Brian Orakpo = Beast

[ethat001]

Come on now - sure Orakpo has a couple of sacks -- but our defense still gives up 3rd downs and big rushing and passing plays.

I like him and I do agree he's a beast. But echo'ing the other guys on this thread:
1) He's playing next to Carter and AH, inflating his numbers.
2) Our need was the O-line. Oher would have been the smarter pick.

With Oher, our team could have been a playoff contender this year. We lost THREE games to the worst teams in football because we couldn't pass or run block and our O-line was a mess. I think our defense would still have been top 10 WITHOUT Orakpo, but our offense sucks without an offensive line.

Anyway, I'm hoping this new combination with Levi Jones will solidify the line and help the run game & offense for the rest of the year (although I'm halfheartedly hoping for a good draft pick as well for a QB)..

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by ethat001

Come on now - sure Orakpo has a couple of sacks -- but our defense still gives up 3rd downs and big rushing and passing plays.

I like him and I do agree he's a beast. But echo'ing the other guys on this thread:
1) He's playing next to Carter and AH, inflating his numbers.
2) Our need was the O-line. Oher would have been the smarter pick.

With Oher, our team could have been a playoff contender this year. We lost THREE games to the worst teams in football because we couldn't pass or run block and our O-line was a mess. I think our defense would still have been top 10 WITHOUT Orakpo, but our offense sucks without an offensive line.

Anyway, I'm hoping this new combination with Levi Jones will solidify the line and help the run game & offense for the rest of the year (although I'm halfheartedly hoping for a good draft pick as well for a QB)..

orakpo was a must take at that position he should have been in the top ten

what about our remaining picks thoos should have been used for an oline instead we got barnes, glenn, and hensen, the only oline we got undrafted guys from md again

and why didn't we go after levi in the offseason instead of waiting he could have helped out alot earlier in the year