I’d be terrified of putting Carter out in space. He’s looking good now, but we all now that we can attribute most of that to Haynesworth. Which means we’d probably have to end up looking for a replacement in the draft, because as of right now we’ve drafted based upon the system we have now.

With that said, from what I’ve read on the site a 3-4 OLB functions about the same way as a 4-3 DE (correct me if I’m wrong), and I do think Orakpo has the athleticism for that so that’d be interesting to see. But the thought of Jarmon-Hayneworth-Orakpo makes me giddy and I’m not quite ready to give that up yet.

On a side note – why hasn’t anyone looked to see if Henson has what it takes to play SLB? I’m probably the only person that liked what I saw out of him in preseason. The mistakes he made are correctable, and most likely can be worked out after another offseason or two. It’d be the best way to maximize our return on an investment, so we could use picks for lineman, and get him some playing time so we can even see if he’s worthy to take over for Fletcher-Baker when he retires (I’m still looking for the Fountain of Youth to prevent this from happening btw)

I would love it if the Redskins had 3-4 for defense. I love the thought so much that in my Madden Nfl 2021 my custom defense is 3-4 and i own with it when playing as redskins, and when I play as Brian Oraqpo as linebacker in 3-4 defense I always have a good game with him. I agree that Brian Oraqpo is like Demarcus Ware when it comes down as him blitzing as a linebacker.

I hate this defense. Finding another suitable OLB would be our problem. I read a piece once that the NFL has probably reached its maximum number of 3-4 defenses because of the special requirements of this position. That and I hate seeing that many people on one side of the ball in a 2-point stance.
I think we could solve many of our problems on defense if our coordinator would let loose and be more aggressive. Blache is a pussy. Let the big dogs eat!

Should be shunted to DT as a permanent shift. Let him come in and spell Al and Grif on pass downs. Cut Wynn. Move HB to Sam. This would allow Orakpo to put his hand down as his primary function. On obvious running downs Daniels would sub in at DE and Orkapo would shift back to SAM (or let HB take care of Sam full time, and spell Orakpo on obvious run downs). This opens up a roster spot, cuts fat at the deepest position (especially with Montey hopefully recovering), gives Orakpo a shot at what he’s doing best and maintains a very flexible line.

In my mind the issue with a 3-4 is that Carter ends up sitting too much. Carter is self admittedly a hands down kind of guy, and he is simply too light to effectively play DE in a 3-4. Wilson wouldn’t be bad at OLB since he can rush and hasn’t been atrocious in coverage (not that I’ve seen him in coverage too much, going mainly off of statements by Blache and Olividotti (spelling?)), but if your putting your 11 best on the field Carter has to be on the list, and getting him on a 3-4 without making him stand isn’t possible unless he does nothing but rush the passer, in which case it might as well be a 4-3.