Well, being a U of H grad, I'm certainly no UT homer. I like Kubiak as a coach, but he has demonstrated a lack of candor when he talks to the press. Mostly concerning injuries, but in other areas as well. Many times in the past years, the extent of players injuries has been noticeably worse than what he was leading the public to believe. Also, he has indicated that certain players would see more time on the field, but didn't follow through as we were led to believe. I think he also tries to play mind games with some of the players with his public statements. The first season or two, I took his statements at face value, but now, I don't. If he says an injured guy is day to day, I think "we'll see". If he says Molden is going to get a lot more base play on the field, I think, "we'll see". He has told us a few times that he should have played certain young players more. What stopped him?
At any rate, however he may rationalize his pt for Okam to the public, I can't take at face value. Maybe he's being 100% upfront about it, but how would I know?
I record and rewatch all the games. Okam has played very little. He was able to get push on passing plays and fairly well stood his ground on running plays. I didn't see any plays that made me say, "good god, get TJ back in there!" Okam is unique on the Texans D-line because of his size. I know he can't go all out every play. If he can go all out for only 6 plays in a row, for example, I would like to see him rotated in for those 6 plays. Robinson has been the only tackle that makes me happy when he is in. The rest have just been bodies. Okam has the potential to be more than just a body. I would like to see him get some snaps every game.
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