Is Brian Orakpo career as a Redskin possibly over

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Yea, lets do Haynesworth again.

I was against the Haynesworth signing, Suh is in shape and dominates everyone. How are the lions D doing?

[skins89moss]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

This is who we should sign if the Lions don't franchise him:

Ndamukong Suh

Why would we sign Suh he plays in the 4-3 def we run the 3-4？

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Redskin Warrior

If it is torn again you can't sign him to a long term deal

They aren't going to sign him to a long term deal anyways. (regardless of his health)


This tweet says it all:


@JsteelznSkinz

Continual Pectoral injuries are from poor technique and not honing your craft as a pass rusher. #Redskins Orakpo

[DynamiteRave]

He probably should've been gone after last season.

Yeah, another team will probably pick him up. The guy's not awful, he's just not a playmaker anymore.

[kct1975]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

He probably should've been gone after last season.

Yeah, another team will probably pick him up. The guy's not awful, he's just not a playmaker anymore.

Agreed!

[Big C]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

He probably should've been gone after last season.

Yeah, another team will probably pick him up. The guy's not awful, he's just not a playmaker anymore.

Never truly was in my opinion. He has to be one of the most overrated Redskins players of all time. He has one pass rush move, does not get consistent pressure, and never did even when he had solid sack numbers for a few seasons. He has 6 career forced fumbles. That is pathetic. This is his 6th season. Kerrigan has 12 and this is his 4th year. Orakpo has 1 career interception. He was never a real playmaker. I am not sad to see him go whatsoever after this season.

[Irrefutable]

all it takes is one stupid team, and he will get $$$$$. He is one of the premier OLBs in the NFL *



* according to Mr. Humble aka Brian Orakpo

[mooby]

I will be perfectly happy letting Rak get his bonus money from some other dumb NFL team. Injuries or not he hasn't been worthy of big money. His stock has gone way down this season. I just hope he gets hot in the second half so we can get a good half season out of him before we let him hit the road.

S/N also not too impressed with Trent Murphy at this point. Where's the high motor? Only impact I've seen him make is when he's costing us big plays on special teams.

[Skins4L]

To answer OPs question. Yea it probally is. Now hell get signed by the Patriots or something and somehow stay healthy for them and have multi sack games something some players just cant do with us. We degress without him regardless he draws attention. I dont watch tape but just from what ive seen kerrigan usually gets left one on one Orakpo takes all the heat so youll notice a difference in Kerrigans production without him.

[Skinzman]

I think Orakpo should be a 4-3 DE. I think he will sign with a 4-3 team and be better there as a DE than he was for us. But we cant pay him to be an OLB in a 3-4. Hes not as bad as some say, but no where near worth what he is getting paid. Now, if he was willing to take 5 mil per year then maybe. But I dont see him taking that and im sure some team will pay him a pretty big chunk of change.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

I think Orakpo should be a 4-3 DE. I think he will sign with a 4-3 team and be better there as a DE than he was for us. But we cant pay him to be an OLB in a 3-4. Hes not as bad as some say, but no where near worth what he is getting paid. Now, if he was willing to take 5 mil per year then maybe. But I dont see him taking that and im sure some team will pay him a pretty big chunk of change.

Not if he's coming back from injury (3rd pectoral injury) and having a subpar year. He's got a red flag attached to him if this is a pectoral season ending injury.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

So now that Orakpo has gone out and Griffin most likely returning this week or next do we go on a 2012 run! lol

But yeah I don't see how he comes back

[redskins5044]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

I think Orakpo should be a 4-3 DE. I think he will sign with a 4-3 team and be better there as a DE than he was for us. But we cant pay him to be an OLB in a 3-4. Hes not as bad as some say, but no where near worth what he is getting paid. Now, if he was willing to take 5 mil per year then maybe. But I dont see him taking that and im sure some team will pay him a pretty big chunk of change.

good luck to that team that runs this magical 4-3 he fits better into. he has never played DE in 4-3 in the NFL....he sucks at keeping contain as a OLB so wouldn't be much better in the 4-3 and also is not that great tackling.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by redskins5044

good luck to that team that runs this magical 4-3 he fits better into. he has never played DE in 4-3 in the NFL....he sucks at keeping contain as a OLB so wouldn't be much better in the 4-3 and also is not that great tackling.

He actually has played DE in a 4-3 in the NFL, his rookie year with us. And that was his best year so far. He doesnt need magic, just needs his hand on the ground with no pass coverage responsibilities. He is much quicker off the ball when his hand was on the ground and that set up his speed rush better. The speed rush being better set up his bull rush. When he rushes from a 3-4 OLB stand up position, he is no where near as good as a pass rusher than he has shown when he is in a 3 point stance.

Its not happening here, but I do think he will have more success as a 4-3 DE than he does as a 3-4 OLB who spends a fair amount of time in pass coverage. We just keep shoving the square peg in a round hole and blaming the player for it not working out.

[MTK]

It was probably over for him even before today, unless he was to go on an incredible run.