RAK

[skinsdad62]

Washington Redskins free-agent analysis: Brian Orakpo - ESPN

doesnt look like he will get a mega deal on the open market .

 

[Lonewate44]

That was already known...coming off a 3rd Pec injury and giving the skins a Whopping .5 sacks in 9 games.....Vet Min with incentives is about all he should expect to get IMHO....anything more then that......See ya!!!

 

[skinsdad62]

That was already known...coming off a 3rd Pec injury and giving the skins a Whopping .5 sacks in 9 games.....Vet Min with incentives is about all he should expect to get IMHO....anything more then that......See ya!!!

he will get more then the vet min. his contract could look like riley's

 

[Lonewate44]

he will get more then the vet min. his contract could look like riley's

Well... dont know if he is worth that right now.....

 

[106_7THEFAN]

Man he is not getting shit in FA I put my money he stays for a slightly above average rate with incentives to prove himself one more year

 

[kbso83432]

Redskins met with Orakpo's agent at combine and expressed interest in bringing him back.

Brian Orakpo: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent OLB | Bleacher Report

 

[skinsdad62]

again a see a riley type contract

 

[kbso83432]

I could live with that.

 

[redskinsfan]

Riley contract would be good with me. I'd just as soon see Rak as a situational pass rusher. At the very least, I hope Barry uses him -- and Kerrigan -- to rush the QB on obvious passing downs. Remember when Haslett said he was "shackled" by Shanny in using both Rak and Kerrigan in pass rushing situations? Well, that dolt continued to send both of them in to pass coverage on passing downs too. Good riddance and I hope Barry does a better job of using our OLBs as pass rushers.

 

[kbso83432]

Redskins: This potential free agent may stay put

I know I am in the minority, but I hope this gets done.

 

[skinsdad62]

Falcons interested in Orakpo | ProFootballTalk

falcons appear to be main competitor for Rak . we should avoid the bidding war

 

[countryroads316]

I believe he is washed up

 

[Sharkinva]

I believe he is washed up

Some thought Landry was washed up too, but considering the bums that have marched through here since, dont you wish just a little we had kept him??

 

[kbso83432]

No bidding war, but would like to bring him back. He can play. Maybe not what we expected year in and year out, but he's had some very good years here.

 

[redskinsfan]

Brian Orakpo: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent OLB | Bleacher Report

Rak is almost certainly gone. If he goes to the ATL, we face them this year. If so, it'll be interesting to see how he does against us -- that is, of course, if he doesn't get hurt before then.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Some thought Landry was washed up too, but considering the bums that have marched through here since, dont you wish just a little we had kept him??

Can't speak for others, but I say absolutely not. So he basically had a good season - big deal. He did more than enough on this team to warrant being shipped elsewhere. IMO a waste of a high draft pick for the Redskins.

 

[redskinsfan]

Can you imagine a safety tandem of Landry and Taylor -- the old Area 51 we all had imagined?

 

[j_y19]

Brian Orakpo: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent OLB | Bleacher Report

Rak is almost certainly gone. If he goes to the ATL, we face them this year. If so, it'll be interesting to see how he does against us -- that is, of course, if he doesn't get hurt before then.

You know what? Playing against him wouldn't bother me. T Williams will win that battle most of the time. Unfortunately rak never really lived up to expectations. I know, some will point to his PB appearances, but all but one of those he backed into. The reality is that he has underperformed based on his draft position. Of course injuries have contributed, but that's life in the NFL.

If they can sign him to a reasonable contract, maybe a $4m one year deal with prove it bonuses, I'm ok with that. But it appears to me that we have seen the best of Rak, I expect he is on the downside of his career, if for no other reason that his injuries.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Excerpt

In fact, this looks a more like a courtesy conversation by the Redskins than it does a serious contract negotiation. The team doesn’t want to let Orakpo, who has been nothing but a class act since coming to town in 2009, just leave without at least putting some sort of an offer on the table.

This is in part because it’s the right thing to do regarding Orakpo but it’s also good to remain in the good graces of Ben Dogra, Orakpo’s agent. Dogra also happens to represent Robert Griffin III. The Redskins could be entering some tricky negotiations involving their quarterback and it can’t hurt to have a dialogue with the agent in advance of those sessions.

 

[Lonewate44]

Can you imagine a safety tandem of Landry and Taylor -- the old Area 51 we all had imagined?

Yes...that was why they drafted him...to be alongside Taylor.....Gibbs was a wise man....they would have been a dominate safety tandem for sure.....Sadly.....we will never know