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Dan Orlovsky spent 12 seasons in the NFL as mostly a backup quarterback. Shortly after his retirement, Orlovsky joined ESPN as an analyst.
Now, Orlovsky can be seen regularly on NFL Live and is one of the network’s top analysts.
In a recent edition of NFL Live, Orlovsky was asked who were his final four teams in the NFC for 2021, and he named Tampa Bay, the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona and the Washington Football Team.
Orlovsky especially likes WFT’s potential on offense in 2021.
“I think the Washington Football Team,” Orlovsky said when naming his final four. “I think, first of all, this offense is going to be predicated on a ton of speed. This might be the fastest offense in the NFL. We’re talking Terry McLaurin on the outside; then they got Curtis Samuel in free agency. McLaurin is becoming one of the best receivers in the NFL, not just one of the best young ones. Fitzy (Ryan Fitzpatrick) is gonna have a ton of weapons to throw to; Dyami Brown out of North Carolina is a huge addition. And Antonio Gibson at tailback. Those are four guys that have absolute gas on offense.”
Orlovsky wasn’t finished dishing out praise on Washington.
Again, I’ll say it; this could be the fastest offense in the NFL. Now Fitzy has those roller-coaster rides, right? Because he plays with no fear of failure. He’s just going to play that YOLO, chuck-and-duck style of football. But he plays his best when he’s got a defense that can bail him out a little bit. And that’s what he’s got in Washington; a dominant defense. I think Washington has a chance to be an outstanding football team, certainly winning that division and making noise in the playoffs.
I believe the most important point Orlovsky made was about Fitzpatrick playing without fear of failure. It’s true. And, he’s never had a defense like this before. So, if he makes a mistake now, he has a defense that can limit the damage when he turns the ball over.
You can see Orlovsly’s discussion on Washington at around the 30-minute mark.
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