Told you so (re: Orakpo)

[nero THE zero]

http://www.inthebullseye.com/forums/...=6221#post6221

Originally Posted by nero THE zero

Raji's projected as a first rounder as it stands.

I actually think there's a better chance that Orakpo falls to the second than Raji. Orakpo's relatively weak against the run and seems to be maxed out in potential - a get-what-you-see type of guy. That's the kind of player that you can steal in the second (see: DeMeco Ryans)

From LZ's blog:

I'm finally starting to hear a buzz about some of the higher rated DEs in this year's draft and the buzz has been mixed at best.

...

Texas DE Brian Orakpo isn't really falling in scouts eyes, but after watching film, they are all feeling pretty confident about their grades on him which are generally second-round grades. The question becomes whether or not a team wants to pay first-round money for a guy who is a high-motor, high-character player who isn't elite in any one area and who might be playing near his top-end potential already.

I feel so vindicated.