Orakpo on track for Def Rookie of the year?

by UT_BKC on Oct 12, 2009 8:20 AM CDT

The only reasons I watch the NFL are to 1) see the Texans play and 2) see how ex Longhorns are doing.

I haven't gotten to see him play much, but I noticed that Orakpo seems to be doing well:

So far on the season he has 15 tackles (11 solo), 1 pass defended, and 2.5 sacks. That's pretty good for a rookie 5 games into his season. If he can keep his pace, he'll end up with quite a few tackles and 8-9 sacks which should at least put his name in the convesation for Def rookie of the year.

Glad to see an NFL Longhorn doing well. It is also nice to not have to worry about hearing all the 'over rated' crap.

On another note, Benson is averaging just shy of a hundred yards rushing per game. With the Bengals(I think he averaged 100 ypg during the last 5 games with the bengals last year also). WtF? Its good to at least seem him doing well now.

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I believe Benson is leading the NFL

in rushing right now with a slim lead over Peterson.

by 2Cor12:9 on Oct 12, 2009 9:34 AM CDT reply actions

Benson is playing really well.

He’s finally motivated. He’s finishing runs. At Texas, you rarely saw him get tackled on his back and this is now what you are seeing in the NFL. He’s punishing hitters and he actually is showing pretty good speed. I’m glad he’s finally displaying his talent. But we all know, it’s the scheme that is helping him. His has a good QB behind him (unlike when he was in Chicago) and so teams can’t just fixate their defense on stopping him…though they might want to start doing so. Anyways, it’s good to see him succeed!

"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite

by Sunkist on Oct 12, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions

Well yeah the scheme always helps,

see the Denver Broncos under Mike Shanahan as they would plug any back they had into their system with success. Benson even admits that Cincinnati runs a zone blocking scheme different than most teams and are able to stretch the plays out and give the RBs some room and look for gaps. Maybe GD needs to look into how a real zone blocking scheme operates.

by 2Cor12:9 on Oct 12, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions

also helps...

…that his OWN defense isn’t trying to hurt him in practice (like in Chicago).

by vy til i die on Oct 12, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Brian Cushing of the Texans

stands a good chance of being the AFc Rookie of the Year. He’s all over the field and tackling everything in sight. He leads the team in Tackles. Maclin had a huge game for PHI as well.

Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.

by kriess on Oct 12, 2009 9:44 AM CDT reply actions