Why Brian Orakpo Is True Key to Washington Redskins 2014 Campaign

June 22, 2014   ·   Marcel Davis   ·   Jump to comments

While the drastic swoon in the Washington Redskins' play the past two seasons can be linked to the health of Robert Griffin III's knee, the true key to the team's 2014 campaign isn't the franchise quarterback.
Instead, that distinction belongs to its franchise player, Brian Orakpo.
Now, to say that quarterback play holds no bearing on a team's performance would be a fallacy.
Just in the NFC, of the six teams that qualified for the postseason in 2013, each had a quarterback who registered a total QBR—an ESPN statistic that measures quarterback play on all play types—above 50.0, the benchmark for average play.
Under this premise, Griffin's QBR of 40.1 played a key part in the team missing the playoffs last season.
Even with that said, let it be noted, this is a stat that works two-fold.
After allowing opposing quarterbacks to tally a QBR of 63.4 on the season, the Redskins defense is more to blame for the team's 3-13 record la...

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