Lawrence Okoye Thread of Epic Awesomeness

Originally posted by Garcia:

Originally posted by cciowa:
he does need extra work to over take those guys who have more football seasoning in them than what he does. i enjoy chatting with posters like you who bring substance to the table

why do you keep winking, do you have a twitch?

He could make the team with injuries to the DL

but justin and ray will be back for the opener, does that leave lawrence on the outside looking in do you feel? esp with the two guys from last year who did not play that did so well last night

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Garcia:

Originally posted by cciowa:
he does need extra work to over take those guys who have more football seasoning in them than what he does. i enjoy chatting with posters like you who bring substance to the table

why do you keep winking, do you have a twitch?

He could make the team with injuries to the DL

but justin and ray will be back for the opener, does that leave lawrence on the outside looking in do you feel? esp with the two guys from last year who did not play that did so well last night

how is Okoye on the outside looking in when we need linemen to help other Linemen get healthy ?

If you watched the Game, Okoye made some plays and was double teamed a few times..leaving Dial to make plays..not bad for his first game ever

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Garcia:

Originally posted by cciowa:
he does need extra work to over take those guys who have more football seasoning in them than what he does. i enjoy chatting with posters like you who bring substance to the table

why do you keep winking, do you have a twitch?

He could make the team with injuries to the DL

but justin and ray will be back for the opener, does that leave lawrence on the outside looking in do you feel? esp with the two guys from last year who did not play that did so well last night

how is Okoye on the outside looking in when we need linemen to help other Linemen get healthy ?

If you watched the Game, Okoye made some plays and was double teamed a few times..leaving Dial to make plays..not bad for his first game ever

calm down alltime! that is why i was asking the question. i did not watch the game and that is why i am asking so many questions! also some of you guys are better at names and numbers of d linemen the team could keep than me. that is why i ask because i am looking for the best information possible as i make my opinions on lawrence

Originally posted by cciowa:
i always thought that icon was just a way to show affection for a fellow poster! awwwwh

dont b so srs

Overall, I thought Okoye was better than I expected. He had a tremendous bull rush, but that was about it. He got turned around a lot and spent too much time on the ground with his back to the ball. He started too high a number of times and allowed a lineman to get leverage on him and drive him back. But, he showed amazing strength at times. Come on. He's only been playing the game for less than a year now. I actually think he showed enough to feel it might be dangerous trying to get him on to the PS.

I think we should give Okoye more playing time, even more than what Tank got last night.

this is the only way for Okoye to improve, more playing time.

Originally posted by cciowa:
i always thought that icon was just a way to show affection for a fellow poster! awwwwh

bro, u in here stirring it up again? lol

fear not, my friend... soon u will be screaming for the Nigerian Nightmare Pt ll

Just reviewed the tape. He had a very good day (better than I first reallized) and probably the most consistent of all the DL today.

98 Lawrence Okoye – First play he fired up field at RDE and pinched outside/in forcing the RB inside (good) for a Moody tackle of 1 yard. Next play faked outside, in chasing the QB 12 yards back on a pressure (very well done; great hand work). Next play, got low initially (good), but raised up (bad) and as a result, got pushed backwards badly by #77 through the entire play. He quickly learns on the next play and pushes upfield, disengages the same blocker and makes a ½ tackle for a ½ a yard gain on 2nd and goal from the 5. Good push and handwork on the next play. Monster push up the field on the next series and a blitz off his edge lead to a quick throw and an INT by Cook (had great leverage). Next series, nice push again, played off two blockers and nearly knocked down a pass (good awareness). Another good push on the next but quick pass. Next play he played high and pinched inside, got spun around and pushed back as the RB hit his hole for a first down for 8. It was actually a double team…G pushed his arms up high and at the same time the T fired down into his rib cage and got him spinning and going backwards. That's a hell of a technique…do we do that? Next play he needed to continue to slide down the line like he was doing but play off the block just a tad quicker to make the tackle; The NT Purcell had already been pushed back FIVE yards by this point for a gaping hole. Great job firing through and past the LG, standing the FB up and forcing the RB into a TFL by Borland on that edge (great burst). Double-teamed by the LG/LT on the next but quick pass incomplete. Good hand work all game, playing off the double while keeping his eye on the QB and pushing up field. Lined up wide right of the LT and bull rushed his ass #77 all the way back to the heels of the QB for an official sack by Lemonier. Another great job inside pushing up field forcing the RB inside for a 2 yard gain; this is where he got undercut by Dial; couldn't push off and went down the next play with a legit ankle sprain.

