Redskins Reaction: DE Brian Orakpo

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Published: April 27, 2009

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... fifth overall selection of the 2009 NFL Draft on Saturday, and the realization set in that there would be no tumultuous quarterback transition in Washington this offseason, I experienced a moment of vague disappointment.

It was probably due as much to the sense of losing out to another team, the competitive juices flow hard on draft day. There are legitimate concerns over who will be the Skins long term solution at QB. Nonetheless, in that instant I felt a little deflated.

That feeling didn't last long.

As the subsequent picks unfolded and the Redskins selection drew closer, with big men like OT Michael Oher and DE's Brian Orakpo, Robert Ayers and Aaron Maybin still on the board, I got jazzed up all over again. When Denver surprisingly chose RB Knowshon Moreno at number twelve, leaving the Redskins a virtual smorgasbord of highly-rated big men from which to choose, I quietly pumped a fist.

I certainly didn't expect the Redskins to send someone sprinting t...

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