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pjfootballer

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Why does it offend people in here if someone is better or smarter at football then Sean Taylor? He isn't GOD almighty himself. He's a good player, but I've yet to see him put together a great season. I think this will be it, but jeezo flip people, you guys act like the man invented the game. He has flaws also. Is it so bad to have TWO great safeties, even if one may be more talented than the other? Watch some football, because ST has a long way to go before I start carving his bust for Canton.

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LiveStrongSkins

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Landry is a lights out blitzer. He doesnt take any waisted steps at all. When he blitzes he accelerates all the way to the QB. He didnt hesistate at all through the offensive line. It's like he is saying either your lineman are going to lay me out or I'm going to kill your QB. You have to love that. Collins didnt even have time to read the field. If you look, he was tucking the ball as he saw Landry coming.

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what I meant to say is I think we will only sign only one Cooley or Taylor.

Why? then what would we do ? go out and find an overpriced free agent to replace him? .... I thikn we will be able to sign them both , we drafted these guys and groomed them to our system , no reason to not sign them both

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yeah man, we only have a limited number of good players. and they are all young. unless the front offfice is legally retarded, we keep cooley and taylor. we don't have backups for them.

if portis fully recovers this season, i'd like to see a betts trade for a WR or DE.

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Chris0894

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Why was LL able to attend all 20 spring practices, but couldn't even show up at training camp until a contract was in place?
Its league rules you cant participate in Training camp until your under contract. Not real sure why it is you can practice before training camp though
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Great to see Gibbs and GW giving him a chance to start instead of playing a vet just because he's a vet. I like Pierson too, but I think if LL is the better player come week one he should start. Great article, can't wait until he hits the field again. Look out Big Ben!

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ASHBURN, Va. -- When LaRon Landry was 5 years old, he used a fake ID to play football with an older team. With that kind of fast-track mentality, it's no surprise he has accomplished what Sean Taylor and Carlos Rogers couldn't -- worked his way into the starting lineup during his rookie training camp with the Washington Redskins.

Landry's combination of speed and savvy earned the No. 6 overall draft pick from LSU the coveted spot with the first-team defense during the first week of practice. He started at strong safety in Saturday night's exhibition opener against Tennessee, and there's little doubt he will still have the job when the regular season opens Sept. 9.

"He's come in, he's learned what he's had to do," cornerback Fred Smoot said. "We've got to put him out there. We've got to have him."

Landry's rapid development bodes well for a defense that struggled to make big plays last year. Landry and free safety Taylor have the makings to form a strong, fast and fearless tandem for years to come.

Fearless? That's Landry all right. It goes back to the boxing duels he had as a youngster with his older brother, Dawan, who now plays for the Baltimore Ravens.

"They used to go at it every day," said Landry's father, Frank Landry. "When they were 3 or 4 years old, they used to battle over small things, a video game or sneakers or a shirt. When they were about 4 or 5, I said 'If y'all are going to fight, y'all fight with some boxing gloves."'

Then came the time for LaRon to play football, even though he was a year too young. He joined a team for ages 6-to-8, taking advantage of the fact that one of the boys who signed up decided not to play.

"There was a leftover ID," LaRon said. "And my dad was the coach, so I just took the ID."

And there's the story about the time the boys were riding home in the back of a truck on the way home from practice. An older kid dared LaRon "to jump out of the back of the truck like Superman."

So he did.

"I thought I was going to land on my feet, but I went face first. My face was all messed up," said LaRon, who then required a trip to the dentist.

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After all those adventures, breaking Redskins assistant coach Gregg Williams' taboo about rookies seems easy. Just a year ago, Williams lectured reporters on his policy of forcing newcomers -- even high draft picks -- to earn their stripes because they were no longer playing college "intramurals."

Williams cited Jevon Kearse, Nate Clements, Keith Bulluck, Taylor and Rogers as examples of rookies he had coached who weren't given starting jobs right away. Taylor, Washington's No. 5 overall pick three years ago, didn't start until the third game of the regular season. Rogers, drafted No. 9 two years ago, also started in his third game -- and then only because of an injury to Walt Harris.

So what has made Williams change his mind? What's so different about Landry?

Williams said Landry got a head start playing in a pro style defense at LSU, then was able to attend all 20 of the Redskins spring practices after getting drafted. Landry also has stayed healthy -- avoiding the muscle strains and pulls that rookies often get in the days of a rigorous NFL camp -- and has shown a good early grasp of the play book. His only setback was a contract holdout that forced him to miss the first six practices of training camp, but he made up for the lost time in a hurry.

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In his first preseason action, LaRon Landry made his presence felt to Titans quarterback Kerry Collins.

"He put himself in a position where everybody felt comfortable around him," Williams said. "His teammates said, 'Hey, Gregg, we're better when he's in here.' The acceptance of him into the group is part of the growing process of a young player. He has built trust in a lot of people."

Landry remains modest when asked about his rapid rise. In a symbolic move that confirmed the obvious, the Redskins moved him ahead of Pierson Prioleau on the depth chart this week, but he's not crowing about it.

"I still have a lot to learn," Landry said. "On this level, it's a whole different ballgame. It's a lot faster. I'm out here with 10-, 15-year vets."

Notes: First-year DL Lorenzo Alexander has earned a new nickname -- "Scarface" -- following his bloody, no-helmet tackle of scrambling Titans QB Tim Rattay during Saturday's game. Alexander lost his helmet shedding a block before pursuing Rattay, then collided with safety Reed Doughty while making the tackle. The gashes across the right side of Alexander's face and chin required six stitches. "My mom's just happy I have all my teeth," Alexander said. ... WR Brandon Lloyd, who has been sidelined by shin splints, took part in Tuesday morning's light practice. "It's definitely something that needs rest," Lloyd said of his injury. "It hurts all the time."

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

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