Man I really hope not. I'm holding onto the slimmest of hopes that he stays. We can really use his leadership in the secondary as we're going to have a relatively young group.
yeah he would be leader of the d next year....but if he does leave i have confidence in steltz stepping in for him.
Well, if he DOES go, at least we still have Jessie Daniels returning for his Sr. year. But Landry/Daniels for a 3rd straight year would give us, IMO, the best Safety combo in the entire SEC. And I checked the depth chart, and Steltz is actually listed as Daniels' backup and Curtis Taylor is listed as the #2 behind Landry (not that it makes THAT much difference).
this is all ridiculous speculation... We have no proof that he is leaving... We are just assuming he will, b/c he is a late 1st rounder? I'm sorry, but if I am a college kid, and I dominated this level for 3 years, I won't be "afraid" to hurt my stock if I play one more and I can legitimately improve my status.. The difference between pick #24 and pick #12 is a LOT of money, and if there if a chance Laron can improve himself, I think he will stay... But let's not make that decision for him on this forum...
The difference between going in the late first round and coming back for your senior year is quite a large amount of cash also. It's understandable if he leaves; if he leaves I'll be happy for him, if he stays LSU will be better off for it.
Take of the P&G glasses and look at the economics of the situation. He comes out this year, he gets paid and is a 1st/2nd round pick. He stays next year and: 1) He might not improve on his stock which is pretty high for a safety. He might have a bad year and actually drop his stock. (see Corey Webster). 2) Could get injured (See Ben Wilkerson) 3) More safety prospects could emerge and jump ahead of him (see Demeco Ryans at LB this year). Or 4) He plays outstanding and goes from being the #2 safety to the #1. Even if this happens he might go lower in the draft depending on team needs and other position depth (i.e. if QB is a scarce position and a bunch of teams need QB's, other needs might go lower in the draft). Bottom line is that he should go. This might even benefit LSU because recruits look at how many players the school sends to the NFL, and look for playing time (see Reshad Jones).
I don't know if Landry will stay or go. IMO it's in his best interest to enter the draft. There is nothing he can do here to improve his stock, yet there is tons that could happen to lower or end his chances. Wroten will not be around at #22. He will be 2nd DT taken probably between 10-15. Williams is not going in the first round. Maybe not even second round. Addai is possibly the player in this years draft that can improve his stock the most at the combine. He will go no later than 2nd round, but if he runs a 4.4 40 like some of his numbers are posted on scouting websites he could jump drastically. Especially since Bush is expected to turn in higher numbers. No, I am not saying he is better than Bush, or even has the slightest chance to move into that category. Just that those damn personell guys analyze everything so damn much that faster times than Bush look very attractive on paper. Whitworth better bust his damn ass from yesterday until that day in April. He had his best game of the year, the only game in which I thought he even resembled his old self at all, against Miami. Now he can't afford to not work out in Indy. He has to re-prove himself if he wants to be considered one of the best tackles in the draft. I doubt he can do anything to get back his 1st round tag he had last year, but hopefully for him he can climb back into the 2nd.
