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Originally Posted by NBT
I'm sorry you think some of my posts come out of left field PK, but maybe it just shows that we often have differing viewpoints on how some things happen. I don't have a link but it was pretty common knowledge right after last years draft, that Okam was pointedly asked if his mind was on law school, or playing pro ball. He emphaticaly stated that he really wanted to play pro ball. I just thought that since Kubiak thinks he is a long long way from being ready to play, that he was just putting up a smokescreen in order to get the money for law school. JMHO. Probably wrong, but it does bear thinking about.
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The reason we come here is for the different views. And I am not against that. But your surmise was stated a lot stronger then what it was. You maybe correct in your surmise about law school, but until we see a blurb about him quitting the team to go to law school....
Another couple of factors are what I see in play here. One might be the fact that DL have historically had a slow transition to the NFL. Vince Wilfork a 1st round can't miss player, now playing at a probowl level, took a few years to become the starter for the Pats. Lesson #1 you have to give DTs 3 years at least before calling them bust.
Another myth at play is the curse of Mack Brown. Many top athletes go to Austin and never seem develop from their freshman year. They seem to live a blessed life. No one criticizes them nor pushes them. Articles have been written about this subject, and their are exceptions, but guys like Mike Williams OT, and Cory Redding DT are poster boys. Okam maybe the latest chapter of this story. One of the problems with myth, is that you have to wait to see if the player will develop from NFL coaching which is much different from the warm soft cushy place that Mack has for them.
A common factor with these point of views is time. We need time to see which guys get it which guys do not. And Okam will have to show progress next summer to still be a part of this team.