Still Don't get why Move Orakpo to LB

[SC Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by D'BOYZ

Ok I don't get why so many of you compare his possition to Ware's... they play different Schemes one is a 3-4 and the other is the 4-3 . Ware in the 3-4 is close to the line and is used in the outside againts LT TE and RB, Orakpo is i nthe 4-3 outside where he plays against TE,LT and G mostly and he's 5 yards behind the line.

Ware covers 30% of the plays at the most... Orakpo has to cover at least 50% if not more, it's not the same not even close.... Yes many DE are drafted to play LB but that's OLB in the 3-4 not the 4-3...

Ohhh and to the Giant fan that said Ware isn't good in coverage hahaha

Not all 4-3 defenses are created equal. Blache rushes the Sam a lot, hence the comparison. He uses that player as a rush player more than most 4-3 coordinators. That is why Aaron Maybin's skill set would also have worked, but luckily Buffalo jumped on him at #11 and let Orakpo slide since Maybin was a much less proven commodity. It is also why they were thinking of moving Jason Taylor to that position prior to releasing him (they did it a little in the 2nd Philly game with Taylor as well, why they did not do it more during the season I have no idea). We've actually had all of these conversations before, including mentioning players who moved from 4-3 end in college to 4-3 Sam in the pros (Marcus Washington, Mathias Kiwanuka).