| 22 April 2010
As we all know by now, the Seattle Seahawks selected Russell Okung with the sixth pick in the NFL draft. Who is Okung? Well, he was considered by many to be the best tackle in the draft, and by a few to be the best overall player in the draft (most notably Scout.com's Chris Steuber). I could spend a lot of e-ink trying to justify this pick, but I'll let offensive line coach Alex Gibbs take it for me (quotes provided via Sando and O'Neil). So, who is Russell Okung?
He's nasty, and football is his life. He's so committed to what he wants to do. He doesn't have a lot of fan fare. He doesn't have a lot of sideviews. He doesn't have a lot of contingencies. He's football. It's the most important thing in his life, and he is a committed young player, which is rare in today's world to get 'em where they come out, and it's everything they want to be.
As for when we can expect to see Russell Okung out there on the field:
There's some things he's going to struggle with because he's young, and he has to do it. We're going to throw him right in. He will be our starting left tackle, Day One, Hour One. We will live with him through whatever the pain is.
And what is the plan for bringing Okung up? Answer: Ben Hamilton, the recently (as in, Tuesday) signed left guard for the Seahawks:
Ben just went through this with a kid at Denver, Clady, who was a great young player, and you can't throw them out there without someone to guide 'em. And we needed a player that had done that, that knew this system, that I knew to help him make the transfer and that's what Ben is for. Ben will line up inside of him, and guide him daily through this whole process.
So he's Coach One, I'm Coach Two.
Sounds good to me. As for his strengths and weaknesses, he is solid in Pass Pro, but at times has seemed (for lack of a better word) complacent. He did not come up in a zone blocking system, but has shown the skills to play within one. Learning to cut block effectively might be a challenge. He has all the promise in the world though, and maybe being the second guy selected will help put a little chip on his shoulder.
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written by NinjaHawk, April 22, 2010
written by NinjaHawk, April 22, 2010
I never thought he'd still be around at #6, made him the obvious choice for this team. He's in a great position to succeed with Gibbs coaching him and a vet like Hamilton right next to him on every down.
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written by Ocho, April 22, 2010
written by Ocho, April 22, 2010
Suddenly our line is looking a bit better....
Okung, Hamilton, Spencer, Unger, Locklear/Willis?
Certainly an improvement. Although I'm worried that Gibbs has immediately named him starting LT. They must see something the really like... Hopefully he's as good as everyone thinks.
Okung, Hamilton, Spencer, Unger, Locklear/Willis?
Certainly an improvement. Although I'm worried that Gibbs has immediately named him starting LT. They must see something the really like... Hopefully he's as good as everyone thinks.
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Ocho
written by Seahawk Addicts, April 22, 2010
written by Seahawk Addicts, April 22, 2010
They did the same with Ryan Clady, including putting him next to Ben Hamilton. Clady has become one of the best in the league... I'm okay with it if Gibbs is! 
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written by Omar Little, April 23, 2010
written by Omar Little, April 23, 2010
I agree with JapanHawk,
Okung was the player I was sure would not reach us at 6. I would have bet anything that Bradford had a better chance of falling to us than Okung did.
You have big shoes to fill Mr. Okung. I hope you are up to the task.
Okung was the player I was sure would not reach us at 6. I would have bet anything that Bradford had a better chance of falling to us than Okung did.
You have big shoes to fill Mr. Okung. I hope you are up to the task.
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written by Omar Little, April 23, 2010
written by Omar Little, April 23, 2010
While teams like Buffalo, Jacksonville and Oakland continue to show why they are annually picking in the top 15, I'm glad that we made the sensible picks and drafted for need while still filling the BPA philsophy.
Thank you Paul Allen for hiring a staff with more than 2 brain cells.
Thank you Paul Allen for hiring a staff with more than 2 brain cells.
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written by Jrock, April 23, 2010
written by Jrock, April 23, 2010
Ha I love it, first they bring in Hamilton, position filled for a year or two with a vet in the Gibbs system, then they hype up Williams and get their man. With a seasoned vet at his right to show him the ropes, They O line is on it's way to being rebuilt. Hopefully Gibbs can coach some sense into Spencer, We got Unger at right gaurd(solid) and Locklear should fair much better on the right side. I'm pretty stoked
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I too, was certain that the least likely player to fall to six would be Okung.
written by Hawksince77, April 23, 2010
written by Hawksince77, April 23, 2010
I was wrong, and very happy for it.
No other LT option seemed good to me, so this is rather miraculous.
The commitment to Okung and having Hamilton sounds like a great strategy.
No other LT option seemed good to me, so this is rather miraculous.
The commitment to Okung and having Hamilton sounds like a great strategy.
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my favorite gibbs quote
written by olympia lowlife, April 23, 2010
written by olympia lowlife, April 23, 2010
he said in an article that they knew kc was lookin at okung so when they passed on him and we picked him up they sent kc a text sayin "haha"
classic.
classic.
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