Great Britain Olympic DiscusThrower Lawrence Okoye recreates disciplines (in London) from the NFL Combine as he sets his sights on playing professional football in the NFL. Filmed by Colin M Jarman (www.Jarmageddon.com)
Lawrence was only going through the motions for our cameras on his press Day and was not at full speed (as he would have been at the NFL Combine). Once or twice he did "turn on" the speed & power and looked mighty explosive when he wanted to.
His size alone makes him a exciting addition.. Something to keep an eye on.. SF has the staff in place to make this kid become something special.. I truly believe that
Look at what they did with Aldon Smith nuff said man, I'm a Patriots fan and my NFC team is the NINERS but this is just ridiculous they got such a RAW talent like this future pro bowler for sure.
3-4 DE is perfect for him. Main responsibility is to draw a double so the lineman don't get off into the backers. With his speed and strength there is no chance in hell he won't get doubled
For me it was that he wasn't very smooth in the drill. He hasn't trained his hips for these drill yet. How was he when he when he did "turn on" his speed and power? Did he sink his hips a little more or did he just power his legs up?
Footwork is lacking. It's not just lacking for an NFL player though. It's like non-existent. Let's see though. Anyone can look bad at footwork after spending the last 3 years spinning in a discus circle.
nice story, but he won't make it through the final cuts. Defense relies too much on instinct and technique and this guy has none of it. He might make a pretty good rugby player.
I'd be pissed off if I was a free agent from the NCAA and he took someone's place. Considering he has never played Football. Just goes to show the NFL is all about the money and not it's fans.