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Landry ran a 4.35

Landry was and still is my top choice if A.D. is not available. I think he can make a huge difference for us and improve our horrible secondary immediately. Now with this combine performance I'm even more convinced that the Texans should draft LaRon Landry if Adrian is not available.
 
This is huge for LaRon. I think before he was in that 10-15 value range and now I think he has moved into the 5-10 range.

Like Vinny said you wan't your FS to run that fast if he has to cover deep against wide receivers like Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, and Dallas Clark. The guy has shown that he PLAYS sideline to sideline. Now he proved that he can run with almost anybody. I really do think this puts Landry into the elite class of FS prospects of the last 10 years. Before 8 was a bit of a reach for him but now I think it is the perfect spot to take him.

Don't move LaRon to corner. The guy played the safety position since he was a FRESHMAN. He isn't a junior coming out this year, he is a SENIOR. He's got a good amount of experience at the position against good competition. He is a rare talent at the position and he has a knack for it...no need to move him...its not like he isn't good at it.
 
i must say i'm impressed with the speed landry showed...so i'll cast my vote for him being the 8th pick...i remember the last time i was hoping we would pick up a FS in the first round and that was sean taylor...this guy is faster...not as big...but still lays the lumber...might be similiar to brian dawkins
 
with Landry posting that kind of time, I might have to change my opinion of taking a safety that high in the draft. Another reason that I would consider Landry at the #8 pick is that he not only hits hard, but he wraps up when he makes the hit.
 
Landry definitly made a legit case for him being drafted top 10. before, the critics would have said it'd be a reach.

I've been very high on him for the longest of all the players i've liked. the only thing that worried me was his speed and coverage skills. He is EXCELLENT against the run, and can blitz and get after the quarterback. he's a wrap up tackler. He has the size i like being over 6' and weighing 213 lbs.

With him posting that speed, i'm in awe. AP will be gone by our spot. I want landry.

Getting Michael Lewis shouldn't effect our decision too much. He's a SS and landry is a FS. FS is a much bigger need for us. I would love to have landry back there...it would help faggins out a lot or a young corner in the 2nd.

Joe Thomas, Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Laron Landry. Those are my top 4...and we might get Landry.

1.Landry
2.Ross, Hughes (top cb)
3.Offensive Line (LT)
4.Center? if he's rated high enough
 
keyfro said:
i must say i'm impressed with the speed landry showed...so i'll cast my vote for him being the 8th pick...i remember the last time i was hoping we would pick up a FS in the first round and that was sean taylor...this guy is faster...not as big...but still lays the lumber...might be similiar to brian dawkins
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I think he may be more similiar to Ed Reed. He seems to put that same attitude on his defense as Ed does. He was the leader of the LSU defense in his junior and senior years and they were all hitting hard and making big plays.

This guy would add a dimension to our defense that we have never had before. Adding LaRon to DeMeco, Mario, and Dunta would give us a playmaker at each level of the defense.
 
Laron is a trash talking machine!

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I think i'll add that i am imrpessed with the 40 time myself and i usally am not big on them but...it makes it easier to to see him being the #8 for some people. I'm in the camp saying either Levi Brown at 8 or even before the 40 time and workout i still thought Laron was the D guy we should be looking at. As of right now idon't think either pick looks bad.

Truroyalty......why in the heck would you want to take a 4 year starter at FS in the SEC and turn him into a CB?
 
I've been a supporter of Landry at #8 and the only way I wouldn't take him there is if we land Hamlin or Grant in FA (which I also support) or AD is available (becoming less and less likely).
 
TexansSeminole said:
Don't move LaRon to corner.
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OK. But if you want to take a DB with the #8, draft Hall who "WILL" play corner unless you rate LaRon as a truly superior player to Hall.
Both players had good times today and both, Hall in particular, purged the
"you might not be fast enough" label.
And as far as concerns about this track overstating their speed, they turned
in the same kind of 40s as AD did on the same track, so if they can run with him I'm sufficiently impressed.
 
TexanAddict said:
I've been a supporter of Landry at #8 and the only way I wouldn't take him there is if we land Hamlin or Grant in FA (which I also support) or AD is available (becoming less and less likely).
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I'd like to see us sign Hamlin or Lewis and also draft Landry if we're not going to take Levi Brown. I liek that idea. Allows a lot of options what to do in our secondary. Take a second tier CB in FA or draft a CB later in the draft and slowly move him in. In the mean time you got two safeties that can help out TONS in giving the Dline and backers time to get to the QB.
 
