Duke Ihenacho claimed by Redskins

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At first glance I thought his number was 73 and that we had brought in another offensive lineman. Then I looked at the numbers on his shoulder and was like 'oh 33.' From that angle he kind of looked the part of a tackle.

Originally Posted by ethat001

Love the potential for Ihenacho.. But I'm hoping he's not another Rambo.. As Lotus mentioned, his weakness seems to be coverage, I guess that works okay if we use him at strong safety.


Here's stuff from Denver:

Lol, back in the 80's safeties who could play in the box as a 4th or 5th linebacker like Laron Landry were practically future hall of famers, and guys like Nacho and Rambo were usually early draft picks that were safe bets to go to a pro bowl or two. These days they're considered bubble players and drafted either late or not at all.

On the coverage front though there is this:

In the 2013 offseason, Ihenacho began turning heads, showing very good cover skills and run stopping abilities. In the first released depth chart, Ihenacho climbed all the way to the number two spot for strong safety, pushing Mike Adams for the starting job. In the Broncos' first 2013 preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers, Ihenacho was in with the starters and led the team with 7 tackles, one being for a loss, and also had a forced fumble, which Rahim Moore recovered.

Then again thats just an excerpt from his wiki page without a specific source being cited.