ESPN: LaRon Landry signs!!!!
 

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2954132]ESPN - Redskins sign safety Landry of LSU, No. 6 in draft - NFL[/url]

Working all through the day Sunday, the Washington Redskins were finally able to strike an agreement early Monday morning with first-round choice LaRon Landry of LSU, the sixth player selected overall in this year's draft.

The deal, negotiated by agent Joel Segal, came just shy of 1 a.m. Monday, and will be signed later in the day after both sides review the final document.

The five-year contract has a maximum value of $41.5 million and it includes $17.5 million in guarantees.

A four-time all-SEC defender, Landry was universally regarded as the top safety in the 2007 draft and among the best prospects at the position in the last several years. He is one of only a handful of safeties ever chosen among the top 10 players in the modern-era draft, and joins teammate Sean Taylor, the Redskins' top pick in 2004, in that distinction

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nice...

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It's about friggin time.

No LL stop massaging your nuts. Paintball doesn't hurt that much. Rub some dirt on it, and get your 17.5 mil in guaranteed money out on the practice field.

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Good news. Time to start building a championship defense!!

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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA TIME FOR AREA 51 to do work.........CAN"T WAIT FOR T.O to come across the middle and meet TAYLOR AND LANDRY waiting for him.....LANDRY+TAylor=best safty duo in the league....just wait laron will prove himself and taylor will have a much better year with finally having some help back in the secondary..Can't wait 41 days till kickoff with the fins,,,Watch out NFC, the redskins are gonna surprise a lot of people this year... Lets go Redskinss!!!!!!!!!
HAIL

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IT IS ON! Let's get it on!

Officially season has started.

Who's ready to scream their face off at every game (on defense) for the veteran minimum again this year?

Me........

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Just for discussion sake whats his contract figures in regards to taylors? But thank goodness we got him here regardless.

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[QUOTE=number21isabadman;334125]Just for discussion sake whats his contract figures in regards to taylors? But thank goodness we got him here regardless.[/QUOTE]

Signed a seven-year, $18 million contract. The deal included a $7.2 million signing bonus and contains $13.1 million in total guarantees. Another $22 million is available in escalators based on playing time, performance and Pro Bowl or All-Pro selections. 2007: $1.125 million, 2008: $865,000, 2009: $1.105 million, 2010: $1.345 million, 2011: Free Agent

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[QUOTE=dblanch66;334110]Good news. Time to start building a championship defense!![/QUOTE]

hey I agree with you......this is the right step in building a championship D

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Very nice...and we didn't break the piggy bank either.
It's time for the Skins to actually have a great safety tandem on the field, not just on paper (which we seem to have a lot)

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Says Jsarno before Landry ever plays a snap...

I love Landry, just scary with rookies because you never quite know.

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[QUOTE=Daseal;334136]Says Jsarno before Landry ever plays a snap...

I love Landry, just scary with rookies because you never quite know.[/QUOTE]

Well, at the moment it's just on paper...we all thought this time last year that we had the best safety tandem ever, we all see how that turned out.
So I'm not buying the hype until they produce.

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[quote=jsarno;334149]Well, at the moment it's just on paper...we all thought this time last year that we had the best safety tandem ever, we all see how that turned out.
So I'm not buying the hype until they produce.[/quote]

AW come on. You mean to tell me that you are not going to buy into the whole Area 51 thing? It's cute just like the Steelers rediculous "Terrible Towell". It's magically horendous.

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Good!!! its about time. I don't know if i could have taken Coach Gibbs saying another "any minute now"...Lets be happy thats over with, now lets see what the kid is made of!!!

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[QUOTE=angryssg;334156]AW come on. You mean to tell me that you are not going to buy into the whole Area 51 thing? It's cute just like the Steelers rediculous "Terrible Towell". It's magically horendous.[/QUOTE]

NOPE...not yet anyway.
Maybe they will develope into it, but as of now, they are nothing.
With all the question marks this team has this year, this question mark should be the easiest to answer. I really think they will do well, but you never know. Taylor needs to do a better job of being a team player.

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[quote=jsarno;334162]NOPE...not yet anyway.
Maybe they will develope into it, but as of now, they are nothing.
With all the question marks this team has this year, this question mark should be the easiest to answer. I really think they will do well, but you never know. Taylor needs to do a better job of being a team player.[/quote]
I am sold on Taylor already and there is nothing that anyone else can say or do other than Taylor that will change that. As far as LL is concerned, I agree with you, he needs to prove himself.

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[QUOTE=angryssg;334163]I am sold on Taylor already and there is nothing that anyone else can say or do other than Taylor that will change that. As far as LL is concerned, I agree with you, he needs to prove himself.[/QUOTE]

Taylor is great, don't get me wrong...but he feels the need to be superman when his partner starts to falter.