Please_Evolve said:
I'd like to see us sign Hamlin or Lewis and also draft Landry if we're not going to take Levi Brown. I liek that idea. Allows a lot of options what to do in our secondary. Take a second tier CB in FA or draft a CB later in the draft and slowly move him in. In the mean time you got two safeties that can help out TONS in giving the Dline and backers time to get to the QB.
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thats what I think they should do also, we deff need to address the secondary and i perfer we go free agent corner and draft landry at 8 then that secondary should press more time for Williams to get in there and rack up some sacks
 
kastofsna said:
not at all...
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how are you not? Landry is decent in coverage, but now seems to have great speed. Compared to someone like Faggins on our team, I would say Faggins is better then Landry in coverage and technique, but certanly not in speed. Since the original poster said he would move Landry to corner because of his speed despite his lack of technique...you seem to be the only one missing the connection...nothing new there
 
Landry is officially my pick if AP is gone.

However I am really scared Arizona may select him. Before you say 5 is too high for Landry, I've seen a couple mocks that have had him there before his 40time. Arizona's pass defense is just as bad as ours.

I'm still confused as to their o-line. With Leinart being left handed, do they really want Joe Thomas? could he even play RT...Some say Levi Brown may be better suited for RT and if that's the case I think Arizona may like that.

It wouldn't be a great idea for us to pay top dollar for a RT so why would it be for Ari to for a LT? Joe Thomas will probably be gone before 5. So I hope Arizona selects Levi Brown or maybe someone on the D-Line.

Now after the combine i have Landry as my top rated defensive player. and 4 overall (behind Joe Thomas, Calvin Johnson, and Adrian Peterson) for the texans board.
 
This is good news, it helps me get over the reality check i suffered a couple of days ago when AD did his thing. Landry was the other guy i was high on.
 
why not take meriweather or griffin in round 2 and pick up houston or brown in the 1st? is landry going to be THAT much better than those two?
 
htownfoozball said:
why not take meriweather or griffin in round 2 and pick up houston or brown in the 1st? is landry going to be THAT much better than those two?
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Merriweather isn't in the class of Landry, and Griffin is more of a SS.
 
Ole Miss Texan said:
as long as its NOT nate clements. $$$$$$$
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yea this is true also I think who ever does sign him he will just get his final check and kind take it easy. I want someone who really hasent made himself well known but has the speed and is just kinda young although he might make a few mistakes at first we know he could allways get better and plus with landry over the top it would help out who ever we pick up.
 
htownfoozball said:
why not take meriweather or griffin in round 2 and pick up houston or brown in the 1st? is landry going to be THAT much better than those two?
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Actually, I really do think he will be. I guess you could say the same about Houston. Are we sure that he is going to be much better than Hall, Revis, or Hughes.
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
Merriweather isn't in the class of Landry, and Griffin is more of a SS.
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meriweather is still a very good safety. he has good coverage skills and is good against the run as well.

the question you have to ask is will landry and whoever we take in round 2 be as good as okoye/willis and meriweather. why take 1 elite player and another guy who is just ok when you can get 2 very good players? i just think we get a lot more value with meriweather in the 2nd and taking okoye, willis, or houston in the 1st.
 
htownfoozball said:
meriweather is still a very good safety. he has good coverage skills and is good against the run as well.

the question you have to ask is will landry and whoever we take in round 2 be as good as okoye/willis and meriweather. why take 1 elite player and another guy who is just ok when you can get 2 very good players? i just think we get a lot more value with meriweather in the 2nd and taking okoye, willis, or houston in the 1st.
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Well think of it this way. No team banks on getting a specific player in later rounds. They may hope but in no way do they BANK on it and select someone in the previous round hoping to get a specific player in a round later on. I think the real question is which do you want more? I don't think you can ask the question: "will landry and whoever we take in round 2 be as good as okoye/willis and meriweather" and expect the answer to play into strategy because there is no way to know meriweather will be there.
 
htownfoozball said:
meriweather is still a very good safety. he has good coverage skills and is good against the run as well.

the question you have to ask is will landry and whoever we take in round 2 be as good as okoye/willis and meriweather. why take 1 elite player and another guy who is just ok when you can get 2 very good players? i just think we get a lot more value with meriweather in the 2nd and taking okoye, willis, or houston in the 1st.
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Why are you assuming that the guy we take in rd. two will be just "ok" ?

What if we Go Landry and Kalil ? or Landry and Posluszny ?

And Merriweather might be moved to corner on the next level.

Right now my top three for the first rd. would be: Peterson, Okoye, Landry
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
Why are you assuming that the guy we take in rd. two will be just "ok" ?

What if we Go Landry and Kalil ? or Landry and Posluszny ?

