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Originally Posted by GMScud
Eh. Not so sure about all that. There are plenty of hypotheticals you can throw around. I'm not saying I want Sanchez. Not at all in fact. And I'm tired of other teams (Dolphins, Jets, Bears) saving us from ourselves.
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I agree that I wish our front office would make better decisions. I dont think this team will until Snyder lets a real GM handle this team. I got to admit though I think the Phins in the long run will have saved us because we didnt have the 2nd rounder.
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Originally Posted by GMScud
You say we lucked out by getting Orakpo, but the guy has done exactly nothing thus far. We'll see how lucky we are (frankly I think he's going to be great if we don't eff around and try to make him a LB).
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I agree he hasnt done anything for us at this point. Im basing it off of how good I think Orakpo will be and how most fans in general believe we got a steal at 13.
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Originally Posted by GMScud
If Jason Taylor hadn't gotten hurt, he would have likely had double digit sacks for us, which could have opened the flood gates for Andre Carter as well. Given that, maybe we'd have won another game or two (considering how close some of our losses were). In which case we wouldn't be lamenting trading that 2nd round pick. Plus we may have made the playoffs, and then Danny most likely wouldn't be scrambling to trade Campbell. Also, as far as this year's draft goes, with or without Jason Taylor or our 2nd round pick, we'd still need DE/OLB.
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I liked the move to bring Taylor to DC and I believe if he didnt get hurt he would of had alot more games like he did week 16 vs the Eagles.
We would of needed a DE either way but if we didnt trade for Taylor we wouldnt of gotten one. We would of shipped our 1st, 2nd, and maybe more and leaped the Jets to get Sanchez.
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Originally Posted by GMScud
My point is, you can "what if" this thing to death. Also, it's totally premature to call us "lucky" for landing Orakpo (especially since we're intent on changing his position. If we wanted a LB we should have drafted one).
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I dont think im "what if" ing it to death per say. Im just bringing up something that imo is a fact knowing Snyder and from what Cerrato has said. If the Redskins didnt trade for Taylor we would of shipped the 2nd rd pick along with others to land Sanchez. The Skins not having that pick saved us from trading a boatload of picks for a overrated QB and we landed probably one of the top 5 players in the draft instead.
I agree it may be premature to be calling us lucky because he hasnt played a down for the Burgundy & Gold. I do have to say the reason im high on Orakpo and think we were lucky was because I honestly believed before the draft he was the best player in it. For the Skins to be able to finally get a guy who I think can rush the passer and perform at a high level is just mind blowing when you think about how long we have needed a defensive end who could get sacks year in and out.
If im wrong ill be eating crow for years on this board since my screen name is "Brian Orakpo" but I honestly believe he has HOF type potenial (I know that sounds crazy because hes a rookie but its my opinion) if he stays healthy. His combo of power and speed from the defensive end position has me so stoked for this season just to get a little taste of whats to come.
I dont like the Skins playing him at LB on 1st and 2nd down but at the worst its a 1 year deal. He will end up playing defensive end for the Skins for years.