What is the verdict on Okam?

[sinnister]

Originally Posted by barrett

1. he has played and not performed
2. he cannot get on the field ahead of Zgoniga and Deljuan Robinson
3. his coach has referred to him needing to "figure out " practicing in the NFL
4. He was a 5th round pick to start with and barely made the team
5. 32 teams passed on him 4 times because he doesn't try


Here are some reasons he can't see the field. Now why don't you give us a few actual reasons that he SHOULD see the field other than "we don't know he's bad in practice."

1. Since you know how many plays he has been on the field, how many has he played, and what was the outcome of each. Also, please note if he did what he was asked....for example, did he occupy blockers, etc. If you look back, he has not played a lot.

2. I gave you that reason. They are better at this stage.

3. You're right. He does have to figure things out. Most rookies do. That's not a shock. Glenn Dorsey evidently needs to figure things out right now as well. I can name a lot of DL who have been taken in the last few years who havent figured it out, but are getting better. No one debates this.

4. We don't know if he "barely made the team". The only thing here is that he was a 5th round pick.

5. 32 teams passed on Steve Slaton as well. They did it twice. 28 teams passed on Joe Montanna. This has nothing to do with anything. Okam may fail or he may not. We don't know. I do know that there is a MUCH greater chance that Frank Okam will be on the Houston Texans 5 years from now than Jeff Zgoniga. If we were still playing for the playoffs, fine. Once we are mathematically eliminated, we should be playing for the future. That is all I said.