Meet the Beast: Brian Orakpo

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

HELLO REDSKIN FANS!!!! I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief today. Perhaps our front office is starting to get it after all. I thought the DE from Tenn was a little better than Orakpo but I'm not going to complain about this pick. Will filled a huge need and this guy sort of reminds my of James Harrison coming off the edge. My only concern is can he hold up at DE 265lbs at DE? But someone mentioned that he's got the frame to put on some weight, which I agree with. Dude looks like a tank. And is he a better fit in a 3-4? But I've got confidence in Blache and co. Our defense now looks more like one that's going to get sacks and create turnovers.

Orakpo was not seen as a 3-4 player, which worked out to our advantage b/c of the 3-4 teams ahead of us. He's been tagged as a 4-3 player, and that should fit nicely with us. And I did hear that he has the frame to put on some weight, prob in the 270s.