Om Field: Reaction - DE Brian Orakpo

[Paintrain]

I was pretty relieved when the Jets moved up but was anxious that Orapko wouldn't last until the Raiders picked DHB. Then I started to feel like it was going to happen. I was pumped when I saw Goodell going to the podium like 11 seconds after he made the Broncos announcement.

Great pick, perfect selection at that point.

[53Fan]

I was anxiously watching as #13 arrived and the Redskins were on the board and then BAM! Before I even had time for my stomach to get twisted..."The Redskins select Brian Orakpo, DE, University Of Texas!" There was some disappointment about Alex Mack, then my mind immediately went to "If this guy is as good as advertised, our defense is going to kick some serious ass this year!"

[Stuck in TX]

how could a Redskin's fan, regardless of what anyone thinks we should have done on draft day, be disappointed after watching that youtube vid? This guy is a BEAST and I admit to foaming at the mouth when I watched that. I have a good feeling about this guy and even if he is not as good as advertised, even a mediocre DE would excel with AH plugging up the middle and drawing double and triple teams. If he is at all good we are going to have a historic defense next season!

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Stuck in TX

how could a Redskin's fan, regardless of what anyone thinks we should have done on draft day, be disappointed after watching that youtube vid? This guy is a BEAST and I admit to foaming at the mouth when I watched that. I have a good feeling about this guy and even if he is not as good as advertised, even a mediocre DE would excel with AH plugging up the middle and drawing double and triple teams. If he is at all good we are going to have a historic defense next season!

I'm not complaining, but if he's only mediocre, we wasted a pretty high draft choice. You can get those in the 3rd round or later. Doe's being a little disappointed that we didn't get a guy that I thought would help our o-line become a lot stronger and therefore win more games make me less of a fan? Get real dude. If Orakpo is as good as advertised, he's a great choice and our defense should be formidable to say the least. But to say that even if he's mediocre he will excel playing next to Haynesworth....looking at it that way, why even draft a DE? We already have some mediocre DE's. I'm happy now, but at the initial call I was a little disappointed that we didn't pick the guy I was hoping for.