apeters Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Do any other teams pocess two safeties as dominant as Taylor and Landry? Is it realistic to tie up so much cap money on this position? If yes could this be a change in defensive strategy and scheme that will really showcase the safety position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Caish Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Let's hope it does because we are commited at this point. With that much athleticism at that position on each side it should really open up GW's schemes as faras blitzing and coverages go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friend of the Devil Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Do any other teams pocess two safeties as dominant as Taylor and Landry? Is it realistic to tie up so much cap money on this position? If yes could this be a change in defensive strategy and scheme that will really showcase the safety position? If you watched any games last year having two all-star players at that position will do us great justice. Our secondary was horrific last year. Kenny and Mike, Fox and Vincent were just fill in the blank players. Having these two guys will change things around big time, be it coverage, run stopping or blitzing on third down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The only team that I can think of that has 2 dominant safeties is Baltimore with Ed Reed and Dawan Landry. However, they play a different system that we do and their safeties are free to go into coverage more as their front 7 (especially their front 3) are able to eat up space and open holes for their LB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramdizzle Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Maybe we should let him play a game before we lable him a gamechanger. secretly i hope/think he is going to be a beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfanatictrueandthrough Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The only team that I can think of that has 2 dominant safeties is Baltimore with Ed Reed and Dawan Landry. However, they play a different system that we do and their safeties are free to go into coverage more as their front 7 (especially their front 3) are able to eat up space and open holes for their LB's. Laron is Dawan's brother, and while Dawan is good, I have a feeling that Laron is going to be much better. He will be one of the elite safeties in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPstretch Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 i hate to say it and i know i will take crap for saying it, but roy williams and ken hamlin will be very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunClintonRun26 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yeah I'm gonna hold all judgment until I see them play together . . . Does anyone remember how high we were on the combination of Sean and Arch??? How did that work out . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffmark1 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I think Denver has a pretty good safety combo if I remeber (infact it got me nnt'd) . I do think that there is some stuff in GW playbook that hes trying to get a second great safety for. Maybe there are some more CB/LB blitzs GW is trying to put into play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsforPrez Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Minnesota. Darren Sharper and Mike Doss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Landry hasn't played a single down in the NFL. Please stop using him and "dominant" in the same sentence. TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigredskin77 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Alot of money was spent on Sorry @#% Jeremiah trotter ans Jesse Armstead. If was spent on them then it can be spent on Taylor and Landry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I hope this dosnt turn into the AA-ST 'bash bros' type of thing like it did last offseason. I like Landry, but we should all take a deep breath, and hope the offseason ends.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Boi Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Maybe I'm wrong but what I seen from Landry is a sure tackler not a KO Artist like Taylor. R. Williams get beat over the top to much for me & money is not the only reason Hamlin not back in Seattle. Before I crown ST & LL as the best or top 5 I want to see the kid play 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana Clause Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Landry plays a clean, compact game, sorta like brian dawkins. When you watch ST and compare him to Dawkins, his body flails alot more and he just looks very long and lean. Not as precise, but deadly. That isn't a knock on Taylor whatsoever, but when you watch Landry, the guy is like Iceman from Topgun, never makes a mistake (sorry about that lol). Wraps up, looks very clean when he plays. It's kindof an abstract thing I'm describing, does anyone else recognize know what i'm sayin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GURU Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 There is plenty of precidence for having two outstanding safeties on the same team. Most recently, the Eagles' Brian Dawkins and Michael Lewis were both Pro Bowl safeties in '04 and '05. Dawkins was a high pick, Lewis was not, however. The 49ers' Merton Hanks and Tim McDonald both made the Pro Bowl in '94 and '95. Neither of them were high picks, although McDonald had a well-established record when he came to San Francisco. The Cowboys' Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters made the Pro Bowl together in '76, '77, and '78. In 1976, George Allen brought in Super Bowl VII MVP Jake Scott to play with future Hall of Famer Ken Houston. They were a pretty good duo, but both were nearing the end of their careers. They played together three seasons before Scott was let go after the '78 season. Possibly the most celebrated safety combo of all time (at least recently) was Denver's Dennis Smith and Steve A****er. Both were first round draft picks, albeit 8 years apart. Smith was a 6-time Pro Bowler and A****er was an 8-time Pro Bowler. They played together from '89 to '94 and made the Pro Bowl together 3 times. Physically, they actually resemble this new tandem in Washington. A****er, like Taylor, was a jumbo-sized free safety who was an adept center fielder. And Smith had many of the same attributes as Landry at strong safety -- both about the same size, both speedy; both were big hitters in the running game but could cover, as well. Of course, both Taylor and Landry have yet to realize their games at the pro level. But the potential is there. Whether or not any team has tied up so much money in two safeties is another question, altogether. I'd have to say no. The Skins seem to be moving into uncharted territory. Although it might not have precedent, it's not neccessarily a mistake. If you look at the way the game is evolving, safeties are playing ever bigger roles. Teams with two safeties who can cover and support the run could be at a huge advantage with so many offenses spreading the field with multiple receiver sets. We shall see ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Is it realistic to tie up so much cap money on this position? If yes could this be a change in defensive strategy and scheme that will really showcase the safety position? You tell me, didn't they do that last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 when the steelers went to the superbowl they had Chris Hope and Troy P. The Vikings have Daren Sharper Dwight Smith Mike Doss and Tank Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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