Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=REDSKINS4ever;890197]If he doesn't come back to Washington, I wouldn't be surprised. From 2007 until now, I really wasn't impressed with him at all. If Vinny Cerratto was smart, he would have traded Landry for Ryan Clark. That way, we would have had a real strong safety in the defensive backfield like we did when Clark and Sean Taylor were the sheriff and the deputy.[/quote]

The blame should be on Gregg Williams, he was the one who believed that he could find someone better than Clark, which was when he signed Archuleta (sp?). Although I think it is worth noting the fact that Landry seemed to play well with Taylor on his side, until Taylor passed away and then Landry obviously felt the pressure to play as well as Taylor did.

Re: Fletchers replacement is Landry?
 

[quote=The Dull Roar;889448]I don't think LaRon is anywhere close to being bright enough to be a competent replacement of all the London does for this team. Sure, he's built like a monster truck, but that doesn't necessarily translate to him being able to take over that role.[/quote]

Apparently I missed this earlier. Welcome to the boards!

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=REDSKINS4ever;890197]LaRon Landry without a doubt is only going to run slower. While he can still line up in the box like an extra linebacker, I'm not sure that this Dorian Yates muscularity of his will do him any good on the football field. His injury will not heal. Maybe it will, but sometimes surgery is the best option and he decided to go with what he went through with last off season and it did him or the injury no good.

If he doesn't come back to Washington, I wouldn't be surprised. From 2007 until now, I really wasn't impressed with him at all. [B]If Vinny Cerratto was smart, he would have traded Landry for Ryan Clark.[/B] That way, we would have had a real strong safety in the defensive backfield like we did when Clark and Sean Taylor were the sheriff and the deputy.[/quote]

:laughing-

If Vinny Cerrato was smart, he'd have never let Ryan Clark leave in the first place. I also tend to agree with others that ST's death put more pressure on Landry to be who he never was.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

» One position that could be plenty deep in free agency, but not so much in the draft, is safety. If you need one, March -- not April -- is the time to snag him. Few of the college safeties project to make a quick impact, but several teams face difficult decisions at the position. The Raiders want to keep Tyvon Branch and are making an effort to re-sign him. But Oakland is having a hard time getting under the cap and is trying to figure out if safety Michael Huff, with a $4 million roster bonus due, will be back as well. The 49ers could franchise Dashon Goldson (if they don't, he'd be in demand), and [B]if LaRon Landry is not franchised by Washington, sources said it's highly unlikely he would re-sign with the team. [/B]Michael Griffin has been up-and-down with the Titans, but he has potential. And with so many defenders to address, can Atlanta keep Thomas DeCoud?

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dreamteams/08/10/future.team/index.html]SI.com - Writers - Peter King: My all-future NFL team - Wednesday August 15, 2007 12:58PM[/url]

By the way I still remember how high Peter King was on Laron coming out and remember this article. Look at this. He missed on a LOT of guys.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=CultBrennan59;891239][url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dreamteams/08/10/future.team/index.html]SI.com - Writers - Peter King: My all-future NFL team - Wednesday August 15, 2007 12:58PM[/url]

By the way I still remember how high Peter King was on Laron coming out and remember this article. Look at this. He missed on a LOT of guys.[/quote]

Given how difficult it is to predict things in the NFL, I say he did a pretty good job.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

With F.D. getting the franchise tag, Landry can leave. So long after five seasons of nothing.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

Sounds like he's on his way to Jacksonville (brother is there) unless the Redskins offer more, which doesn't seem likely.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=DC Tailgate;891404]Sounds like he's on his way to Jacksonville (brother is there) unless the Redskins offer more, which doesn't seem likely.[/quote]

no he's not.

The Jags have FS Dwight Lowery who they love and can cover and they have Dawan Landry at SS who is solid. Laron won't go to a place where he could take away his brothers job.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=CultBrennan59;891441]no he's not.

The Jags have FS Dwight Lowery who they love and can cover and they have Dawan Landry at SS who is solid. Laron won't go to a place where he could take away his brothers job.[/quote]

There's no way Laron could beat his bro out anyway. The thing is he won't land anywhere in "strategic" fashion, it'll simply be whoever takes a chance on him. I suggested weeks ago Landry shouldn't be re-signed for more than vet min.

...if I'm wrong it won't be by much.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

LaRon could end up in New England, Kansas City, Miami, Minnesota, Cincy, Baltimore is a dark horse.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

495 to 695 why not

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

I wouldn't rule out Landry in Dallas

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=SmootSmack;891955]I wouldn't rule out Landry in Dallas[/quote]

would you rule him out here for sure? i feel like he is going to go somewhere and do great things if we let him walk.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=Bubba305-ST21-;891956]would you rule him out here for sure? i feel like he is going to go somewhere and do great things if we let him walk.[/quote]

I think the chances of him coming back are quite small. I mean he's not a priority at all. He'll likely get some lowball offer from us

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=SmootSmack;891962]I think the chances of him coming back are quite small. I mean he's not a priority at all. He'll likely get some lowball offer from us[/quote]

Ughh not what i wanted to hear. The things we asked him to do in the box require a special talent, and i dont see that at SS on our roster right now, i do not trust Gomes to start with OJ. Do you see us trying to upgrade at safety if/when LaRon leaves.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=Bubba305-ST21-;891964]Ughh not what i wanted to hear. The things we asked him to do in the box require a special talent, and i dont see that at SS on our roster right now, i do not trust Gomes to start with OJ. Do you see us trying to upgrade at safety if/when LaRon leaves.[/quote]

