Sportingnews projects Cowboys draft Laron Landry

[RealCowboyfan]

DRAFT DETAILSshowBestAvailable(true)Top 2007 Prospects
Quarterbacks
1. J. Russell*, LSU
2. T. Smith, Ohio St.
3. B. Quinn, Notre Dame
4. D. Stanton, Michigan St.
5. J. Palmer, UTEP

Running backs
1. A. Peterson*, Oklahoma
2. K. Irons, Auburn
3. A. Pittman*, Ohio St.
4. M. Lynch*, Cal
5. M. Bush, Louisville

Fullbacks
1. C. Anderson, Tennessee
2. B. Leonard, Rutgers
3. L. McClain, Alabama
4. O. O'Neal, Arkansas St.
5. J. Snelling, Va.

Wide receivers
1. C. Johnson*, Georgia Tech
2. T. Ginn Jr.*, Ohio St.
3. D. Jarrett*, USC
4. S. Rice*, S. Carolina
5. A. Gonzalez*, Ohio St.

Tight ends
1. Z. Miller*, Arizona St.
2. G. Olsen*, Miami (FL)
3. B. Patrick, Delaware
4. M. Milner, Georgia
5. C. Harris, Rutgers

Centers
1. L. Sendlein, Texas
2. E. Lucas, Oregon
3. S. Satele, Hawaii
4. M. Fenton, Colorado
5. R. Kalil, USC

Guards
1. J. Blalock, Texas
2. J. Beekman, Boston Coll.
3. B. Grubbs, Auburn
4. M. Jones, Iowa
5. U. Nwaneri, Purdue

Offensive tackles
1. J. Thomas, Wis.
2. R. Harris, Notre Dame
3. T. Ugoh, Arkansas
4. A. Sears, Tennessee
5. J. Staley, Central Mich.

Defensive tackles
1. A. Okoye, Louisville
2. A. Branch*, Michigan
3. D. Tyler, NC State
4. B. Atkins, Miami (FL)
5. M. Thomas, Florida

Defensive ends
1. G. Adams, Clemson
2. J. Anderson*, Arkansas
3. J. Moss*, Florida
4. C. Johnson*, Georgia
5. I. Alama-Francis, Hawaii

Inside linebackers
1. P. Willis, Ole Miss
2. J. Durant, Hampton
3. H. Blades, Pitt
4. E. Everett, Florida
5. D. Harris, Michigan

Outside linebackers
1. P. Posluszny, Penn State
2. L. Timmons*, Florida St.
3. J. Beason*, Miami (FL)
4. J. Simpson, Alabama
5. R. Alexander, Oklahoma

Cornerbacks
1. D. Hughes, Cal
2. M. McCauley, Fresno St.
3. L. Hall, Michigan
4. T. Jackson, Syracuse
5. A. Ross, Texas

Safeties
1. R. Nelson*, Florida
2. L. Landry, LSU
3. B. Meriweather, Miami (FL)
4. A. Rouse, Va. Tech
5. J. Wendling, Wyo.

Kickers

Punters

* - underclassman

PROJECTION:

Dallas Cowboys
Round 1, Pick 22
Bob Leverone/SN
Overall grade: 8.2
Position rank: 2showDraftIcons(5940, true, false)
NFL comparison:
Roy Williams, Cowboys


LARON LANDRY MEASURABLES Height: 6-1 Weight: 202 40-yard dash: 4.45 10-yard dash: 20-yard shuttle: 60-yard shuttle: Broad jump: 225-lb. bench: 3-cone drill: Vertical jump: Wonderlic: 20-yard dash:
KEY » *[FONT=Arial]LaRon Landry
[/FONT]S, LSU
[FONT=Arial]War Room analysis
[/FONT]Strengths: Is an explosive athlete who always is around the ball. Makes strong, violent tackles routinely. Attacks the line of scrimmage against the run. Avoids blocks easily, and closes on ball in a flash. Does not hesitate to dive into the pile. Shows great instincts. Is fast enough to make plays along the sideline in two-deep coverage. Reads routes well, and reacts quickly to passes in front of him. Is fast enough to cover tight ends man-to-man. Is a great tackler in the open field. Has a good build. Shows great focus. Weaknesses: Desire to make hard hits/tackles on every play leads to occasional missed tackles because he launches himself at ball carrier and falls off after making initial contact. Bottom line: Landry has elite physical tools to go along with great instincts, toughness and competitiveness. Landry will be drafted high in the first round and will become a great NFL safety, one who can make an impact against the run and the pass. He also should be a great asset on special teams from Day 1.

[MichaelWinicki]

Dunno RCF but I think you're out of your tree on needing to replace Kosier at guard along with Rivera.

I would be 99.9% sure that isn't going to happen.

Your FA wish list is insane too.

[Avery]

Originally Posted by MichaelWinicki

Dunno RCF but I think you're out of your tree on needing to replace Kosier at guard along with Rivera.

I would be 99.9% sure that isn't going to happen.

Your FA wish list is insane too.

Sporting News is on drugs if they think that Troy Smith is a better prospect than Quinn.

[Oh_Canada]

I like Landry.....just don't know if it makes sense to draft him for the following reasons:

1.Watkins seems to be improving.

2.The real problem with the secondary is not the talent or ability, it's the pass rush or lack thereof.

3.I think Parcells goes linebacker/olineman as he puts a premium on these two positions.

[BlueDemon]

NFL comparison:
Roy Williams, Cowboys

That's all I needed to read - NO THANX!!!

[MetalHead]

We haven't had good luck with the LSU products.

LaFleur,James,Green,Peterson,Spears...
Gimme the Florida guy,R.Nelson,if thats the direction we're going.

[iceberg]

trade ellis for a 2nd/3rd rounder?

madden football is killing the "real" game.

[Bigdog24]

Sounds a lot like RW all over again, Thanks but no Thanks,,,me thinks DE

Desire to make hard hits/tackles on every play leads to occasional missed tackles because he launches himself at ball carrier and falls off after making initial contact

[EGG]

If they draft a freaking safety in the first round this year I'm gonna fly out to Dallas and start knocking heads...

[CATCH17]

Reggie Nelson is the only Safety worth a 1st for us in my opinion.

I'd much rather look at the kid from V Tech, Michael Griffin, or Brandon Merriweather in the 2nd round than take Landry in the 1st.

[RealCowboyfan]

Originally Posted by iceberg

trade ellis for a 2nd/3rd rounder?

madden football is killing the "real" game.

Really. I did do that trade on Madden but I gave him up for a 4th Round draft pick. Somebody like the Broncos would love to have Ellis. They love all of the Dallas Cowboys defensivelineman even Michael Myers doing something and Ekuban. Really interesting what you could do with players that really have Talent. Something Parcells really doesn't know how to do. I hope he goes.

[dbair1967]

looks like somebody at TSN is a major Ohio St homer

David

[Gordon]

If you look at Sporting News mock draft, it's absolutely insane.. They have Quinn going 23rd, Blaylock going like 5th, and Reggie Nelson going like 30th. They're off their rockers.

[iceberg]

Originally Posted by Gordon

If you look at Sporting News mock draft, it's absolutely insane.. They have Quinn going 23rd, Blaylock going like 5th, and Reggie Nelson going like 30th. They're off their rockers.

mock drafts at this point are pretty insane. fun to look at but i'd take NONE of them seriously at this point.

[junk]

Why do you want Bill Bates as your QB coach?