Current 2014 Free Agents

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by whistler

I think you have a point on this one. I'm not too concerned with what happens if we don't resign Orakpo, you know his upside and what he can be as a pass rusher for another team. He is a "light" rush end with the potential to have about 10 sacks per yr.

With Jackson, his potential as a OLB has just been scratched. He's on every list of top free agent OLBs.
He was a 3 down backer, made plays in coverage, looked instinctual in the field, and there wasn't a considerable drop off in position play when he played the whole yr. Sacks were down but he made plays in other ways.

So, if you let him walk, you are still letting "one of yours" go via free agency.

Value is what the Skins need to evaluate in making the right decision on this one. It's possible they could keep them both but that would be very costly for one position.

What if we were to let Orakpo walk and re-sign Rob Jackson who then fails another drug test and is suspended indefinitely? My point is that there is more to risk than possibly over-paying for performance in the case of Jackson.

The Fred Davis debacle doesn't make taking the risk that Jackson won't slip up and be suspended look good. That is a risk you take with a star like Trent Williams, but not necessarily with a middling OLB like Jackson.

All of our points are probably moot, anyway. Bruce Allen has been forthright about his desire to keep Orakpo and he can whether he does so by way of a new contract or via the Franchise Tag.