DRAFT in Progress - Redskins take Landry

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 28, 2007 12:38 PM EDT in Draft Comment 20 comments

Oakland - JaMarcus Russell QB
Detroit - Calvin Johnson WR
Cleveland - Joe Thomas OT
Tampa Bay - Gaines Adams DE
Arizona - Levi Brown OT
Washington - LaRon Landry S
(rest of draft below)

Two players seen as landmines to many of us at Hogs Haven go right off the bat. Phew. Let's hope we don't see any silly trades to reverse this very fortunate news. Oakland and Detroit can keep 'em.

Cleveland takes Joe Thomas, and Brady Quinn is just sitting out there for Tampa Bay / Arizona / Washington to trade away... Don't see any other possibilities with this one (but others on HH do, bless their hearts).

And your 2007 NFL Draft bust... Gaines Adams goes to Tampa Bay, while Levi Brown goes to Arizona. No big suprises here, and Quinn falls two more spots. So the question is, can Washington work out a trade, or just how far will Quinn fall?

There is a consensus on Hogs Haven that the Redskins trade down, 2-for-1 or 3-for-1. Second best scenario has always been LaRon Landry. ESPN has started to show Landry celebrating with his agent, and (presumably) his family.

Washington selects LaRon Landry, Safety, Louisiana State University.

Looks like a Giant?

Looks like a Giant, doesn't it? So, our draft day is over, barring any trades. Here's the obligatory YouTube videos:

Landry demolishes Alabama QB John Parker Wilson
Hits Mix (my favorite is 43 seconds in)
Alternate hits reel (bad sound quality)
High School Hilight Reel

And the rest of the draft...

Minnesota - Adrian Peterson RB
Atlanta - Jamaal Anderson DE
Miami - Ted Ginn, Jr. WR
Houston - Amobi Okoye DT
San Francisco - Patrick Willis LB
Buffalo - Marshawn Lynch RB
St. Louis - Adam Carriker DE
~~Carolina~~ NY Jets - Darrelle Revis CB
Pittsburgh - Lawrence Timmons LB
Green Bay - Justin Harrell DT
~~Jacksonville~~ Denver - Jarvis Moss DE
Cincinnati - Leon Hall CB
Tennessee - Michael Griffin S
NY Giants - Aaron Ross CB
~~Denver~~ Jacksonville - Reggie Nelson S
~~Dallas~~ Cleveland - Brady Quinn QB
Kansas City - Dwayne Bowe WR
New England - Brandon Meriweather S
~~NY Jets~~ Carolina - Jon Beason LB
~~Philadelphia~~ Dallas - Anthony Spencer DE
New Orleans - Robert Meachem WR
~~New England~~ San Francisco - Joe Staley OT
Baltimore - Ben Grubbs OG
San Diego - Craig Davis WR
Chicago - Greg Olsen TE
Indianapolis - Anthony Gonzalez WR

And... Miami fudges the draft, bypassing Brady Quinn, selecting Tedd Ginn, Jr. Draft boards had Ginn going anywhere between 15 and 25. Obviously, Miami knows something we don't, or simply has confidence in their old, injury-prone quarterbacks. Quinn is going to DROP.

Houston opts for Okoye, another popular pick among HH readers, and NORML members alike. Quinn falls a little bit further...

Patrick Willis goes to San Francisco. Whew, Willis was one of my favorite players in the draft. San Francisco is going to win the NFC West. You heard it here first.

Jets trade 1st, 2nd and 5th for Carolina's 1st and 6th... it's Darrelle Revis! Revis is clearly not worth two picks, but at the same time, he is worth two Jets picks.

Denver trades 1st, 3rd, 6th for Jacksonville's 1st...it's Jarvis Moss. Seems like Moss went a bit early, but Denver always wins trades, so clearly this is a good pick. What are chances that the Jaguars take Brady Quinn (remember him?) at 21?

Yahoo! Sports' John Murphy had Jacksonville drafting Florida safety Reggie Nelson at 17. After trading down four spots, the Jaguars select... Reggie Nelson! Great move by this organization, as they get the best player on the National Champion Gators, plus a handful of picks. Not to mention that Gainesville is only 70 miles away from Jacksonville.

The Browns trade for Dallas' first rounder to select Brady Quinn. It's Cleveland's 2nd round pick, plus next year's 1st rounder. So, 13 spots for next year's top pick. Dallas can still expect a very good wide receiver in the early second 2nd round - plus a likely top 10 pick next season (Cleveland ain't goin anywhere).

Umm.. Philly trades with Dallas... first rounder for the Cowboys' 2nd (from Cleveland), 3rd and 5th. Cowboys use the pick to get Anthony Spencer. ESPN8 "The Ocho" now reporting that Andy Reid has just been fired.

49ers trade next year's 1st round PLUS this year's 4th for New England's (other) 1st round pick, get Joe Staley. 6'6", 306 lb., referred to as "ultra-athletic" (for an offensive tackle). That's a ton to give, but he sounds like a beast of a player. Did I mention that San Fran is winning the NFC West?

