Choose Your 2014 Redskins Head Coach

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Kerrigan's not old (just 25), but he's not accomplished enough to be a core player. At this point, he is what is is, which is a nice piece to have, capable of making a play, and more valuable to the team when he is cheap. He has just one more year as a cheap starter, so I don't think it's controversial to omit him from a discussion of core Redskins.

Orakpo is a more important player, but whether he gets re-signed or they sign someone in free agency or draft someone to replace him, it's all the same going forward. If the Redskins were hanging out around the top of the NFC East standings consistently, I'd be all in on bringing back Orakpo, but given the position of the team, those cap dollars gained by not signing him have some value too.

Fair enough.. Kerrigan seems to benefit from the 'try hard-scrappy worker' infatuation that fans sometime get caught up in. He makes plays but there is far too much time where he's invisible as well.

I feel you, I'd lean towards Rak being a priority but so much will also depend on coaching/scheme. If we make a change at DC and go back to a 4-3, I'm not sold on Rak & Kerrigan as DE because they're too light and also not comfortable with either of them being OLB in a 4-3 with multiple responsibilities, especially coverage.