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bdeg · 03-31-2009, 08:14 PM

I don't think Orakpo has the athleticism, the elite first-step, or the ability to use his hands to shed blocks necessary to make it as a 3-4 OLB. You can point to bad coaching, but he hasn't shown me enough improvement in his time at Texas for me to want to take him in the top 15. I think he'll end up as a 4-3 left end in 5 years. I'm impressed with your analysis of Kruger, I wasn't that impressed with his #'s, but I'll have to check him out more.

English I like a lot, and I see flashes of quickness. Gotta love the long-term productivity. Very physical player.

Sintim plays with great technique. I think he'd probably make the easiest transition to a 3-4 OLB. He's grown on me a bit recently, but something bugs me a little. I didn't watch a whole game of his unfortunately so I have to go off highlight tapes. Maybe it's that he's getting fatigued but he just doesn't seem to always be as explosive as he can be.

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bdeg Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: iowa Casino cash: $10004900	I don't think Orakpo has the athleticism, the elite first-step, or the ability to use his hands to shed blocks necessary to make it as a 3-4 OLB. You can point to bad coaching, but he hasn't shown me enough improvement in his time at Texas for me to want to take him in the top 15. I think he'll end up as a 4-3 left end in 5 years. I'm impressed with your analysis of Kruger, I wasn't that impressed with his #'s, but I'll have to check him out more. English I like a lot, and I see flashes of quickness. Gotta love the long-term productivity. Very physical player. Sintim plays with great technique. I think he'd probably make the easiest transition to a 3-4 OLB. He's grown on me a bit recently, but something bugs me a little. I didn't watch a whole game of his unfortunately so I have to go off highlight tapes. Maybe it's that he's getting fatigued but he just doesn't seem to always be as explosive as he can be. Last edited by bdeg; 03-31-2009 at 08:22 PM..
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