Don't know, quite honestly

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

It's probably best for both sides to just move on at this point. I don't have a big problem with it.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

Bye Bye Landry, there will be a lot of "what ifs?", but it's for the best.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=IrMitchell;891974]Bye Bye Landry, there will be a lot of "what ifs?", but it's for the best.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed but oh well. I just hope we don't try to replace him with somebody already on the roster.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

Landry to Dallas would be sickening. Even if he doesn't regain form, he'll have a big game or two versus us.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

I don't care where LaRon Landry ends up. As long as he's not a Redskin anymore. Joe Gibbs should have drafted Derrelle Revis instead of Landry.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=REDSKINS4ever;892008]I don't care where LaRon Landry ends up. As long as he's not a Redskin anymore. Joe Gibbs should have drafted Derrelle Revis instead of Landry.[/quote]

Would rather have Patrick Willis.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=SFREDSKIN;892013]Would rather have Patrick Willis.[/quote]

The Redskins probably would have drafted Willis had they not signed London Fletcher in free agency that year. But Willis is a 3-4 inside knife backer. The Redskins were running the four-three defense in 2007 but under Mike Singletary the 49ers were. You can't really compare cornerbacks to safeties, but Derelle Revis has proven to be a better overall defensive back than Landry from that 2007 draft. Gibbs should have drafted Revis instead of Landry.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

I certainly won't second guess the LL pick. At the time the coaches, GW in particular, loved him & he came in immediately and contributed. This thread would be so different, if it even existed, had he not torn his achilles. Since then, everything's gone south w/him & all of his flaws look that much worse.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=freddyg12;892047]I certainly won't second guess the LL pick. At the time the coaches, GW in particular, loved him & he came in immediately and contributed. This thread would be so different, if it even existed, had he not torn his achilles. Since then, everything's gone south w/him & all of his flaws look that much worse.[/quote]

Me personally, I expect more out of a 6th overall draft selection. Gibbs and GW saw great potential with Landry and that they foresaw teaming him in the defensive backfield with Sean Taylor, making them an unbeatable tandem. But after Taylo're untimely death, LaRon Landry had to become a safety that he wasn't really meant to be in Sean's shadow.

Playing out of position at FS, he got scorched on two Drew Brees bombs in a 2009 game against the New Orleans Saints and that's when I began to "go south" on him as you would say. When Shanahan and Haslett came after Zorn's firing, Landry played okay. Things happen in the NFL with injuries and things of that nature. Landry was the best defensive player in the NFL for the first half of the 2010 season before his injury. But he ended that year on IR and really didn't contribute much to the 2011 campaign and again went on IR. Now, he opted not to have the surgery and he actually should have had it but hey, it's his body.

I just feel it's time for the Redskins to move on from Landry. Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen has to do what's in the absolute best interest of this team.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

it wasn't a bad pick by a long shot.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote]Jsteelz ‏ @Jsteelzextreme
had a lil help but found out, someone had hand surg on their hand, keepin it on low, aint that Dirty, dont try 2 hide #ugotbusted[/quote]


Rut roh. Seems somebody (aka...LL) got hand surgery and trying to keep it on the down low? Smoot, get the scooby doo team on this!!

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=NC_Skins;892155]Rut roh. Seems somebody (aka...LL) got hand surgery? Smoot, get the scooby doo team on this!![/quote]

Did not know that. I'll bet the Skins would love it if the Rams would take him in a trade offer

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

ship oj back while they're at it

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

The price for Landry went up. Not many S of quality on the market. I think the Cowboys will make a run at him.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=diehardskin2982;892357]The price for Landry went up. Not many S of quality on the market. I think the Cowboys will make a run at him.[/quote]

I know he's hurt and everything, but that would piss me off, who the hell do we have that's gonna play safety? Gomes!?!?

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

I was hoping Landry would be tagged in a "get healthy or goodbye" year.

He's one of the best in the league when on the field...that's the problem though.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

Just in case he leaves someone please make an all-time Redskins Laron flexing montauge for all the memories.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=diehardskin2982;893455]Just in case he leaves someone please make an all-time Redskins Laron flexing montauge for all the memories.[/quote]

Your post made me think of this comic...

[url=http://blog.redskins.com/2010/09/17/laron-landry-returns-to-hail/]The Redskins Blog | LaRon Landry Returns To Hail![/url]

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=CultBrennan59;891441]no he's not.

The Jags have FS Dwight Lowery who they love and can cover and they have Dawan Landry at SS who is solid. Laron won't go to a place where he could take away his brothers job.[/quote]

Don't know why this hadn't been answered, but Lowery is a UFA.

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

stepson of nick

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

Bye Bye LaRon

[url=http://www.espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/10979/jets-prepare-for-lasafety-dance]Jets prepare for LaSafety dance - Jets Blog - ESPN New York[/url]

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

I would rather he go to New York Jets than Dallas or New England

Re: Laron Landry - Redskin for life?
 

[quote=Alvin Walton;895475]Bye Bye LaRon

[url=http://www.espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/10979/jets-prepare-for-lasafety-dance]Jets prepare for LaSafety dance - Jets Blog - ESPN New York[/url][/quote]

"I'll be taking my flexing talents to the Big Apple"