Bottom line? This dude is a keeper!

Originally posted by Garcia:

Originally posted by cciowa:
i always thought that icon was just a way to show affection for a fellow poster! awwwwh

dont b so srs

thank you for keeping me grounded!!

Originally posted by LVJay:

Originally posted by cciowa:
i always thought that icon was just a way to show affection for a fellow poster! awwwwh

bro, u in here stirring it up again? lol

fear not, my friend... soon u will be screaming for the Nigerian Nightmare Pt ll

i am actually pretty proud of my self,, i have only made wisenhammer cracks about lawrence two times today and I feel i am actually asking good questions about him. sure he is raw and was thought of as just a novelty in mcdoogles house of horrors but if he continues to do well then you have to seriously think of him making the roster. that is when i request and value input from fellow posters as to his chances, what has to happen for him to make the team and are we talking about the actual roster or practice team. i still think he could fall victim to the numbers game esp when justin and ray come back but again that is whey i defer to fellow posters

His injury may prove to be his way to stick around the Niners for another year. But he needs practice on run stopping. Healthy, he already may serve as an inside pass rusher on 3rd and long.

He's not getting put on ir for the season for an ankle sprain? No way, not this year. He's coming back. Not with Purcell getting blown back half a dozen yards per snap.

Originally posted by cciowa:
i am actually pretty proud of my self,, i have only made wisenhammer cracks about lawrence two times today and I feel i am actually asking good questions about him. sure he is raw and was thought of as just a novelty in mcdoogles house of horrors but if he continues to do well then you have to seriously think of him making the roster. that is when i request and value input from fellow posters as to his chances, what has to happen for him to make the team and are we talking about the actual roster or practice team. i still think he could fall victim to the numbers game esp when justin and ray come back but again that is whey i defer to fellow posters

Turning over a new leaf! Now, where is ChazBoner and SanDiego49er and BuZz? LOL

Originally posted by NCommand:

Just reviewed the tape. He had a very good day (better than I first reallized) and probably the most consistent of all the DL today.

98 Lawrence Okoye – First play he fired up field at RDE and pinched outside/in forcing the RB inside (good) for a Moody tackle of 1 yard. Next play faked outside, in chasing the QB 12 yards back on a pressure (very well done; great hand work). Next play, got low initially (good), but raised up (bad) and as a result, got pushed backwards badly by #77 through the entire play. He quickly learns on the next play and pushes upfield, disengages the same blocker and makes a � tackle for a � a yard gain on 2nd and goal from the 5. Good push and handwork on the next play. Monster push up the field on the next series and a blitz off his edge lead to a quick throw and an INT by Cook (had great leverage). Next series, nice push again, played off two blockers and nearly knocked down a pass (good awareness). Another good push on the next but quick pass. Next play he played high and pinched inside, got spun around and pushed back as the RB hit his hole for a first down for 8. It was actually a double team…G pushed his arms up high and at the same time the T fired down into his rib cage and got him spinning and going backwards. That's a hell of a technique…do we do that? Next play he needed to continue to slide down the line like he was doing but play off the block just a tad quicker to make the tackle; The NT Purcell had already been pushed back FIVE yards by this point for a gaping hole. Great job firing through and past the LG, standing the FB up and forcing the RB into a TFL by Borland on that edge (great burst). Double-teamed by the LG/LT on the next but quick pass incomplete. Good hand work all game, playing off the double while keeping his eye on the QB and pushing up field. Lined up wide right of the LT and bull rushed his ass #77 all the way back to the heels of the QB for an official sack by Lemonier. Another great job inside pushing up field forcing the RB inside for a 2 yard gain; this is where he got undercut by Dial; couldn't push off and went down the next play with a legit ankle sprain.

Bottom line? This dude is a keeper!

Did you notice the 4th-quarter drive? Dude was getting pushed around in the running game like he was a little kid. He may be a kid, but he's downright bad against the run right now. He needs to get at least 2 times better than last night really fast IMO.

Glad to hear that he has improved. I didn't get to see the game last night...as for getting pushed around at the end, I'm glad we're seeing that now so it can be addressed.