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Landry’s temper tantrums this season

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Vertical Limit, Dec 31, 2017.

  1. bigballa2102

    bigballa2102 Well-Known Member

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    I was just going to post that, just because he has 900 yards and led the league in catches doesn't mean its not production, it means it was play calling I seriously don't remember him catching a ball 10 yards deep and running back wards 7 yards.

    if he leaves he will be missed and def will be a top receiver next year.
     
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  2. shamegame13

    shamegame13 Madison & Surtain

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    If he leaves he will end up with 112 catches for some other team except they won’t clip his wings to 5 yard patterns either. Expect 1,200+ elsewhere. If Edelman is capable, bet your *** Landry is too.
     
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  3. bigballa2102

    bigballa2102 Well-Known Member

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    yes he will strive, I seriously think if he leaves someone like Gb is going to grab him, I just imagine him with breese, Rodgers or even big ben makes me excited and sad hahaha
     
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  4. invid

    invid Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Edelman is a lot quicker than Landry is. 77 %tile 10-yard split, 94 %tile 3-cone drill.

    Landry has comparatively poor numbers in those measurements.

    He'll succeed elsewhere because he's a dependable player, but I don't think his production can't be replaced. It's the "rah-rah" element of being on the Dolphins that will most likely be the biggest measure on whether or not he gets brought back.
     
  5. shamegame13

    shamegame13 Madison & Surtain

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    Oh lord, save the splits for someone else. Landry is better FOOTBALL player than Edelman.

    One guy plays on a team with a HoF QB.

    The other plays with a check down artist.

    Switch teams and watch the results.

    I would not be surprised at all if NE was to get rid of Edelman in order to bring in Jarvis. They would be chomping at the bits for it. Landry is right up BB’s alley.
     
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  6. bigballa2102

    bigballa2102 Well-Known Member

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    besides the antics your right BB would love him. He's stronger and more versatile than Edelman.
     
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  7. shamegame13

    shamegame13 Madison & Surtain

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    on a team like NE, the antics would be minimized, he would be winning and getting his numbers at the same time. What’s to complain?
     
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  8. bigballa2102

    bigballa2102 Well-Known Member

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    its cold? the water is gataorade? I dunno hahah
     
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  9. shamegame13

    shamegame13 Madison & Surtain

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    That’s all he would have. Lol
     
  10. invid

    invid Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    One player is the #1 option when he probably shouldn't be, the other serves as a better complement to an entire offense. If you're saying that comparing Landry to Edelman is a bad comparison, then I agree.
     
  11. shamegame13

    shamegame13 Madison & Surtain

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    He serves at the number 1 because he’s the best WR on the team lol what do you mean? Parker is pitiful and Stills is a one trick pony. Carroo impersonates Houdini better than Houdini and Grant has promise but his hands and size are a cause of concern. Without Landry, we are in a world of trouble.
     
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  12. Colmax

    Colmax Well-Known Member

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    Being livid during the act is one thing. Continuing to disregard your coaches or players AFTER they try to talk to you and calm you down is concerning. It was literally several minutes after the incident and he was still aggresively pushing a fellow player’s arm away. THAT concerns me, fat man or not.

    Be upset, fine. Don’t get aggressive towards staff or fellow players.
     
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  13. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

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    I agree with you completely- he was crying while walking to the locker room because he was so emotional. In Drake's case, it looked to me that he was more instantly embarrassed of his behavior than anything. I mean, how do you get thrown out of a game after getting tackled, choked and punched? It defies logic and I can see where any player would temporarily "lose it".

    The worst part is that it happened in week 17 and he'll have the whole off-season to think about it. It's a shame he didn't get one more game in to focus on the positive stuff he's done all year.
     
  14. Colmax

    Colmax Well-Known Member

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    He seemed genuinely apologetic in his response to the incident, but who knows? A game check could be at stake here.

    He just never came off as one to be that way. I guess everyone has their tipping point. Will be interesting to see if teams try to get into his head in the future now that this has happened. Maybe a chump LBer or something. We’ll see.
     
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  15. Phins_to_Win

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    Maybe the organization knew something we didn't. Not paying Landry early is looking like the right call. I would still want him back, but after all of this under 10 mil per season or I would pass on him. Teams like GB, Pit, and New England aren't going to break the bank for him, because he would be just another WR on those teams. If Landry is ready to chase a ring he will sign with those teams for under 10. Otherwise he will get his payday from the usual suspect teams that chase talent.
     
  16. dolphin25

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    He did get his helmet ripped off under a pile of players. I would be pissed too. He is the one that has an excuse, not Landry
     
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  17. Colmax

    Colmax Well-Known Member

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    He has EVERY right to be. My ONLY issue is that he could not get calm once he hit the sidelines. I’m not even pissed about the helmet toss. It’s when the staff showed concern, he basically pushed them away (like literally).
     
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  18. dolphin25

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    I saw that. Not overly worried about it. Are you concerned off field activity? Sometimes one just needs to cool down on their own and not have someone in their face. Some want someone there to "cool" them down. I would be the first type, once cooled down it is over with.
     
