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Orakpo=This Year's Gholston?

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    @oldcrow1945 said:

    And late round selection or undrafted FA Alex Boone shut him down.

    That's not true. It wasn't Orakpo's best game, but Boone didn't "shut him down". In fact, Orakpo lined up a lot at LE because they wanted to stop Pryor from simply rolling to the right whenever Orakpo beat Boone, which happened a few times early in the game.

    You can re-watch the game on Hulu. There's been a lot of unfair criticism of his play in that game. And because it's the only Texas game a lot of OSU/Browns fans saw, it's leading to some being a lot lower on Orakpo than they should be.

    Riffer XR Riffer X wrote on
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    Aloysius said:

    That's not true. It wasn't Orakpo's best game, but Boone didn't "shut him down". In fact, Orakpo lined up a lot at LE because they wanted to stop Pryor from simply rolling to the right whenever Orakpo beat Boone, which happened a few times early in the game.

    You can re-watch the game on Hulu. There's been a lot of unfair criticism of his play in that game. And because it's the only Texas game a lot of OSU/Browns fans saw, it's leading to some being a lot lower on Orakpo than they should be.

    Don't need to rewatch it cuz that's how I remember it. He definitely did not get "shut down".

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  • Riffer XR Riffer X

    Aloysius said:

    That's not true. It wasn't Orakpo's best game, but Boone didn't "shut him down". In fact, Orakpo lined up a lot at LE because they wanted to stop Pryor from simply rolling to the right whenever Orakpo beat Boone, which happened a few times early in the game.

    You can re-watch the game on Hulu. There's been a lot of unfair criticism of his play in that game. And because it's the only Texas game a lot of OSU/Browns fans saw, it's leading to some being a lot lower on Orakpo than they should be.

    Don't need to rewatch it cuz that's how I remember it. He definitely did not get "shut down".

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on
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    @riffer-x said:

    Don't need to rewatch it cuz that's how I remember it. He definitely did not get "shut down".

    I sack and two tackles is not shut down?

    Ok!!

    As I said in the prvious post....Can't say Orakpo was spying Pryor when Boeckman threw the ball 12 times for 110 yards and a TD.

    I guess Orakpo was being shut down at LE by.....Bryant Browning!!

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
  • Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on
    #38

    Just watched the first quarter. After one quarter Orakpo played LE on one play.

    He had 0 tackles. He had one QB hurry and caused one holding penalty when he had beat Boone.

    To his credit almost everything the Buckeyes ran was to their right side.

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
  • Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on
    #39

    First half is over.

    1 tackle. I Qb hurry and he played LE on only one play.

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
  • E Earl34 wrote on
    #40

    I won't disagree with OldCrow's point about his production in the Fiesta Bowl but he was injured much of last year and still produced 11.5 sacks. You can see some canned highlights from the UT athletic dept from each of the past three seasons here.

  • D DawgTracker wrote on
    #41

    Gholston was a very good player and I was hoping the Browns might end up with him. Maybe the bruising inside backer job might be better for him, not sure. I still think he will be a good player in the NFL.

  • Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on
    #42

    Just listened to Mcshay on ESPNU.

    I think he has cooled on Orakpo too. Mcshay is now saying he doesn't even think he's a OLB. Questions his cover ability.

    He thinks he's a pure 4-3 DE.

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
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  • cambridgehoC cambridgeho wrote on
    #43

    I wish Todd Mcshay would be our GM since he is the best football evaluator out there, why havent we hired him.

  • cambridgehoC cambridgeho

    I wish Todd Mcshay would be our GM since he is the best football evaluator out there, why havent we hired him.

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on
    #44

    @cambridgeho said:

    I wish Todd Mcshay would be our GM since he is the best football evaluator out there, why havent we hired him.

    The guy is well respected around the league....He's been evaluating talent for a living for well over ten years.

    He's not just another ESPN reporter.

    He was tutored by long time scout and coach Gary Horton for the war room. This firm is hired by NFL teams to provide independent scouting reports.

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
  • OconReconO OconRecon wrote on
    #45

    EA just announced Orakpo to be on the cover of Madden '10

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  • hammertimeH hammertime wrote on
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    @inspecta said:

    Are you serious?

    that's the first time a rookie has ever been on the cover of madden, and also means I don't want to touch that kid with a 20 foot pole.

    The kid is doomed, why oh why did his agent agree to this?

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  • Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945

    Just listened to Mcshay on ESPNU.

    I think he has cooled on Orakpo too. Mcshay is now saying he doesn't even think he's a OLB. Questions his cover ability.

    He thinks he's a pure 4-3 DE.

    Y YtownBrownsBacker wrote on
    #47

    @oldcrow1945 said:

    Just listened to Mcshay on ESPNU.

    I think he has cooled on Orakpo too. Mcshay is now saying he doesn't even think he's a OLB. Questions his cover ability.

    He thinks he's a pure 4-3 DE.

    Texas played some 3-4 this year and Orakpo played OLB and scouts say the film of him in coverage was very good. He also did a very good job at the combine in the LB drills.

    McShay is flip-flopping on a lot of guys in the last few days. He's had Orakpo going to Cleveland, Sanchez going to Cleveland, Crabtree going to Cleveland and now Raji going to Cleveland.

    Fact is nobody has a clue what the Browns are going to do.

  • OconReconO OconRecon

    EA just announced Orakpo to be on the cover of Madden '10

    ClevelandFanForLifeC ClevelandFanForLife wrote on
    #48

    @oconrecon said:

    EA just announced Orakpo to be on the cover of Madden '10

    i'm reading that it is the cover on ncaa football along with sanchez, percy harvin and utah quarterback brian johnson. i think it is just the college orakpo will be on.

    http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/04/22/...2010-ncaa-game/

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  • OconReconO OconRecon wrote on
    #49

    @inspecta said:

    Are you serious?

    that's the first time a rookie has ever been on the cover of madden, and also means I don't want to touch that kid with a 20 foot pole.

    The kid is doomed, why oh why did his agent agree to this?

    Whoops, my bad. It is the EA NCAA cover.

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