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.

I liked the idea of holding having an option for a loss of down penalty that someone else brought up, especially if it was done to prevent a sack.

Some of the non-calls are really bad, but as the article states, it probably could be called every play.

Orakpo or the coaches need to get more vocal with the officials, the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

Orakpo or the coaches need to get more vocal with the officials, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. I don't see Orakpo as the type to get in an official's face, but I certainly wouldn't mind Shanahan or Haslett doing it on his behalf. I hope to see Haynesworth get more play at DE next to Orakpo - that will certainly lead to more QB pressures and sacks.

Or he needs to start flailing when held and make it impossible to NOT call. Make it obvious, Rak. When teams have to stop holding because they're racking up hold calls...demolish their QB. He did this somewhat on the Columbo hold on the last play vs. Dallas.

I thought having the umpire as a second official in the backfield would increase the hold calls they catch, but that hasn't been the case yet. Orakpo is getting held around the throat on most plays.

The officials are doing a better job of containing him than opposing linemen.

Funny comment from the article: "Jason Peters was all like, 'Ocrapko!'"

From the article:

"I never hold," center Casey Rabach told me. "It's against the rules. Obviously."


This IS obvious. :pffff:

Making a deal out of it in the media is the best thing that acn be done. If he becomes the "Most Held Guy" in the NFL then officials will start to pay more attention to it. The last thing the league wants is Fox putting together montages of holds on Orakpo that they run in the middle of th 4th quarter every Sunday during a Skins game.

Making a deal out of it in the media is the best thing that acn be done. If he becomes the "Most Held Guy" in the NFL then officials will start to pay more attention to it. The last thing the league wants is Fox putting together montages of holds on Orakpo that they run in the middle of th 4th quarter every Sunday during a Skins game.

Word...let the sacks pile up!!!

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