Landry is now a bust!

[ethat001]

I got to say it sucks to watch how great Darrell Revis is on the NY Jets. We picked up Laron Landry eight picks earlier -- I think Revis has been a *little* better...

Sure, hindsight is 20/20, but we already had a star safety at that time (he died later). In addition -- Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Marshawn Lynch -- all would have been nice.

1 Oakland Raiders JaMarcus Russell Quarterback LSU
2 Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson Wide Receiver Georgia Tech
3 Cleveland Browns Joe Thomas† Offensive Tackle Wisconsin
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gaines Adams Defensive End Clemson
5 Arizona Cardinals Levi Brown Offensive Tackle Penn State
6 Washington Redskins LaRon Landry Safety LSU
7 Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson† Running back Oklahoma
8 Atlanta Falcons (from Houston) [9] Jamaal Anderson Defensive End Arkansas
9 Miami Dolphins Ted Ginn, Jr. Wide Receiver Ohio State
10 Houston Texans (from Atlanta) [9] Amobi Okoye Defensive Tackle Louisville
11 San Francisco 49ers Patrick Willis† Linebacker Ole Miss
12 Buffalo Bills Marshawn Lynch† Running back California
13 St. Louis Rams Adam Carriker Defensive End Nebraska
14 New York Jets (from Carolina) [10] Darrelle Revis† Cornerback Pittsburgh

bold is already a ProBowler..
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[wolfeskins]

well in landrys defense, he has been playing out of his natural position. hopefully with the new regime he will be moved and show good improvement.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by ethat001

I got to say it sucks to watch how great Darrell Revis is on the NY Jets. We picked up Laron Landry eight picks earlier -- I think Revis has been a *little* better...

Sure, hindsight is 20/20, but we already had a star safety at that time (he died later). In addition -- Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Marshawn Lynch -- all would have been nice.

Lynch is pretty much done and overrated to begin with. I think in his pro bowl season he averaged something like 3.9 yards per carry and his best season had a 4.0 ypc. Thats good but not the type of guy you send to the pro bowl.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by ethat001

I got to say it sucks to watch how great Darrell Revis is on the NY Jets. We picked up Laron Landry eight picks earlier -- I think Revis has been a *little* better...

Sure, hindsight is 20/20, but we already had a star safety at that time (he died later). In addition -- Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Marshawn Lynch -- all would have been nice.

Calvin Johnson has been a ProBowler already.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

Calvin Johnson has been a ProBowler already.

he was an alternate

[KLHJ2]

Landry is not a bust. He is a superb player that is playing out of position. I guarentee you that someone like GW would know how to use him. Man if we still had ST, our secondary would be special, but we don't so it is just good. A good safety is hard to come by so if you think that unloading a guy like LL is a good idea then you really need to rethink your football IQ. He may not be the best but he is far from bad.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Angry

Landry is not a bust. He is a superb player that is playing out of position. I guarentee you that someone like GW would know how to use him. Man if we still had ST, our secondary would be special, but we don't so it is just good. A good safety is hard to come by so if you think that unloading a guy like LL is a good idea then you really need to rethink your football IQ. He may not be the best but he is far from bad.

I'd like to see him play under the helpful wings of Haslett.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Angry

Landry is not a bust. He is a superb player that is playing out of position. I guarentee you that someone like GW would know how to use him. Man if we still had ST, our secondary would be special, but we don't so it is just good. A good safety is hard to come by so if you think that unloading a guy like LL is a good idea then you really need to rethink your football IQ. He may not be the best but he is far from bad.

I wonder if it's the same thing that many have reported on ST.. too much thinking and not enough playing

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by Angry

if you think that unloading a guy like LL is a good idea then you really need to rethink your football IQ.

Speaking of football IQ.... Landry has none.

He has the mental capacity of a gerbil.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Speaking of football IQ.... Landry has none.

He has the mental capacity of a gerbil.

Thats why he needs to move closer to the line, that way he wont be getting beat on double moves.

[The Goat]

Playing outside his natural position is not the problem w/ Landry. His issues are the following:

1) Cannot consistently tackle...often missing his "target" by several feet EVEN when playing close to the LOS.

2) Sometimes avoiding contact altogether. The notion Laron is a big hit, big play guy is the biggest myth in Redskins history. He plays scared part of the time, which is a mortal sin in football, not to mention the safety position.

3) He regularly makes huge costly mistakes, like blatant and cowardly cheap shots, which brings shame to the team and the sport in general.

4) His behavior has been ridiculous...the extended celebrating and antics after making a routine play.

5) At the end of the day to be a great safety you have to put the fear of God into WRs and RBs and create turnovers...Landry does neither. He has a tiny handful of turnovers in his career and I bet if you took a poll not a single player in the game would say Landry is intimidating.

I'll be very disappointed in the new regime if Landry is retained.

And for the sake of all that is decent please don't anyone ever try to draw comparison between Landry and Sean beyond the fact they both played in Washington.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Goat, i agree with all of your points. i've felt Landry was mis-used for a long time, but he makes many of the same mistakes even when he's playing SS. Since Steve Jackson is staying, i really think Landry will be retained, although he shouldnt be.

I think if Ed Reed retires, we should try to trade Landry to the Ravens. I'm sure his brother would push hard for it with the coaching staff there. I'd ask for a 3rd, but i'd take a 4th.

[ChickenMonkey]

Lol..You guys really think Landry will be cut or traded after 3yrs...Not going to happen

Playing him at SS is like playing Orakpo at LB, doesnt make much sense..

He was chosen in the Top 10 for a reason, hes talented, speed, size and bigplay ability.

He needs to be coached up, he got worse as the team got worse, & the coaching got

worse.

[Beemnseven]

I've been saying all along that we should wait and see what a different coach would do for Landry -- but then they retained safeties coach Steve Jackson.

Oh well, maybe Haslett can set him straight.

[terpsez11]

it really really really....takes guts to call somebody a coward on the internet