Landry to miss opener vs Giants

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by GreekSkin

The difference is Roy Williams was never as athletic or dominant as Laron can/has been.

5 time pro-bowler and actually 1 all-pro selection. You can't say one is bad and not the other.

[Swarley]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

5 time pro-bowler and actually 1 all-pro selection. You can't say one is bad and not the other.

I can actually because of two reasons:

1. Roy Williams was never good enough to have 5 pro bowl selections and he benefited greatly by being associated with the Cowboys.

2. He barely played in schemes that suited his abilities.

On the other hand Laron is finally being played in a scheme both he and the coach like.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by GreekSkin

I can actually because of two reasons:

1. Roy Williams was never good enough to have 5 pro bowl selections and he benefited greatly by being associated with the Cowboys.

2. He barely played in schemes that suited his abilities.

On the other hand Laron is finally being played in a scheme both he and the coach like.

What? That doesn't even make sense.

1) RW was never good enough, but yet he got voted 5 times to the Pro-Bowl and one All-Pro team. Oh, yeah, that "Redskins Hatter Media" again right?

2) Didn't play in schemes that suited his abilities? What? So is that why he got voted to those all-star honors?


No, that's the problem. The defense DID catered to his skill set (roamer/tackler/play maker) to a point where he was All-Pro, but it eventually suffered due to the drop in coverage. At that point, they had to replace him because teams were attacking that weak spot. Sure fans thought he was good, but his team(and others) knew he really wasn't when it came to being a "complete" safety. It's the exact reason why Meriweather was kicked to the curb in New England after making 2 straight Pro-Bowls. Remember now, you guys like using the Pro-Bowl as your stats to prove a individuals worth.

Originally Posted by GreekSkin

I don't think his high number of tackles had anything to do with his coverage skills, except for the fact that the coaches prefer to play him closer to the line of scrimmage.

They put him there because coverage IS is weakness. He excels at swarming the ball and is in part the reason he fails in coverage. He's aggressive and continually goes after the big play instead of playing sound defense.

[Swarley]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

What? That doesn't even make sense.

1) RW was never good enough, but yet he got voted 5 times to the Pro-Bowl and one All-Pro team. Oh, yeah, that "Redskins Hatter Media" again right?

2) Didn't play in schemes that suited his abilities? What? So is that why he got voted to those all-star honors?

They put him there because coverage IS is weakness. He excels at swarming the ball and is in part the reason he fails in coverage. He's aggressive and continually goes after the big play instead of playing sound defense.

1. Nothing to do with 'Redskins Hatter Media', more so about Cowboys players in general getting more praise than they're worth.

2. Yes when he was played close to the line of scrimmage he was a good player but he didn't possess game changing abilities like Laron. The second he had to play FS he was even more atrocious than Laron at FS.

and maybe, just maybe Landry being as good as he is at swarming to the ball and laying the wood has something to do with playing him close to the line of scrimmage. As opposed to his coverage being so atrocious that they need to hide it.