And Merriweather might be moved to corner on the next level.

Right now my top three for the first rd. would be: Peterson, Okoye, Landry
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because kalil will go round 1. pos may still go round 1 as well, but the only LB i would be willing to take on day 1 is willis. no other LB's are worth taking in rounds 1-3 IMO. there is a big dropoff at our need positions after the 1st round, that's quite obvious, except at safety.

Ugoh and Staley both have big questions. None of the CB's projected in round 2 impress me. running back is just ok.
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
Why are you assuming that the guy we take in rd. two will be just "ok" ?

What if we Go Landry and Kalil ? or Landry and Posluszny ?


Right now my top three for the first rd. would be: Peterson, Okoye, Landry
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I would love to have a draft like that Landry and then either Kalil or Poz.

I really don't see Kalil being available to us...he will most likely go very late 1st or in the top 5 picks of the 2nd rd.

I think we have a better shot at getting Posluszny in the second. he could be a great selection to have next to demeco!! but he could go late 1st rd too.
 
htownfoozball said:
because kalil will go round 1. pos may still go round 1 as well, but the only LB i would be willing to take on day 1 is willis. no other LB's are worth taking in rounds 1-3 IMO. there is a big dropoff at our need positions after the 1st round, that's quite obvious, except at safety.

Ugoh and Staley both have big questions. None of the CB's projected in round 2 impress me. running back is just ok.
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I disagree. David Irons is underrated and showed he has good coverage skills at the Senior Bowl and speed at the combine. Hughes has been productive during his career, but might be a little slow, really depends on his individual workout. Ross may be overrated, but has been productive and could prove to be a solid #2 at the next level.
 
TexanAddict said:
I disagree. David Irons is underrated and showed he has good coverage skills at the Senior Bowl and speed at the combine. Hughes has been productive during his career, but might be a little slow, really depends on his individual workout. Ross may be overrated, but has been productive and could prove to be a solid #2 at the next level.
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would you take irons in round 2 with the 7th pick? no.
 
htownfoozball said:
would you take irons in round 2 with the 7th pick? no.
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I disagreed that there were no impressive CBs available in the 2nd, which there more than likely will be. And if Irons is the best available at that point, I wouldn't be upset if he was drafted there, however, I would rather get him in the 3rd.
 
TexanAddict said:
I disagreed that there were no impressive CBs available in the 2nd, which there more than likely will be. And if Irons is the best available at that point, I wouldn't be upset if he was drafted there, however, I would rather get him in the 3rd.
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.....the last report I read had the GEICO caveman clocking in at 4.26
 
htownfoozball said:
because kalil will go round 1. pos may still go round 1 as well, but the only LB i would be willing to take on day 1 is willis. no other LB's are worth taking in rounds 1-3 IMO. there is a big dropoff at our need positions after the 1st round, that's quite obvious, except at safety.

Ugoh and Staley both have big questions. None of the CB's projected in round 2 impress me. running back is just ok.
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So let me get this straight....

You want to reach in the first, and then say a prayer that Merriweather falls to us in the second....

gotcha'.....:ok:
 
TexanAddict said:
I disagreed that there were no impressive CBs available in the 2nd, which there more than likely will be. And if Irons is the best available at that point, I wouldn't be upset if he was drafted there, however, I would rather get him in the 3rd.
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irons is 25 years old. had a torn ACL. ran 4.44, which is pretty average for a CB. he's not a 2nd round pick IMO.

would you rather have

landry
irons
kareem brown

or

okoye
meriweather
irons
 
After the Senior Bowl and Combine both Meriweather's and Irons' stock are on the rise, and I've seen some projecting Meriweather into the late first and Irons into the mid-second. I'll just echo what some have already said and say that you can't bank on a player to be there when you pick in later rounds. I will agree that getting Meriweather in the 2nd and Irons in the 3rd would be a pretty great draft, although I would rather have Landry over Meriweather.
 
htownfoozball said:
irons is 25 years old. had a torn ACL. ran 4.44, which is pretty average for a CB. he's not a 2nd round pick IMO.

would you rather have

landry
irons
kareem brown

or

okoye
meriweather
irons
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Well I banged on him pretty hard all off season. I hope you guys are correct that we're getting Sean Taylor and not Erick Turner. 4.35, the vertical leap, ...brings me back to the origanal question I've had on Leron Landry all off season...where are the big plays ? How can someone posting such extrodinary numbers look so ordinary in the games ? I dunno. Just hope you're correct. Awefull high pick for an ordinary saftey which we could cover later in day one. I don't trust guys playing not to get hurt.
 
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