Laron Landry - Redskin for life?

[Ruhskins]

Hmm...Paulsen said that one of LL's people said that he is not necessarily done in DC. But he also said that the Redskins won't be making the first offer.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Hmm...Paulsen said that one of LL's people said that he is not necessarily done in DC. But he also said that the Redskins won't be making the first offer.

Smart move by the Skins FO. I think Landry, along w/ his supporters, are in for a shock when they see how modest the offers for his services will be after two lousy seasons and the uncertainty of his recovery.

Laron has done the team no favors...ever. No point in extending him one.

[Monkeydad]

Seems like the Jets and EAGLES are the strongest contenders for LaRon now. Makes me sick...either team.

However, since he still has not had surgery for some insane reason, I don't think we have to worry about him doing much damage against us, but seeing him in an Eagles uniform will make me puke. He was one of my favorite current Skins.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Seems like the Jets and EAGLES are the strongest contenders for LaRon now. Makes me sick...either team.

However, since he still has not had surgery for some insane reason, I don't think we have to worry about him doing much damage against us, but seeing him in an Eagles uniform will make me puke. He was one of my favorite current Skins.

He won't have surgery so don't worry he'll be out again

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

"I'll be taking my flexing talents to the Big Apple"

Do they need a new strength & conditioning coach? I can't see him doing anything else.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Seems like the Jets and EAGLES are the strongest contenders for LaRon now. Makes me sick...either team.

However, since he still has not had surgery for some insane reason, I don't think we have to worry about him doing much damage against us, but seeing him in an Eagles uniform will make me puke. He was one of my favorite current Skins.

LaRon Landry was destined to be a bust with the Redskins. I'm not at all sad he's leaving. Maybe he can resurrect his career with either the Eagles or the Jets.

[Monkeydad]

Bears are reportedly interested too.



Just shows how close the line between great and a disaster can be in the NFL.

Area 51 could have been so great...if only.

[mooby]

Saying LL was destined to be a bust is highly overrated. During the half a season that Landry and Taylor played together our secondary was playing amazing. With Landry patrolling the box Taylor was able to become the ballhawking safety we all envisioned (5 picks in the first half of 07) and we were all talking about how we were set at the safety position for years to come.

08 and 09 Landry fell off when they tried to move him to FS and he struggled to adjust, mainly because he's not a guy you can trust in space. But when Haslett joined the Skins with Shanny in 2010, the first half of 2010 saw Landry moved back to SS where he once again started balling his ass off before he got injured, and ever since then he's never been the same player.

He definitely has the potential to be a playmaker in this defense, all we have to do is put him in a position to succeed (aka in the box SS), minimize how often he gets left alone in coverage, and make sure that he's completely healthy.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by mooby

08 and 09 Landry fell off when they tried to move him to FS and he struggled to adjust, mainly because he's not a guy you can trust in space. But when Haslett joined the Skins with Shanny in 2010, the first half of 2010 saw Landry moved back to SS where he once again started balling his ass off before he got injured, and ever since then he's never been the same player.

He definitely has the potential to be a playmaker in this defense, all we have to do is put him in a position to succeed (aka in the box SS), minimize how often he gets left alone in coverage, and make sure that he's completely healthy.

You don't continue trotting a guy out on defense when he presents a huge liability. It took a while before the Cowboys realized it with Roy Williams even though the glitzy hits were great to look at on Sportscenter.

It's also the reason why the Patriots just up and released their 2 time pro-bowl safety Brandon Meriweather with no real backup in place.

Stats analysis on Meriweather's decline - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by mooby

Saying LL was destined to be a bust is highly overrated. During the half a season that Landry and Taylor played together our secondary was playing amazing. With Landry patrolling the box Taylor was able to become the ballhawking safety we all envisioned (5 picks in the first half of 07) and we were all talking about how we were set at the safety position for years to come.

08 and 09 Landry fell off when they tried to move him to FS and he struggled to adjust, mainly because he's not a guy you can trust in space. But when Haslett joined the Skins with Shanny in 2010, the first half of 2010 saw Landry moved back to SS where he once again started balling his ass off before he got injured, and ever since then he's never been the same player.

He definitely has the potential to be a playmaker in this defense, all we have to do is put him in a position to succeed (aka in the box SS), minimize how often he gets left alone in coverage, and make sure that he's completely healthy.

Absolutely. Landry + #21 was a very effective tandem.

[SmootSmack]

Awesome

LaRon Landry says he hurt his Achilles when he ‘shot it up’ for Redskins - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Awesome

LaRon Landry says he hurt his Achilles when he ‘shot it up’ for Redskins - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

Yeah just read that. Sigh. This is one of those things you don't normally hear about where the player sacrifices for the team. It's just a shame the way things have turned out.

[freddyg12]

Said he hurt it when he shot up his ankle. Doesn't mean he tore his achilles becuase of the shot.

As part of the job you're expected to play hurt w/in reason. In hindsight you can always say any injury wouldn't have happened if... If there's really a correlation here & there was medical advice for him not to play, then I have some sympathy. Otherwise, it's football & everyone gets hurt, everyone has a short career compared to other professions. Sadly, his may be on the down side, I'm just not so eager to blame the Skins or deem him a total team player, just cause he tweets that he got hurt when his ankle was shot up.

[Alvin Walton]

Nice way to go about announcing that LaRon....
The nimrods should stay off Twitter.

[Swarley]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Awesome

LaRon Landry says he hurt his Achilles when he ‘shot it up’ for Redskins - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

the best part is that the fan seems sure LaRon is gonna be on the roster.