RI: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker

MTK · 05-01-2009, 03:29 PM

Redskins Insider - Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker

Daseal · 05-01-2009, 03:30 PM

I do not like this move one bit. Let him stay at 4-3 end.

Redskin Warrior · 05-01-2009, 03:32 PM

I hope he stays at DE otherwise he will be another Vernon Gholston.

Slingin Sammy 33 · 05-01-2009, 03:36 PM

No issue with it. We need to have as much flexibility as possible with a player like him and he needs to learn the responsibilities of the LB position quickly. His learning curve at DE will be minimal.

dmek25 · 05-01-2009, 03:37 PM

i think Merriman is technically a linebacker. as long as he can get to the qback, i don't care what the skins call him

SOUL-SKINS · 05-01-2009, 03:38 PM

He's going to be a DE on passing downs and LB on running downs.
I'm with you guys he should always be a DE. Maybe they are just experimenting for now.

wilsowilso · 05-01-2009, 03:43 PM

Orakpo is not a full time 4-3 DE yet.

Unless you would like to see Andre Carter on the bench?

Orakpo can play LDE on passing downs, but he is too small right now to handle full time strong side DE duties.

redsk1 · 05-01-2009, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmek25

i think Merriman is technically a linebacker. as long as he can get to the qback, i don't care what the skins call him

That's what I care about.

GTripp0012 · 05-01-2009, 03:46 PM

There are obvious negatives to this, but this is unquestionably the quickest way onto the field.

MTK · 05-01-2009, 03:49 PM

I trust the coaches wouldn't put him at LB if they didn't think he was capable. We'll see how it goes.

tryfuhl · 05-01-2009, 03:53 PM

Interesting; we seem to expect our players to switch positions quite frequently.

CRedskinsRule · 05-01-2009, 04:12 PM

It seems to me that when coaches are evaluating how to use a player they would put him in all the positions he might be asked to play, and further, I would imagine they have a belief DE will be less of a problem.

mauiRedskinbarn · 05-01-2009, 04:15 PM

Blache likes to run some tricky schemes. Whatever blache wants to do with this amazing athlete let him do. The lb spot is probobly the spot that they want rak to be efficiant at when he is there. where he needs the most improvement

JWsleep · 05-01-2009, 04:18 PM

This is to begin to teach him what to do at LB in this system. My guess is that's much more complicated than rushing the QB from the edge. That's what mini-camp is for.

Ruhskins · 05-01-2009, 04:26 PM

As soon as I saw this I knew people were going to blow this out of proportion. Why is everyone so fixed on Vernon Gholston's failure, when you have both Shawne Merriman and Terrell Suggs as examples of DEs (in college) that made successful transitions to LBs? I'm not saying that Orakpo is going to be a LB, but just as you bring negative examples, there are positive examples of successful transition. Besides, when Greg Blache or Jim Zorn say the words "Orakpo will be a full time LB" stop speculating so much.

05-01-2009, 03:29 PM	#1
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05-01-2009, 03:30 PM	#2
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 41 Posts: 8,341	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker I do not like this move one bit. Let him stay at 4-3 end. __________________ Best. Player. Available.

05-01-2009, 03:36 PM	#4
Slingin Sammy 33 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 4,347	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker No issue with it. We need to have as much flexibility as possible with a player like him and he needs to learn the responsibilities of the LB position quickly. His learning curve at DE will be minimal. __________________ "I would bet.....(if), an angel fairy came down and said, '[You can have anything] in the world you would like to own,' I wouldn't be surprised if you said a football club and particularly the Washington Redskins.'' — Jack Kent Cooke, 1996.

05-01-2009, 03:37 PM	#5
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker i think Merriman is technically a linebacker. as long as he can get to the qback, i don't care what the skins call him __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

05-01-2009, 03:38 PM	#6
SOUL-SKINS Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 896	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker He's going to be a DE on passing downs and LB on running downs. I'm with you guys he should always be a DE. Maybe they are just experimenting for now. __________________ TODD COLLINS WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART

05-01-2009, 03:43 PM	#7
wilsowilso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Age: 51 Posts: 2,841	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker Orakpo is not a full time 4-3 DE yet. Unless you would like to see Andre Carter on the bench? Orakpo can play LDE on passing downs, but he is too small right now to handle full time strong side DE duties.

05-01-2009, 03:46 PM	#9
GTripp0012 Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evanston, IL Age: 36 Posts: 15,994	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker There are obvious negatives to this, but this is unquestionably the quickest way onto the field. __________________ according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

05-01-2009, 03:49 PM	#10
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,464	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker I trust the coaches wouldn't put him at LB if they didn't think he was capable. We'll see how it goes. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

05-01-2009, 03:53 PM	#11
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 41 Posts: 12,514	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker Interesting; we seem to expect our players to switch positions quite frequently.

05-01-2009, 04:12 PM	#12
CRedskinsRule Living Legend Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 57 Posts: 21,381	Re: RI: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker It seems to me that when coaches are evaluating how to use a player they would put him in all the positions he might be asked to play, and further, I would imagine they have a belief DE will be less of a problem.

05-01-2009, 04:15 PM	#13
mauiRedskinbarn Camp Scrub Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 60	Re: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker Blache likes to run some tricky schemes. Whatever blache wants to do with this amazing athlete let him do. The lb spot is probobly the spot that they want rak to be efficiant at when he is there. where he needs the most improvement __________________ "The heart of the D, the soul of the squad, noone in the NFL could hit half as hard"

05-01-2009, 04:18 PM	#14
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 55 Posts: 4,714	Re: RI: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker This is to begin to teach him what to do at LB in this system. My guess is that's much more complicated than rushing the QB from the edge. That's what mini-camp is for. __________________ Hail from Houston!

05-01-2009, 04:26 PM	#15
Ruhskins Living Legend Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 22,331	Re: RI: Orakpo Starts Out at Linebacker As soon as I saw this I knew people were going to blow this out of proportion. Why is everyone so fixed on Vernon Gholston's failure, when you have both Shawne Merriman and Terrell Suggs as examples of DEs (in college) that made successful transitions to LBs? I'm not saying that Orakpo is going to be a LB, but just as you bring negative examples, there are positive examples of successful transition. Besides, when Greg Blache or Jim Zorn say the words "Orakpo will be a full time LB" stop speculating so much. __________________ R.I.P. #21

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