LaRon Landry: He-Man?

by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 11:03 AM EST

I wasn't shocked to find out LaRon Landry's name had been attached to the injured reserve list. LaRon has been plagued with injuries that past two seasons, and hasn't completed a full 16 game season in either. It leads me to wonder whether some of his injuries could possibly be avoided. While searching around for some info on LaRon's workout routine, I came across an interesting article. Here's an excerpt:

Landry trains around the clock…literally. When the Redskins were scheduled to play the Packers on a Sunday afternoon game, he was found working out in his hotel room 13 hours before kickoff.

It might just be me, but I am pretty sure there are some issues with that. Working out too much increases oxidation of the cellular DNA and RNA, which actually accelerates aging. The basic principle of working out is the tear and re-healing of muscles. LaRon could very well be accelerating himself right into an old-folks home. LaRon missed most of the shortened training camp along with the first two games of the season with an achilles injury. He also sat out week 11 against the Cowboys with achilles soreness. In games he has played, LaRon has averaged 5 tackles per.

Now, don't get me wrong by all of this. My very first Redskins jersey was a LaRon Landry authentic. I enjoy watching him play the way he does. Cocky and all-out. What I am NOT a fan of, is the mentality that he is playing for himself. He is a playmaker when he is on the field, but he can't make plays unless he is... on the field.

"I just do what I do," Landry said. "That makes me feel pumped for the game. It makes me feel swole, you know what I mean, so I go into the game feeling like He-Man."

Free Agency is getting closer and closer if LaRon isn't able to stay healthy. He might want to dial it down a little. Even if the Redskins decide not to re-sign Landry in the offseason, he will still find a home. But he will find a home for a far lesser salary than he'll want.

It would be like giving a half-rotten tomato to a blind person and telling them to bite it. You might get the delicious side, you might not. I would take a smaller, ripe tomato sans a half-rotten one any day, even IF the good side is soooo delicious. (That was borderline non-hetero)

Do you guys think LaRon's heavy workout routine could be slowing him down? Even hurting his ability to stay healthy?

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I think this has a lot to do with it.

I heard a guy on the radio talking about Tiger Woods and his recent decline, basically saying the same thing. Something about him getting too big for his own good.

I remember when Landry was first drafted he was not that big. Sean Taylor didn’t have near the body Landry does, but was ten times the football player.

He’s now a freak and not in the good way.

I see it as more cushion for the pushin'

by iH8dallas on Dec 22, 2011 12:12 PM EST reply actions

You cant train that much without heavy roid use and now he's reaping the results

both in a ridiculously “swole” physique that looks like something from a cartoon, and with nagging injuries that derailed his career here.

by DCrez on Dec 22, 2011 12:17 PM EST reply actions

It's not 1990- players don't use "roids".

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by Diesel44 on Dec 22, 2011 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

HGH?

by Big Spoon on Dec 22, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions

possibly.

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by Diesel44 on Dec 23, 2011 12:18 AM EST up reply actions

Resign LaRon,

a guy that play %110 whenever he is on the field. He has pro bowl talent. Imagine he went to Dallas. Would you want to play against him twice a year.

Franchise him, resign him, transition tag him, do whatever needs to be done to keep him from leaving Washington

by JeanBaptiste on Dec 22, 2011 1:08 PM EST reply actions

Pro Bowl talent but yet no pro bowls... hmmm....

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by Parks Smith on Dec 22, 2011 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

he would have made the pro bowl last year if it wasnt for the fact that he was IR when the players and coaches casted their ballots

by JeanBaptiste on Dec 22, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions

Case point

he would have made the pro bowl last year if it wasnt for the fact that he was IR when the players and coaches casted their ballots

The guy might be great for the ten games he is on the field, but I’d rather have someone good for 16

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

Why not have both

The best teams have depth. Which is something that the skins lack.

by JeanBaptiste on Dec 22, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

Fletch has made so many pro bowls...

fan voting is crap

by alwaysremember21 on Dec 22, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

Haha exactly

And if Dallas pays him big to bring him out of DC, we can all celebrate the Cowboys overpaying for an oft-injured, under-achieving SS

by StephanHart on Dec 22, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions

it'll be Carlos Rogers 2.0

by JeanBaptiste on Dec 22, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

So you mean as soon as he's traded

He will rack up more INT’s that season than his career with us as a whole?

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions

With our luck

it wouldnt be a stretch to say its possible.

by JeanBaptiste on Dec 22, 2011 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

LaRon has missed 16 games in the last 2 years..

He won’t be resigned to a longterm deal (too risky and he hasn’t earned it) and the franchise tag is also too steep. Looks like they’re giving Gomes every opportunity to be his replacement moving forward.

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by Diesel44 on Dec 22, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

+1

I agree completely

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

In the SF game

I wanted them to win so bad, but I was b*tching up a storm after Rogers picked Ben. From junk to great in one trade.

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 1:28 PM EST reply actions

Someone made him wear contacts

The Beat Box aka skins secondary.

by Al_CaPWNED on Dec 22, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions

its called a medical staff we should get one

by alwaysremember21 on Dec 22, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

This quote is so great

“It takes a grown man to lift the amount of weight I lift,” he told the Official Redskins Blog. “So I’ve gotta wear grown man attire.”