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[quote=jsarno;334167]Taylor is great, don't get me wrong...but he feels the need to be superman when his partner starts to falter.[/quote]

Hopefully he will not need to be reied upon to pick up as much slack this season.

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Good News. Now get your ass to work!

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I'm ready for some football. was watching some of my skins videos just yesterday

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[QUOTE=jsarno;334132]Very nice...and we didn't break the piggy bank either.
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I couldn't disagree more - we're going to have the two highest paid safeties in the league down the road. We're spending a boatload of money at one of the lesser important positions. I mean, I hope he turns out to be an impact player, but I don't think we'll look back on this as a good move.

Wouldn't it be smarter to have two great CB's, DE's, WR's, etc... vs. the safety position? I still can't believe we drafted this guy instead of a D-Lineman. I think it'll set our franchise back years. When we DID draft him, I was positive that Gibbs had a veteran DE in the works - but so far nothing.

WTF are we thinking? Am I the only one nervous about this move?

Ok - that said, I want to be optimistic about this season - so I won't bring it up again...

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[QUOTE=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;334195]I couldn't disagree more - we're going to have the two highest paid safeties in the league down the road. We're spending a boatload of money at one of the lesser important positions. I mean, I hope he turns out to be an impact player, but I don't think we'll look back on this as a good move.

Wouldn't it be smarter to have two great CB's, DE's, WR's, etc... vs. the safety position? I still can't believe we drafted this guy instead of a D-Lineman. I think it'll set our franchise back years. When we DID draft him, I was positive that Gibbs had a veteran DE in the works - but so far nothing.

WTF are we thinking? Am I the only one nervous about this move?

Ok - that said, I want to be optimistic about this season - so I won't bring it up again...[/QUOTE]

I agree.
At some point, the Skins will have to trade Taylor (assuming he improves) for pro-bowl CB DT DE or WR.
We only need 1 great safety...but those other positions are questionable

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[QUOTE=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;334195]
Am I the only one nervous about this move?

I won't bring it up again...[/QUOTE]


Yes, you are!


And I hope you don't!

I've wondered whether LL might be getting too much, but I'm not the capologist.

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[quote=Luxorreb;334122]IT IS ON! Let's get it on!

Officially season has started.

Who's ready to scream their face off at every game (on defense) [B]for the veteran minimum[/B] again this year?

Me........[/quote]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA MAN I JUST STARTED LAUGHING SO HARD AT THE VETERAN MINIMUM !!!!!! Am I the only one ! I'm ready to scream but the placement of vet min seemed like it was a joke slid into truth. Maybe I was wrong but if that's what it was then damn you're funny ! If not, it was funny to me!

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Assuming we re-sign Taylor (which we better, there's been too much invested by the staff not to), we'll have a lot of cap space devoted to the safety position. I think the strategy of the f.o. is to start building through the draft more & relying upon cheap young talent to replace the vets on the d-line.
I'm not saying that they won't sign any big free agents in the next few years, but I think they'll start to look to the draft next year & after to rebuild the o & d lines, both of which are old.
I'm guessing that they're not concerned that so much will go to the safety position, rather they need to spread the wealth to both sides of the ball. There's been a lot more guaranteed $ on the O side of the ball for a few years.

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I like it. Bout time now LL get out there and form chemistry with ST. We need that.

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[quote=NM Redskin;334128]Signed a seven-year, $18 million contract. The deal included a $7.2 million signing bonus and contains $13.1 million in total guarantees. Another $22 million is available in escalators based on playing time, performance and Pro Bowl or All-Pro selections. 2007: $1.125 million, 2008: $865,000, 2009: $1.105 million, 2010: $1.345 million, [B]2011: Free Agent[/B][/quote]

Oh god, hope it won't come to that..

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[quote=skinsnut;334225]I agree.
[B] At some point, the Skins will have to trade Taylor[/B] (assuming he improves) for pro-bowl CB DT DE or WR.
We only need 1 great safety...but those other positions are questionable[/quote]

Dude why wld we want to trade Taylor?? If, and that is BIG IF LL and ST develops into one of best and possibly best of all safety tandem.. Then I don't think we would have much of problem for defense, as Gregg said that they re going to use LL as run stopper and obviously will be used for blitzing more since he wld be closer to the line and ST being ball-hawking.. If those plans work out smoothly.. Then pls can u tell me, what wld be better than that??

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Good news. Now get to work!

As for having lots of $$ at safety, both at present are on rookie contracts. Assuming they resign Taylor to a big deal, the main issue will be whether things work with Landry down the road when he needs his big payday.

Clearly, Williams is banking that 2 kick-ass safeties will make his D work. Wonder if other D coordinators would have made the pick? Wonder what will happen if GW leaves, and his replacement has to deal with all that cash at safety?

But I am optimistic. Yes, we have lots of $$ there, but I'm all for taking the best talent available and making it work. And it's a moot point about other picks--LL is our guy!

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Doesn't sound like he's inked the deal yet? It's not offical as per the redskins.

[url=http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=27323]Landry Deal Is Close[/url]

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[quote=NM Redskin;334128]Signed a seven-year, $18 million contract. The deal included a $7.2 million signing bonus and contains $13.1 million in total guarantees. Another $22 million is available in escalators based on playing time, performance and Pro Bowl or All-Pro selections. 2007: $1.125 million, 2008: $865,000, 2009: $1.105 million, 2010: $1.345 million, 2011: Free Agent[/quote]

Glad Landry has signed but Taylor has to be pissed as hell. But it's his own fault for signing a bad deal.

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[quote=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;334195]I couldn't disagree more - we're going to have the two highest paid safeties in the league down the road. [B]We're spending a boatload of money at one of the lesser important positions[/B]. I mean, I hope he turns out to be an impact player, but I don't think we'll look back on this as a good move.

Wouldn't it be smarter to have two great CB's, DE's, WR's, etc... vs. the safety position? I still can't believe we drafted this guy instead of a D-Lineman. I think it'll set our franchise back years. When we DID draft him, I was positive that Gibbs had a veteran DE in the works - but so far nothing.

WTF are we thinking? Am I the only one nervous about this move?

Ok - that said, I want to be optimistic about this season - so I won't bring it up again...[/quote]
See, I kind of disagree with you here. I don't think, specifically in GW's defense, that safeties are a lesser important position.

He thrives off of the safeties blitzing, and dies by the safeties not being able to cover the pass. Look what happened last year with AA. If you read an article not too long ago about how offenses have begun to figure out the cover-2, it implies GW has to do something to correct it... ie, draft a safety.

A huge problem was safeties becoming baited into the run, and getting burned on the PA. ([URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122101553.html"]Williams: Offenses Have Uncovered the Cover-2 - washingtonpost.com[/URL])

I think this is a good signing, and a good draft pick given the options we had. I would have preferred a DE, but at the 6 spot, he was clearly the best choice.

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as much as i hate to say this, if Landry turns into the player we think he will, it might mean the end of Taylor in Washington. i agree with AJFC, too much money on that position

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is it even official yet? redskins.com says its close

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[quote=NM Redskin;334105][URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2954132"]ESPN - Redskins sign safety Landry of LSU, No. 6 in draft - NFL[/URL]

Working all through the day Sunday, the Washington Redskins were finally able to strike an agreement early Monday morning with first-round choice LaRon Landry of LSU, the sixth player selected overall in this year's draft.

The deal, negotiated by agent Joel Segal, came just shy of 1 a.m. Monday, and will be signed later in the day after both sides review the final document.

The five-year contract has a maximum value of $41.5 million and it includes $17.5 million in guarantees.

A four-time all-SEC defender, Landry was universally regarded as the top safety in the 2007 draft and among the best prospects at the position in the last several years. He is one of only a handful of safeties ever chosen among the top 10 players in the modern-era draft, and joins teammate Sean Taylor, the Redskins' top pick in 2004, in that distinction[/quote]very nice to hear

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What's even better is that Landry was PUSHING his agent to get the deal done.

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[QUOTE=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;334195]I couldn't disagree more - we're going to have the two highest paid safeties in the league down the road. We're spending a boatload of money at one of the lesser important positions. I mean, I hope he turns out to be an impact player, but I don't think we'll look back on this as a good move.

Wouldn't it be smarter to have two great CB's, DE's, WR's, etc... vs. the safety position? I still can't believe we drafted this guy instead of a D-Lineman. I think it'll set our franchise back years. When we DID draft him, I was positive that Gibbs had a veteran DE in the works - but so far nothing.

WTF are we thinking? Am I the only one nervous about this move?

Ok - that said, I want to be optimistic about this season - so I won't bring it up again...[/QUOTE]


Well, going off of what was posted here, 22 million of the contract is incentive laced...last I checked incentive money doesn't count towards the cap. So the salary is cheap for a player of his alleged caliber.

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Great. I'm glad the 'Skins didn't trick him like they did ST. Boy ST should have fired his agent for that awful deal!

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Man, I'm no capoligist but, that sounds like a huge contract for a rookie. I hope that it doesn't hurt our team's cap in the long run.

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[QUOTE=4mrusmc;334542]Man, I'm no capoligist but, that sounds like a huge contract for a rookie. I hope that it doesn't hurt our team's cap in the long run.[/QUOTE]


Well, 18+7.2mil = 25.2 mil over 7 years.
That would average 3.6 mil a year if it was a straight contract...which I doubt since all contracts are back loaded. So he will likely be costing us 1.5ish towards the cap this year. 2.5ish next year.
He won't be a problem until year 5 or 6.