Say Hello To New Redskin Brian Orakpo

6:55 pm EST April 25th, 2009 | Sports | 6 Comments

Wooh.

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6 Responses to “Say Hello To New Redskin Brian Orakpo”

  1. Wek says:
    April 25, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Decent 1st step and speed. He’s really gonna have to abandon the power rush at the next level.

    Finally happy with my Jets 1st rounder. So that means he’s (Sanchez) certain to be a bust.

  2. Crusty Dem says:
    April 25, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    A little heavy on the same move (speed rush outside), he’ll benefit from some good coaching… Despite his strength (and he’s freakishly strong, benches 500+, squats a ton, etc), he’ll have a hard time bull-rushing NFL LTs, but he’s a nice addition for a team in desperate need of a pass rush. His best feature is his motor, he doesn’t take a lot of plays off.

    Don’t get me wrong, you’d be better off with Jay Cutler, but what can you do…

  3. Jaim says:
    April 26, 2009 at 12:29 am

    Nice pick. Could The Danny be in the process of becoming sane?

  4. Oliver Willis says:
    April 26, 2009 at 1:07 am

    Don’t get me wrong, you’d be better off with Jay Cutler, but what can you do…
    Doubtful. The stats sure don’t say so.

  5. roo roo says:
    April 26, 2009 at 6:21 am

    He’s awesome. Best DE out of Texas in a while. Holding is about the only strategy against him. Brute.

  6. Crusty Dem says:
    April 26, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    I’m just havin’ fun w/you Oliver. I like Jay a lot more than you do, but I don’t think he was enough of a step up for the Redskins to justify that trade (although I definitely think it was a good move for the Bears, going from Orton/Grossman to Cutler is a huge improvement). And Orakpo is great, I think he’ll be the best NFL DE in this draft, he’s much bigger, faster, and stronger than Maybin, and much much faster (and probably still stronger) than Tyson Jackson (#3 pick, really? A guy w/no motor? Why not just pick Raji, he’d be a better anchor in the 3-4, doesn’t quit, and could play both DT and DE). Plus, Orakpo did his work in the Big 12 against a bunch of NFL-sized/quality LTs. He never would have dropped to 13 without so many teams going to the 3-4..