OTA's came to a close Friday, and with the releases of Jon Jansen and wide receiver James Thrash, questions about the offenses direction were answered. On the defensive side, however, there are still some decisions that have to be made, and probably the most important is which position number one draft choice Brian Orakpo will play at.
Orakpo was drafted because of his relentless play off the edge as a defensive end in college. He racked up 11 sacks during his senior year at the University of Texas, and was viewed as a great fit as a defensive end in the a 4-3 system, which the Redskins run. So in his first practices as a professional football player, the Redskins made the obvious decision of playing him at strong side linebacker.
Come on guys. Really?
The Redskins have long been awaiting a dominant defensive end, and when they draft a kid who has the potential to do it for years to come, they want to switch his position? That's just ridiculous. Especially since he'd be playing next to one of the biggest forces at defensive tackle, Albert Haynesworth, who will boost his game even further without having to face double teams.
Maybe they're just trying to get see how he does at OLB so they don't have to use time doing it in training camp...and let's hope that's all it is. To win in this league, and definitely in the NFC East, you need a superb pass rush, and Orakpo might be the best shot at getting that.
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