OMG switching to inside linebacker

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:52 pm

Lorenzo Alexander switching to inside linebacker

With London Fletcher freshly inked to a new contract and fellow inside linebacker Perry Riley set as the other starter, the Washington Redskins plan to groom Lorenzo Alexander as the primary backup at both positions.

The Redskins last season used Keyaron Fox and Rocky McIntosh (after Riley took McIntosh’s starting job halfway through the year) as backups at the two inside spots. But both had inconsistent 2011 campaigns and are free agents.

Enter Alexander -- the team’s special teams captain and jack-of-all-trades player (he has played seven different positions during his five-year career).

Alexander, who in 2010 started 12 games at outside linebacker, experimented with the inside linebacker position last offseason during player-led workouts and off and on during training camp. He did that to help make himself more versatile after the addition of 2010 first-round pick Ryan Kerrigan, who last season never missed a snap at the outside linebacker position opposite Brian Orakpo.

Now, it appears Alexander showed coaches enough in those practices for them to move him to the inside.

Special Teams, OL, DL, OLB and now ILB = One Man Gang

riggofan · Post by **riggofan** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:31 pm

That dude is amazing.

HarleyHog · Post by **HarleyHog** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:35 pm

Emergency place kicker too, as I recall.

Clone this guy!

cowboykillerzRGiii · Post by **cowboykillerzRGiii** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:58 pm

Glad 'Lo does what it takes to stay on the team.. seems like a great vet to teach and groom our youth movement

KazooSkinsFan · Post by **KazooSkinsFan** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:12 pm

riggofan wrote:That dude is amazing.

He is, but ultimately he has to become a force at one position and not a fill in for a bunch of them or he'll end up with no position.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:25 pm

HarleyHog wrote:Clone this guy!

Wrong thread.

44diesel · Post by **44diesel** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:27 pm

May have to add him to the list of players considered in the thread about the "clone" teams.
hahaha!

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:29 pm

KazooSkinsFan wrote:
riggofan wrote:That dude is amazing.
He is, but ultimately he has to become a force at one position and not a fill in for a bunch of them or he'll end up with no position.

He's a force on teams, combined with his ability and willingness to multiple positions, he's been around for six years, that's longer than a lot of players that enter the League.

44diesel · Post by **44diesel** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:31 pm

It's smart. Make yourself a valuable commodity and you increase your chances of being kept around year after year.

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:34 pm

44diesel wrote:It's smart. Make yourself a valuable commodity and you increase your chances of being kept around year after year.

+1

Countertrey · Post by **Countertrey** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:42 pm

I predicted 2 years ago that this would eventually happen. This guy is the Swiss Army Knife of Redskins.

langleyparkjoe · Post by **langleyparkjoe** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:27 pm

obamamustgo is switching??????

fetus · Post by **fetus** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:13 pm

why have we been in such QB trouble these past few years when we obivously have a player on the team who can play every position... Lorenzo to QB if for some ungodly reason Griffin doesn't work out........

hahaha jk of course

Hooligan · Post by **Hooligan** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:05 pm

^ Can he kick?

Imagine if he actually could kick? OMG on kickoff coverage as the kicker? Talk about hitting the I WIN button on special teams.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:20 pm

Not only can he kick, but he's his own holder.

emoses14 · Post by **emoses14** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:45 am

. . . and long snapper.

yupchagee · Post by **yupchagee** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:10 am

1niksder wrote:Lorenzo Alexander switching to inside linebacker

With London Fletcher freshly inked to a new contract and fellow inside linebacker Perry Riley set as the other starter, the Washington Redskins plan to groom Lorenzo Alexander as the primary backup at both positions.

The Redskins last season used Keyaron Fox and Rocky McIntosh (after Riley took McIntosh’s starting job halfway through the year) as backups at the two inside spots. But both had inconsistent 2011 campaigns and are free agents.

Enter Alexander -- the team’s special teams captain and jack-of-all-trades player (he has played seven different positions during his five-year career).

Alexander, who in 2010 started 12 games at outside linebacker, experimented with the inside linebacker position last offseason during player-led workouts and off and on during training camp. He did that to help make himself more versatile after the addition of 2010 first-round pick Ryan Kerrigan, who last season never missed a snap at the outside linebacker position opposite Brian Orakpo.

Now, it appears Alexander showed coaches enough in those practices for them to move him to the inside.

Special Teams, OL, DL, OLB and now ILB = One Man Gang

I think he also lined up at TE.

yupchagee · Post by **yupchagee** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:13 am

fetus wrote:why have we been in such QB trouble these past few years when we obivously have a player on the team who can play every position... Lorenzo to QB if for some ungodly reason Griffin doesn't work out........

hahaha jk of course

No, Banks at QB. He had the highest passer rating on the team last yr.

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:55 am

yupchagee wrote:
1niksder wrote:Lorenzo Alexander switching to inside linebacker

With London Fletcher freshly inked to a new contract and fellow inside linebacker Perry Riley set as the other starter, the Washington Redskins plan to groom Lorenzo Alexander as the primary backup at both positions.

The Redskins last season used Keyaron Fox and Rocky McIntosh (after Riley took McIntosh’s starting job halfway through the year) as backups at the two inside spots. But both had inconsistent 2011 campaigns and are free agents.

Enter Alexander -- the team’s special teams captain and jack-of-all-trades player (he has played seven different positions during his five-year career).

Alexander, who in 2010 started 12 games at outside linebacker, experimented with the inside linebacker position last offseason during player-led workouts and off and on during training camp. He did that to help make himself more versatile after the addition of 2010 first-round pick Ryan Kerrigan, who last season never missed a snap at the outside linebacker position opposite Brian Orakpo.

Now, it appears Alexander showed coaches enough in those practices for them to move him to the inside.

Special Teams, OL, DL, OLB and now ILB = One Man Gang
I think he also lined up at TE.

I'm pretty sure you're right

FanofallthatisGibbs · Post by **FanofallthatisGibbs** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:45 am

Chuck Norris has nothing on this guy.

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