RI: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Absolutely we could do something like that. Established pass rushers just tend to run expensive, unless you get lucky with a late round find.

But your logic does make sense: could we use Orakpo like a Mario Williams type, and have sort of a platoon between a more run focused player and a third down specialist with orakpo playing whereever he is needed? Yeah, that makes sense. I just think that may be jumping the gun on how good Orakpo can be for us. I'd like to see him for two years before I conclude on how versatile a player he can be.

Word...but it is a challenge to not get overly jacked about him, watching vids of him play for Texas and of course the weight room spectacle.

Part of me still wishes we'd traded down and got Rey or Oher and another pick (in fact i fear by mid-season there will be weeping and wailing that we passed on Oher) but now that Rak's a Skin, and especially after seeing his attitude/character in pressers, i'm full go Orakpo and just want to see the braintrust develop him into an elite player over the long term. I'm one who really won't bitch and moan if we don't see him play a ton of snaps this year.