... and that's a wrap, folks. This was a marathon, and now I need to move around a bit / question my life choices.

Can't resist. With the 36th overall pick (acquired today from Dallas... from Cleveland), Phildalphia picks Kevin Kolb, QB from Houston. Kiper had Kolb listed as the 6th best QB in the draft - Eagles take him third.

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Quinn and Peterson...

still on the board.

This is the best scenario for trading. We'll see though.

by TexSkins on Apr 28, 2007 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Quinn / Peterson are very tradeable

and Landry is still on the board. I'm torn.

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 28, 2007 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They could have done much worse...

than Landry.

by TexSkins on Apr 28, 2007 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

just what they need...

... another sean taylor.

I'm glad this guy is good at stopping the run because with their D-line he is going to be doing that a lot.

by pookskins on Apr 28, 2007 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I tend to agree that he is another sean taylor

Looking at him without his uniform and on film,I get the feeling of a bad ass type player.

Hopefully they can teach him to play centerfield or else PP will be the regular at SS by years end.

Which leads me to wonder should they have taken best available or else went with DL,which is more likely a bigger need.

by Sincethebeginning on Apr 28, 2007 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Little Danny...

has really damaged this franchise.

Mr. Cooke must be rolling over and over in his grave. It's a shame.

Conquest Chronicles

by Paragon SC on Apr 28, 2007 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oakland must feel pretty silly

Difference between Russell and Quinn is so small - they could have traded way down and still had their game 1 starter.

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 28, 2007 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ginn

lol

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 28, 2007 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Whoever made the Ginn decision should be fired

Immediately!

by Sincethebeginning on Apr 28, 2007 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I find this interesting

We will see 5 of the first 9 picks this year minus us at #6.

by Sincethebeginning on Apr 28, 2007 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone still reading?

Maybe I should just stop updating. haha.

I probably would have quit awhile ago, but Brady Quinn is on a suicide watch.

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 28, 2007 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

still checking in...

from time to time.

Conquest Chronicles

by Paragon SC on Apr 28, 2007 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LaRon Landry

I can live with this pick, though obviously I would have preferred a trade down -- perhaps one wasn't available.

Big surprise for me was the Cowboys trading out of the 1st and then back in, with a division rival, just to select Anthoney Spencer. Lots of wheeling and dealing for a guy I haven't heard all that much good word on.

GINORMOUS thanks to Burgundy and Gold for handling the draft day duties as I'm well intoxicated and on my way out the door as we speak. He gets a $20 donation to his favorite Redskins player's charity in his name for that. We'll get that taken care of on Wed.

Big Hogs Haven welcome to Paragon SC of Conquest Chronicles.

Go Register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Apr 28, 2007 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just put the $20 towards Landry's salary

I'm afraid to find out what the terms will be.

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 28, 2007 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Early guess:

15M guaranteed.

Go Register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Apr 28, 2007 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I read an interesting

tidbit on SportingNews.com (expanded on me as they only mentioned Ladry's coverage skills)...a major reason besides the lack of pass rush from the front four that we did so poorly in sacks is because we were dropping would-be blitzers into coverage. It's been said that Landry can play any position in the backfield...to include corner. Though I'm completely opposed to such a transition, the fact that he does have decent-to-good coverage skills will allow Greg Williams to call more aggressive plays. And with Marcus Washinton and Rocky have good speed outside, they should be able to get around the corner on a blitz.

Don't forget, Landry is a solid blitzer as well.

by JustinU804 on Apr 29, 2007 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

one player fix

by Burgundy and Gold on Apr 29, 2007 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

solid blitzer

That's great and I agree he does look like a solid blitzer but how about they get someone on the D-line that can rush the QB? And while they are at it, stop the run. It doesn't matter how good this guy is if the other team is going to run the ball and get 4.5 yard per carry. If they would have had a 2, 3 and 4th round pick to address the D-line needs then I wouldn't have had much of a problem with this pick but they didn't and they don't have 1 quality D-lineman.

You can't have a great defense without a good line. Williams gimicky defense can't hide a bad line forever. Sooner or later the other teams offense will burn them with a big run or long pass because somebody (probably a safety) is out of position trying to make up for the lack of pass rush by the D-line.

by pookskins on Apr 29, 2007 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

I honestly believe that the battle is won in the trenches. But unfortunately, I have no bearing on what any team does (but I alway have Madden on my Wii). If we were out of the top ten...or even at ten, then I would have liked to see us pickup Jamaal Anderson (since ATL would've likely taken Landry). But at number six, you can't take chances...especially if you are lacking picks this badly.

Landry is more likely to be sucessful than Jamaal Anderson, though in no way am I saying that Anderson will be as much or moreso. It comes down to likelyhood of success. Landry was argued to be the best defender in the draft. If he truly is (and time will tell) then ultimately, we made the right decision.

by JustinU804 on Apr 29, 2007 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs