How is LaRon Landry progressing?
 

Looking at LaRon on a game-by-game basis , what has everyone noticed in his play? Just curious because there has not been a lot of talk about him, with everything else that has been happening with the team... Is he comfortable in his role? (was'nt he a FS in college?)...is he on the same page with Sean Taylor and do they communicate? Just wondering as live out of state and do not get to see the daily shows and hear the reports in regards to the skins.

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Good thread, I was wondering the same thing the other day. The best I can gather so far is that he knows his place and isn't getting in the way. Mainly I look at how good Sean Taylor is doing this year and compare it to how he struggled so much last year-a big reason being that he and Arch were never comfortable together. Landry and Taylor seem to be working much more efficiently together.

And I think Landry is more comfortable adapting and ceding the spotlight to Taylor than Arch probably ever was.

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[quote=SmootSmack;366217]Good thread, I was wondering the same thing the other day. The best I can gather so far is that he knows his place and isn't getting in the way. Mainly I look at how good Sean Taylor is doing this year and compare it to how he struggled so much last year-a big reason being that he and Arch were never comfortable together. Landry and Taylor seem to be working much more efficiently together.

And I think Landry is more comfortable adapting and ceding the spotlight to Taylor than Arch probably ever was.[/quote]


You almost have to cede the spotlight to S.T when you are the Rookie, but at the same time. Landry is not being asked to to anything more than his own job. He is fast, is a hitter and seems to be a pretty good cover man. As Gibbs would say, he is also "Super-smart"

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He's doing a great job. I think Taylor and Laron have a chemistry and I also think Taylor is in much better physical shape this year. He is approaching safety like a balk hawk not a linebacker trying to knock someone out.

Even though I'm sure we'll all agree I do miss those hits........

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excellent responses...I love LaRon's ferocity when he approaches the line to hit somebody..it's like he has a quiet intensity about him...and from what i can see, his performance allows Taylor to hang back and do what he did in college..Assuming that was the plan , taylor took it upon himself to re-sculpt his body so he could roam the secondary..smart move on his part. I think LaRon will keep getting better and better. Are opponents talking about him yet?

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I love the way Williams is deploying the safeties, allowing each to play to their strengths. Landry is already very good, and someday will be great. Williams hasn't blitzed much in recent weeks, but you can bet that he has some blitz packagers featuring Landry in coming weeks.

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[QUOTE=SouperMeister;366226]I love the way Williams is deploying the safeties, allowing each to play to their strengths. Landry is already very good, and someday will be great. Williams hasn't blitzed much in recent weeks, but you can bet that he has some blitz packagers featuring Landry in coming weeks.[/QUOTE]


my point exactly (especially concerning taylor)...Laron seems comfortable. in his college clips he was always on a tight end or slamming somebody crossing the middle it seemed. and Taylor is a natural ballhawk..at Miami one year he had , i think, 10 interceptions..plus 2 in the orange bowl - both on long range passes...I had to laugh at Brett Favre trying to test us deep..his passes seemed to tail off and Sean taylor was there EVERY time waiting..I agree with the assessment of Gregg Willliams' strategy..

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I think Landry's presence is felt by way of his absence. Landry will likely become an impact player. But, for now, I'm glad that I don't see a lot of him because that means that he is, at the very least, doing his job. By doing his job, Taylor is able to make plays and we don't have to see our SS getting blown past by some receiver deep down the middle of the field.

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Very well, for a rookie.

He's being moved all over the field as a rookie and is doing a good job. His lane discipline against the run is lacking at times...but he is a safety after all.

A good cover guy and a sure tackler. I think the big plays will come as he learns the nuances of the professional game.

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Taylor's play is night and day from last year. Can we say Arch Deluxe sucked?
Landry is doing his job in the box and Taylor is being the ball hawk.
I was against drafting him because I wanted a DE, but he is panning out so far.

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The 2 biggest reasons the defense is back to it's dominant play are London Fletcher and Laron Landry. London is the defensive quarterback and Landry allows ST to roam and also provides excellent run support. He is only going to keep getting better. We have the potential to have 3..yes 3 pro bowlers in our secondary with Landry, Taylor and Rogers..maybe not this year but maybe next.

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Hope you're right about Rogers, i keep waiting... Good point about Fletcher and Landry..I started to post something similar.

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I agree Landry has been playing very well. However, Rogers is nowhere near Pro Bowl caliber - I have been very disappointed in his play.

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I think by the fact that you don't hear the names of Landry and Springs, they are doing a great job. I was thinking about this the other day during the game. You almost wouldn't know that Springs or Landry are playing (and that's a good thing). Teams are throwing to Rogers side, which Rogers has played very strong too. It shows how much our defense has improved over last year.

