On Brian Orakpo and holding

D.C. Sports Bog - On Brian Orakpo and holding (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/10/on_brian_orakpo_and_holding.html?wprss=dcsportsbog )

He would probably be leading the league in sacks if it weren't for all the holding.



Ok, now lets go back and see how many times a Redskin O linemen did the same thing to stop a sack of McNabb?This is the same complaint every great pass rusher has had over the years ...Reggie White was held all the time,LT....go back and watch some of the old tapes of Joe Jacoby and LT...they have to fight their way through it.Orakpo is a great pass rusher he just needs to find a way though it.

May be my bias but I don't see it happen nearly as often on the Skins line.

Yeah and every time heyer gets put in the game, he racks up at least two or three holding calls..

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This IS obvious. :pffff:

the way he plays, maybe he should hold a little more...

also orakpo would not be leading the league is sacks because EVERYONE gets held

Orakpo is so, SO good. No idea how we got him with the 13th overall pick in the draft, considering how scrutinized the process was.

Buffalo got to see all the tape on Orakpo at Texas, and STILL took Aaron Maybin (likely, though, that was a marketing-driven move instead of a football driven-move). And people are going to blame the coaching/quarterback situation for that team's struggles.

Orakpo is so, SO good. No idea how we got him with the 13th overall pick in the draft, considering how scrutinized the process was.

Buffalo got to see all the tape on Orakpo at Texas, and STILL took Aaron Maybin (likely, though, that was a marketing-driven move instead of a football driven-move). And people are going to blame the coaching/quarterback situation for that team's struggles.

I think Ralph Wilson had such an astounding record of drafting or signing Texas busts that he simply decided he wasn't going to grab another Longhorn for the rest of his life.

See:
Mike Williams
Derrick Dockery
Jason Peters
etc

Se the sig

I think the NBA could prove you wrong on that one, but it IS bad...especially this year.

They made a change that should have improved it (ump in backfield) and it worsened their performance.

Orakpo is so, SO good. No idea how we got him with the 13th overall pick in the draft, considering how scrutinized the process was.

Buffalo got to see all the tape on Orakpo at Texas, and STILL took Aaron Maybin (likely, though, that was a marketing-driven move instead of a football driven-move). And people are going to blame the coaching/quarterback situation for that team's struggles.

He should NOT have been there for us...we were incredibly lucky.

I wonder if Paul Posluszny had some say in that draft pick...fellow "Linebacker University" alumni.

the way he plays, maybe he should hold a little more...

also orakpo would not be leading the league is sacks because EVERYONE gets held
^This^. How many sacks would D. Ware, Suggs, J. Allen, Mario Williams, and countless others have if they weren't held all the time? One thing I've noticed that Rak is starting to do is too much whining to the refs. He has to learn how to use his arms to keep the o-lineman from easily grabbing him. Rak just runs right into their bodies most times. Elite pass rushers don't whine or look for bailouts, they just get better to get it done.

^This^. How many sacks would D. Ware, Suggs, J. Allen, Mario Williams, and countless others have if they weren't held all the time? One thing I've noticed that Rak is starting to do is too much whining to the refs. He has to learn how to use his arms to keep the o-lineman from easily grabbing him. Rak just runs right into their bodies most times. Elite pass rushers don't whine or look for bailouts, they just get better to get it done.

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