency will be required from this point forward or someone else will do his job. This is not a case like C Benson where being choosen so high allows him to flake out and still have a job.
 
after reading a bit on this guy, I would say if they Texans can motivate him, he's a bargin for a 5th rounder. If not, eh, he's still good backup material.
 
Htownsportsfan said:
As a Texas fan let me say I blame some of his motor on coaching, it has become habit for SOME of our players to play soft and at timers underachieve. Maybe soft is not the right word but as said without a sense of urgency. Okam was a 5th round pick, he was just put on notice that if he wants to play in the NFL urgency will be required from this point forward or someone else will do his job. This is not a case like C Benson where being choosen so high allows him to flake out and still have a job.
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I think if anyone can get Okam to unleash the beast its Jethro Franklin. Isn't he the guy who helped Mario make the jump he did this past season the most?
 
I am super excited about this pick. Not to long ago we had a debate on what TJ's role was and I said we needed a true 2 gap. Someone in the office must have been listening.

We got the run stopper we have been needing since day one of our existence.

I can't even begin to express how excited I am about this pick.

That fat bastards gonna win us some games.
 
barrett said:
very confused. after all the talk about the type of DT we like in this system being smaller and faster.
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"Strengths: Ideal size and frame for the NFL…one of the few true nose tackle prospects available in any draft…experienced player at the top level…good athlete for a big man…tremendous natural strength…high upside…has been simply dominate at times as a collegiate player…extremely smart player with numerous academic awards…uses his strength as a bull rusher…good senior season…able to occupy two blockers…"
http://warroomreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=51
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I dunno, but you may be referring to the interview that Texans DLine coach
Franklin made and he said he liked his guys to have the kinds of skills you describe ? But I think he just overlooked the need to have one of their inside
guys be a NT type to tie-up multiple blockers and free Okoye to penetrate the gap. Anyway, this guy sounds like what they might be looking to play
next to Okoye.
 
J-Russ said:
I believe that credit belong to Amobi Okoye. Not playing with one leg also helped.
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Amobi and Mario being healthy were definately major factors. But I believe a huge part of it was having Franklin in his ear (a coach who DIDN'T try to move him all over the line before he even learned 1 position unlike his 1st DL coach).
 
TEXANRED said:
I am super excited about this pick. Not to long ago we had a debate on what TJ's role was and I said we needed a true 2 gap. Someone in the office must have been listening.

We got the run stopper we have been needing since day one of our existence.

I can't even begin to express how excited I am about this pick.

That fat bastards gonna win us some games.
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I don't know if he'll win us games, but hopefully he'll be everything that Rogers was supposed to be, but had in the 5th round.

He's a big MF'er though. I thought Okoye looked like the biggest guy on the line last year, but that shits out the window now. I've always wanted to see a big nasty on our D-line, and hopefully he can be it.
 
b0ng said:
I don't know if he'll win us games, but hopefully he'll be everything that Rogers was supposed to be, but had in the 5th round.

He's a big MF'er though. I thought Okoye looked like the biggest guy on the line last year, but that shits out the window now. I've always wanted to see a big nasty on our D-line, and hopefully he can be it.
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I think fat Albert was a 5th rounder and due to it being his contract year and was playing for a contract, he single handedly carried the Titans D from 32nd to top 10.

Those are the same expectations that I have for Okam.
 
TEXANRED said:
I think fat Albert was a 5th rounder and due to it being his contract year and was playing for a contract, he single handedly carried the Titans D from 32nd to top 10.

Those are the same expectations that I have for Okam.
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Fat Albert was like a top 15 pick. Him and Henderson were college teammates and came out in the same draft plus were highly touted.
 
The entire Longhorn defense underachieved last year. I think there's little doubt some of the blame for that rested squarely on Duane Akina, the DC who really should have stayed put as secondary coach. As a consequence of his squad's poor performance, Akina was demoted.

Okam was a bit of a disappointment at Texas because he was so highly rated coming out of high school (a 5-star blue chip recruit). Let's hope superior coaching in Houston will get him to achieve what someone with his physical gifts is capable of.
 
If the Texans have improved play from their DT's this year that should free up DeMeco Ryans, so it may be Ryans who sees the statistical improvement from this moreso than the DT's themselves.
 
TheRealJoker said:
Fat Albert was like a top 15 pick. Him and Henderson were college teammates and came out in the same draft plus were highly touted.
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Yes, Fat Albert has pretty much been under performing his pick status up until last season. I don't know if Okam should be held to those standards because he's probably not as nasty as Fat Albert.
 
BattleRedToro said:
If the Texans have improved play from their DT's this year that should free up DeMeco Ryans, so it may be Ryans who sees the statistical improvement from this moreso than the DT's themselves.
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Ray Lewis' entire career agrees with that assessment.
 
I've seen him play since he got here and he got pushed around his last two years. He never lived up to the hype. Hopefully getting picked in the 5th is a wake up call and he can become a dominant player.
 
bah007 said:
Ray Lewis' entire career agrees with that assessment.
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The Goose personally made Ray Lewis a HOF'er.

Anytime you got a big guy to clear out the bodies for your LB'er to make the plays, your going to have a LB'er that will dictate the pace of the game and take over. DeMeco must be ecstatic right now.
 
How many "Doesn't seem to be motivated" guys are out there?

Seems like every scouting report says that a large-frame dlineman or a large-frame olineman "doesn't seem to be motivated."

Dude, the guys are fat. They got fat because they were unmotivated to stop eating. It's called "being a fatty." LOL. I personally like having a huge chunk of "doesn't seem to be motivated" planted right in the middle of the dline.

'Bout time we had a fatty run-stuffer, especially on short-yardage situations.
 
GP said:
How many "Doesn't seem to be motivated" guys are out there?

Seems like every scouting report says that a large-frame dlineman or a large-frame olineman "doesn't seem to be motivated."

Dude, the guys are fat. They got fat because they were unmotivated to stop eating. It's called "being a fatty." LOL. I personally like having a huge chunk of "doesn't seem to be motivated" planted right in the middle of the dline.

'Bout time we had a fatty run-stuffer, especially on short-yardage situations.
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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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