If Okam really were to reach "his potential" (which I'm very doubful of), then the teams defensive direction should be obvious: convert to the 3-4. Okam would be our NT and Mario and AS would both be excellenct 3-4 DEs. ILBs would be DeMeco & Diles and I think Cushing could play strong-side OLB
in the 3-4 just as he's going to be doing in the 4-3. And Barwin would be over on the weak side, as practically everybody feels that Barwin's "natural poistion" in the NFL is as a 3-4 OLB.
What to do about Okoye ? Time to be honest with ourselves and cut our losses now - he just isn't gonna be the player in the NFL Smith & Kubiak hoped he would be. Not as a 4-3 one-gapper DT or anywhere else - lot a guys do well in college (especially in their senior year), and have disappointing pro careers.
And we sure can't use him in the 3-4.
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