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Great thread.

I think the fact that he doesn't really have much to brag with respect to stats is a great sign of the success of this defense. Our d-line and linebackers are doing there job, and making tackles. ST and the corners are doing there jobs, so they have INT's.

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He's made some plays, but the most important part is he's not getting burned and he's not a liability. You would hardly know there's a rookie safety out there, I think that says it all.

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Without looking it up, which I should do, I think the Skins have the #1 Defense in the NFC. I'd say Landry is contributing his share to that stat. Definitely not a liability. In fact, I'd say just about every defensive starter is earning their spot this season.

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I think teams will start challenging LL more since ST is having the best year of his career. We will know more about LL in a couple of weeks.

One thing is for sure, He can hit!

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;366267]You would hardly know there's a rookie safety out there, I think that says it all.[/QUOTE]

Well... you hardly even knew that THE ADE was out there either. Big Deal. Yeah, yeah, yeah, LaRon is playing decent enough, but for the amount of money we have sunk in our safeties, I expect a better ROI. I want INT's run back for TD's. I want TE's and WR's knocked out of games. I want sacks in bunches. I want them to cook me breakfast. You get the idea. Guess my expectations are a little higher than most considering we spent our precious draft picks on safeties. I know they won't let me down.

On the other hand - I totally agree that London Fletcher has been key to our improved defense. I didn't even realize that Marcus Washington wasn't in the game last week - until it was over. WOW!

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[quote=dblanch66;366253]The 2 biggest reasons the defense is back to it's dominant play are London Fletcher and Laron Landry. London is the defensive quarterback and Landry allows ST to roam and also provides excellent run support. He is only going to keep getting better. We have the potential to have 3..yes 3 pro bowlers in our secondary with Landry, Taylor and Rogers..maybe not this year but maybe next.[/quote]

I'd throw in a 3rd reason: Rocky McIntosh

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[quote=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;366274]Well... you hardly even knew that THE ADE was out there either. Big Deal. Yeah, yeah, yeah, LaRon is playing decent enough, but for the amount of money we have sunk in our safeties, I expect a better ROI. I want INT's run back for TD's. I want TE's and WR's knocked out of games. I want sacks in bunches. I want them to cook me breakfast. You get the idea. Guess my expectations are a little higher than most considering we spent our precious draft picks on safeties. I know they won't let me down.

On the other hand - I totally agree that London Fletcher has been key to our improved defense. I didn't even realize that Marcus Washington wasn't in the game last week - until it was over. WOW![/quote]
What are you talking about our D is ranked 3rd in the NFL and has heald team to very few points I think we are getting what we paid for. Last year ST aways went for the knock out blw and got burnd doing so. I'll take the knocked down pass and Int's over the knock out hits any day. Yes I would love to see the knock out plays but not if it means giving up the big plays when trying to do so.

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[QUOTE=onlydarksets;366264]I agree Landry has been playing very well. However, Rogers is nowhere near Pro Bowl caliber - I have been very disappointed in his play.[/QUOTE]

He's definitely improved this year, though. I'm still holding out hope he will become top tier in a year or two and working in the same backfield with LL and ST could have a positive affect on his overall improvement and play.

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Oh yeah...let's not underestimate the value of Smooty, too. The team has a personality with him back.

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LaRon Landry is doing an outstanding job so far. Remember, he made the final play in the Philadelphia game to deny Donovan McNabb comeback in the fourth quarter with a knockdown of a pass. The fact that we are not complaining about him missing tackles or coverage means he is doing a good job. The Taylor - Landry combination is awesome. I noticed teams run a lot of out patterns and stay away from the middle.

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i loved when landry pushed rogers out of the way when lee just shrugged off rogers little love tap last week......landry was like "what the hell was that" so he practically threw rogers aside in disgust and chased after Lee

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[QUOTE=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;366274]Well... you hardly even knew that THE ADE was out there either. Big Deal. Yeah, yeah, yeah, LaRon is playing decent enough, but for the amount of money we have sunk in our safeties, I expect a better ROI. I want INT's run back for TD's. I want TE's and WR's knocked out of games. I want sacks in bunches. I want them to cook me breakfast. You get the idea. Guess my expectations are a little higher than most considering we spent our precious draft picks on safeties. I know they won't let me down.

On the other hand - I totally agree that London Fletcher has been key to our improved defense. I didn't even realize that Marcus Washington wasn't in the game last week - until it was over. WOW![/QUOTE]

What RU talking about?