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by Kevin Ewoldt on Dec 22, 2011 4:03 PM EST reply actions

Someone smudged out the "D-Bag" logo and shopped a Redskins logo on it.

Clever.

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

If we improve our medical staff and facilities im all for keeping him

by alwaysremember21 on Dec 22, 2011 4:07 PM EST reply actions

This article is a slap in the face to He-Man

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by Parks Smith on Dec 22, 2011 4:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Ronnie Adkins = Skeletor

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by Parks Smith on Dec 22, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

I feel like I was just put in time out.

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 4:23 PM EST up reply actions

“I just do what I do,” Landry said. “That makes me feel pumped for the game. It makes me feel swole, you know what I mean, so I go into the game feeling like He-Man.”

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 4:25 PM EST reply actions

He-Man

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

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by Diesel44 on Dec 22, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

This is just begging to be shopped

I’m about to sit in traffic for 2 hours though.

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 5:05 PM EST up reply actions

I hope this is your back yard

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by Parks Smith on Dec 22, 2011 5:05 PM EST up reply actions

According to Parks.

I’m not sure if I agree with this.

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 5:12 PM EST reply actions

you rival my photoshop abilities

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by Parks Smith on Dec 22, 2011 5:17 PM EST up reply actions

What can I say

I’m a 21st century Picasso

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 22, 2011 5:18 PM EST up reply actions

Safeties are like running backs...

There’s only so many hits a running back can take. After something like 1500 carries, a running back’s productivity drops off the cliff. I think safeties are the same way. Bob Sanders (former Colt) and Polamalu are examples. Both of these guys are all muscled up and look for the blow-up hit. That style of play doesn’t lead to longevity in the NFL. Sanders hasn’t had a full season in ages, and Polamalu is breaking down, too. I think Ed Reed has figured this out. He’s admitted as much- says he doesn’t look for the big hit every time.

Only way I bring Landry back is some kind of performance based contract. If he wants big $$, let him go elsewhere.

by tjkinva on Dec 22, 2011 9:28 PM EST reply actions

The high training volume is another (along with his physique and the general prevalence in sports) of steroid-based training. He has been described as lifting 2 hours a day, every day.

by TCO on Dec 22, 2011 10:27 PM EST reply actions

Not sticking up for Landry but

just because he is in that kind of shape doesn’t neccesarily mean he takes steroids. Some guys have the genetics to look like that. 2 hours in the gym everyday lifting weights is an extreme amount and he probably consumes something like 5 or 6 thousand calories a day. On the flip side it is possible he does use steroids but for him to use them for a long period of time would put his health at great risk. I’ll reserve judgement until he gets caught.

With that being said I don’t think he’ll be back.

by skinsymets on Dec 23, 2011 6:40 AM EST reply actions

I wasn't saying he takes steroids

But there IS such a thing as working out too much. Espectiall 13 hours before gametime.

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 23, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions

Especially*

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 23, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions

There is a thing as over training. I did it when I was in college..

There is a happy meduim, we don’t want LaRon becoming the next David Boston….He might already be too late.

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by Diesel44 on Dec 24, 2011 12:47 AM EST up reply actions

This kind of behavior could also be attributed

To a mental illness… we may not only needed better trainers, but a psychiatrist as well

The world looks mighty different when you're peeking out your belly button

by Skins Fan '77 on Dec 23, 2011 10:07 AM EST reply actions

Most teams

actually have one on standby

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 23, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

I'm ok with Laron Landry being He-Man

As long as Reed Doughty is Cringer.

Irony (n.) -Michael Westbrook as the hero on Bully Beatdown.

by Jim America on Dec 23, 2011 12:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Haha

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by Ronnie Adkins on Dec 23, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions

This team has too many holes to be talking about letting talented players walk

Sure Landry has been injury prone the past two years but there are too many areas the Redskins need to improve besides safety. injured or not he is one of the most talented defenders we have and we need to keep him. To anyone saying they would rather have a decent safety for 16 games than landry for 9, how does it feel watching doughty out there when he has to start? I’d much rather sign landry to an incentive laden 1 or 2 year contract so he and his agent will look like they got good money and the skins can protect their investment. The skins are not up against the cap and can afford the 5mil/y or so it will take to keep Laron around. He is exactly the type of player that redskins fans hate on for a single deficiency and once they leave town they make us look like idiots (see: Rogers, Carlos) We dont have very many players with pro bowl caliber talent and Landry for all of his faults is more valuable on the team than elsewhere

by Dirrty30 on Dec 25, 2011 9:00 PM EST reply actions

By your moniker, I would say you have an agenda

1. Landry has only been a “pro bowl caliber talent” for half a season in 2010. He only plays at a pro bowl caliber level when he is healthy and on the field, which he hasn’t been for the majority of the past 2 seasons.

2. You can’t compare LaRon to Carlos Rodgers. Carlos wanted to leave town, there was no way he was going to stay. You could argue that the Skins should have traded him while he was under contract; however, its hard to get value for a player who under-performs and makes it public knowledge that he wants out.

by StephanHart on Dec 27, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions