What is the verdict on Okam?

[sinnister]

Originally Posted by nero THE zero

Kubiak has also stated that Okam is "a long, long way away."

Those two statements are incongruous, so I wouldn't bank on his coming back and regretting playing Okoye/TJ/Deljuan in place of Okam.

Okam wouldn't be replacing Okoye. 2 different types of DT.

[NBT]

No, he would be replacing TJ, who has never really impressed me with his play. I still think B.J. Raji DT Boston College would be an improvement, and maybe the answer for that ailing Dline.

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by sinnister

Okam wouldn't be replacing Okoye. 2 different types of DT.

That would imply we have some sort of consistent strategy of what type of DTs we want and a gameplan of how to use them. From what I've been able to gather, we draft undersized DTs who are not that great at the point of attack and whose best skills are getting up the field and pressuring the QB. After doing this, we then ask them to stay at home and then read and react which basically negates their skills and forces them to play to their weaknesses.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by sinnister

Okam wouldn't be replacing Okoye. 2 different types of DT.

They rotate their DT. We could slide TJ to the 3-tech and put Okam in at NT. That's really pretty irrelevant though

The idea that Kubiak is going to come back and have regrets for not playing Okam like he did with Walter and Diles is unlikely given his comments on where Okam is at.