Rocky and the secondary and the line next are the keys to our D so far. Fletcher is a madman too though. Hes tough.

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[QUOTE=Sean Taylor;366301]What RU talking about?[/QUOTE]

I think it's obvious to everyone that the defense is suffering without THE ADE.

I say we trade next years 1st round pick to get him back ASAP!

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[QUOTE=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;366306]I think it's obvious to everyone that the defense is suffering without THE ADE.

I say we trade next years 1st round pick to get him back ASAP![/QUOTE]


Totally!

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[COLOR=black]I agree pretty much with everything said in this thread. If you have a chance to watch any games live, or on the rare times the TV cameras will let you see the entire defense, watch how Landry flies around to the ball, yet he usually doesn't bite on play action, which is a pretty common problem for rookie safeties. I've been very impressed with his discipline for such an inexperienced player, and think he will be very good for a long time.[/COLOR]

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He's not making mistakes and he is making plays. He doesnt get caught out of position and if it wasnt for a dropped pick against the eagles he would have an interception. (He also had the game sealing hit in that game.)

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[quote=Ade Jimoh Fan Club;366274]Well... you hardly even knew that THE ADE was out there either. Big Deal. Yeah, yeah, yeah, LaRon is playing decent enough, but for the amount of money we have sunk in our safeties, I expect a better ROI. I want INT's run back for TD's. I want TE's and WR's knocked out of games. I want sacks in bunches. I want them to cook me breakfast. You get the idea. Guess my expectations are a little higher than most considering we spent our precious draft picks on safeties. I know they won't let me down.

On the other hand - I totally agree that London Fletcher has been key to our improved defense. I didn't even realize that Marcus Washington wasn't in the game last week - until it was over. WOW![/quote]


Didnt SmootSmack say that you should be sober before you post.

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[quote=dblanch66;366287]He's definitely improved this year, though. I'm still holding out hope he will become top tier in a year or two and working in the same backfield with LL and ST could have a positive affect on his overall improvement and play.[/quote]

I think he's a role player, like Smoot. I credit his "improvement" this year to LL/ST more than to any actual increased ability on his part. Rogers still looks lost half the time when the ball comes his way.

Still, though, with LL/ST/Springs back there, it's OK to have a role player on the #2 receiver most of the time.

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The best way to gauge [U]any[/U] of our defensive players is by the complete job the entire unit does.

Think the linebacking corps looks better? That's partly because the line is getting more pressure, and the secondary isn't forcing them into extra coverage.
Think the safeties are doing well? Without the improvements up front, they'd be playing too close - and without healthy and active corners, they'd be attempting to double receivers, rather than playing soft.

My point is that the best way to look at Laron is to see what the guy next to him is doing. He's doing his [B]own job[/B], not covering for the kid.

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[QUOTE=EARTHQUAKE2689;366328]Didnt SmootSmack say that you should be sober before you post.[/QUOTE]

Five minutes after rofl, I finally managed to get back to the screen! Great line Quake! Sometimes I think AJFC is all about the ADE, and not about the present D with LL, Smoot, ST, Rogers, LF, and RM.

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I haven't seen him blow a play, miss a tackle, or even get a penalty. I think he's a polished safety doing his job and staying outta trouble.

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I'd love to see him get a pick.

I know there were about 2 of them that he could have gotten (the one at Philly where he dove and couldnt hang on to it, and one when he dove last week at Green Bay and missed the ball)

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;366328]Didnt SmootSmack say that you should be sober before you post.[/quote]
Here Here. I mean the guy IS a Rook, fer cryin out loud

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[QUOTE=BrudLee;366419]The best way to gauge [U]any[/U] of our defensive players is by the complete job the entire unit does.

Think the linebacking corps looks better? That's partly because the line is getting more pressure, and the secondary isn't forcing them into extra coverage.
Think the safeties are doing well? Without the improvements up front, they'd be playing too close - and without healthy and active corners, they'd be attempting to double receivers, rather than playing soft.

My point is that the best way to look at Laron is to see what the guy next to him is doing. He's doing his [B]own job[/B], not covering for the kid.[/QUOTE]



well said

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I just wish GW would blitz LaRon more, as we all know he can get to the QB and do some serious damage.

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[quote=redskinz79;366427]I haven't seen him blow a play, miss a tackle, or even get a penalty. I think he's a polished safety doing his job and staying outta trouble.[/quote]
He has missed a few tackles. I can remember the one he missed on Brian Westbrook, and Westbrook turned it into a 30 yard gain. LaRon also dropped two picks, albeit they would have been very tough to make, but I expect LaRon to make those play's. Other than a few mistakes he has been very solid so far.