Laron Landry - Redskin for life?

So it appears Landry is once again headed to IR?

Redskins plan to place LaRon Landry on IR - The Insider - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-plan-to-place-laron-landry-on-ir/2011/12/15/gIQAGEb9vO_blog.html)

It's funny how this has come up again. There were a few of us arguing about this at the beginning of the season. LL missed the preseason and was out for the first game as well. All because of tweaked Hammy.......Yea right. There was more to the story and it was easy to assume if he couldn't get healthy in 4-5 weeks he wasn't going to make it through the season.

http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-locker-room/43941-landry-to-miss-opener-vs-giants.html#post832103

I think we should give Laron another shot, I think the franchise tag would mitigate the risk fairly nice. Last season before the injury, which has obviously lingered, he was clearly having a pro bowl caliber season. He has struggled this year, but he has been injured.

Take a look at safety free agents and the draft class, not a lot out there. I think we need young talent at safety, but I dont believe its as pressing as Guard/Center, Tackle, WR, CB and obviously QB. I think we should spend another 4th/5th round on a safety in the draft.

OJ, as disappointing as he has been has been knicked up as well, and will return next year and will be better. Gomes is showing promising depth and you can tell he is not up to 100% speed in our system. Reed needs to be cut, period.

"But Chico, the franchise tag is alot of money." Who gives a f*ck, its one year? Rather be locked in one year than locked in 5 years with 18-25 mil guarenteed and its turns out Laron will never be 100% again due to injury. Then we will really be pissed.

The franchise tag for a safety is fairly expensive. landrys not worth it.

both rich campbell and chris russell have said that, based on information provided by team sources, there is no chance we bring laron landry back in any capacity at any price. Aside from his injury history, his relationship with the team (and visa versa) is even worse than Carlos Rogers' was. We arent interested in him. He's not interested in us.

He had alot of potential, but he was never really that good. He made alot of big plays, but he missed alot too, due to his always wanting to make a "highlight hit." his condition is chronic and the only way he'll get better is if he has surgery, which he has declined to do (depsite the teams urging) so far. Even if he had the microtear surgery, its highly likely that he'd be effective any time soon anyways. Good riddance.

got any reference to this? i really don't see how it's a done deal already.

I think we should give Laron another shot, I think the franchise tag would mitigate the risk fairly nice. Last season before the injury, which has obviously lingered, he was clearly having a pro bowl caliber season. He has struggled this year, but he has been injured.

Take a look at safety free agents and the draft class, not a lot out there. I think we need young talent at safety, but I dont believe its as pressing as Guard/Center, Tackle, WR, CB and obviously QB. I think we should spend another 4th/5th round on a safety in the draft.

OJ, as disappointing as he has been has been knicked up as well, and will return next year and will be better. Gomes is showing promising depth and you can tell he is not up to 100% speed in our system. Reed needs to be cut, period.

"But Chico, the franchise tag is alot of money." Who gives a f*ck, its one year? Rather be locked in one year than locked in 5 years with 18-25 mil guarenteed and its turns out Laron will never be 100% again due to injury. Then we will really be pissed.

i agree with pretty much everything you have said, except that the franchise tag is a lot of money. i beleive i heard it is about 7 mil, that for one year is not that bad. and if i'm not mistaken we will have a ton of cap space next year. i think if we work with laron and tell him we want to pay him this kind of money long term we just have to make sure he stays healthy and is productive and blah blah blah, talk the talk to him, tag him and see what happens. then if he can have a solid season next year sign him long term with a very incentive contract. i would just hate to lose another guy after his rookie contract is up to see him florish else where.

we need to re-sign him. if we dont, it just opens up another huge hole in this team.

The hole is already there. Landry plays better as a SS vs. a FS. Honestly Doughty plays just as good SS as Landry does. Both make the same mistakes on occasion. But our problem is the team has used Doughty as SS and Landry as FS. Landry can't cover anyone as a FS.

In other words the hole is already there. This team needs to draft a FS cause Atogwe is not any better. Now if the coaching staff feels Atogwe will work out but needs more time to digest the scheme as all the other players did in their first year then I'll be ok with them keeping him, but for me not only does he seem lost in this scheme but he does not hit very hard. We need a big FS hitter, one that can run sideline to sideline breaking up passes and helping out the CB.

The hole is already there. Landry plays better as a SS vs. a FS. Honestly Doughty plays just as good SS as Landry does. Both make the same mistakes on occasion. But our problem is the team has used Doughty as SS and Landry as FS. Landry can't cover anyone as a FS.

In other words the hole is already there. This team needs to draft a FS cause Atogwe is not any better. Now if the coaching staff feels Atogwe will work out but needs more time to digest the scheme as all the other players did in their first year then I'll be ok with them keeping him, but for me not only does he seem lost in this scheme but he does not hit very hard. We need a big FS hitter, one that can run sideline to sideline breaking up passes and helping out the CB.

I agree. Considering the fact that LL #30 hasn't played much at all in the past two seasons, the hole is already been there. I would rather have someone who is at least consistent and not injury prone, rather than someone who only plays for a few games out of the season. Hate to say it, but I'm starting to feel the same way about Chris Cooley as well.

Doughty is as good as LL?

That's laughable.

Doughty is as good as LL?

That's laughable.

He is better than LL when it comes to actually being on the field..lol :tongue

Doughty is as good as LL?

That's laughable.

For real. Doughty is a career backup.

If this franchise pays LL $7 million to keep him another year I'll have suspend my fanhood until the Snyder era ends. He's worth league minimum at this point and nothing more. He's a dumb player, I mean literally dumb in that he doesn't have the intelligence to read the offense and anticipate anything. So despite his physical ability Landry is often a step or two late on the play. He's also dumb in his behavior, antics etc, which is just absurd for such an underwhelming player.

Edit: I think Landry is actually one of the dumbest players I've seen in a long time. Keep in mind when his physical ability deteriorates he's worthless.