[PencilGeeks]

Ahh.. little grass-hopper you have apparently been reading the Redskins press clippings.. Perhaps you are reading too much? Or maybe you have failed to read between the lines? The key part of that quote is "The idea is to keep me on the field as much as possible".

The Redskins may have finished 4th in total defense last year, but they were downright anemic when it came to defensive game changing plays, finishing 28th and 30th in Sacks and Fumbles. Enter Haynesworth and Orakpo. Haynesworth’s resume speaks for itself, but when you look at the rest of the Redskins D-Line, it is painfully clear that they are weakest and oldest at DE .. Andre Carter, Renaldo Wynn and Phillip Daniels are all on the wrong side of 30. Obviously there is a glaring need for youth and speed at the DE position: ahh-so! Orakpo’s ‘natural’ college position

Right now Orakpo is getting practice time and tutoring in at the position most unfamiliar to him, linebacker, but the Redskins didn’t draft him to languish in ‘left field’ .. I agree that SLB is not typically a good fantasy IDP position, but I don’t expect that Orakpo will spend most of his time there. The Redskins have adequate talent to man that position.. I expect that he will quickly become an every-down player, playing on the line or dropping into coverage depending on the situational need.

The bottom-line for me is Orakpo has the tools, talent, pedigree, attitude AND it looks like he will also have opportunity, so what more can I ask for? Obviously time will tell, but I am not un-happy with this pick at all!