  19. RGF

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    In the heat of the moment the adrenaline is boiling over. Its hard to turn the intense emotion off like a faucet. Sometimes ones normal character and rationality gets pushed to the limit and internal rage takes over, which is what happened here I'm sure. I would bet that after he was able to calm down internally he was emotionally upset with himself for carrying the rage over to his team mates. All in all, based on the way things went down he gets the benefit of the doubt from me.
     
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  20. KeyFin

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    People that haven't played football may not understand it, but the raw emotion of being competitive easily outweighs common sense in the heat of the moment. For instance, my high school QB was a little guy with a lackluster arm and not a ton of talent, but that was our QB...end of story. We had one away game where the coach warned us beforehand that this team always wanted to fight, and he preached the whole way there about playing smart and executing. And we were thinking, "Why does he keep saying that? It's not like we're a dirty team or anything..."

    I can't remember the exact play in the 2nd quarter, but our QB got laid out on a blitz and a couple of guys piled on after the whistle. Then I saw the first tackler throwing short punches into our QB's ribs while his teammates are sort of covering him up to hide it. There's no flags, no refs breaking up the pile and a few of us reacted at the same time...that's our QB and this isn't happening. As athletes, you're trained to react...there's no time for thinking...so I grabbed the guy throwing punches by the neck and threw him to the ground as hard as I could. Then I got hit from behind, somebody else hit that guy, and within seconds the benches were empty. It was an all-out brawl and it took darn near 10 minutes to break it up.

    I told you all of that to tell you this. We had a linebacker named Mike Ammanetegui (surely I spelled that wrong). As a ref was pushing me to the sidelines, I see Mike pick up his helmet from the bench, then pick up another player's helmet, then casually stroll on the field towards the other team's coach. Then WHAM WHAM, he clocks the coach across the head with both helmets at once and this guy drops like a sack of potatoes. I mean, he could have killed the guy, but Mike saw all our coaches trying to break up fights while their coach was neck deep in the scrum pushing our guys down and keeping things going. The way he calmly walked out there though showing no emotion at all...it was one of the most memorable moments of my life. It was insane crazy.

    Now, Mike was 100% wrong and the police did take him away in handcuffs, but you never know what you'll do in the heat of the moment until you're actually there front and center. After watching film, we saw where the opponent's coach was telling his players to rush the field while our coaches are trying to hold everyone back....that's why the refs weren't breaking up the original pile to begin with (they were all looking at the opposing team's sidelines) and why I wasn't ejected. But hell, if I had it to do all over again at age 44...that's still my quarterback and I'm going to protect him. That's just how it is in sports.

    To this day, I still say that coach got what he deserved. I don't think he was seriously hurt...he didn't leave in an ambulance or anything. I guarantee that he woke up with a headache though.

    Sorry for hijacking...the story just felt like a good fit for the conversation. =)
     
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  21. RGF

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    Excellent example of the intense mindset a player has when hes on the field....thanks for sharing. The heat of battle tends to push us past our normal rational limit.
     
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  22. Colmax

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    Yes, I get it. But what I am talking about is, I’m guessing, 10 minutes post-conflict?

    He likely does not deal with this situation often. Most of us do not. But to not have the wherewithal so long after an immature scuffle during a game?? A game. It’s a game, folks. It just bothers me.

    He took it a little too seriously (we’ll call it “passion” since I like the guy. It would be “immaturity” otherwise). Let’s hope he learns from this.

    I’m not going to respond to anything else regarding Drake’s incident. He said his thing and the league will do their thing. I just hope it’s not too harsh a penalty.
     
  23. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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    From Gase:

    "“I think it’s probably a work in progress for us,” Gase said. “I know that was something that I’ve talked to a lot of guys – especially after the season – about. It’s never going to be the way we really want it and the way we keep talking about it until guys really take control of this thing. There are a lot of things I can do to make things the way we need it; but at the end of the day, player accountability, making sure that everybody is on the same page, you need your leaders to step up, you need them to be vocal, you need them to actually do their part in a leadership role.”

    ...

    The hardest thing about that is it’s exhausting,” Gase said. “That’s why it’s hard. That’s why there’s not a lot of great leaders when you look at players. There are a lot less than you would think. I’ve watched it. I was around enough really good players and Hall of Fame players that I watched them do it, and I watched what they looked like after the season. It takes a lot of effort and it takes a lot out of them, because not only are they doing that, but they have a job to do and they have to play well. We need our veteran leaders to step up and really take handle of this locker room this year.”"


     
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  24. djphinfan

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    “Embarrassing”gase calmed Landry’s antics in the last game. Uhoh that’s no good
     
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  25. Puka-head

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    I generally don't have a problem with Landry's fire. But he has to learn to keep it between the whistles. Worse than anything he could have got his teammate hurt for a bunch a bull ish. Not cool brah, gotta get that under control.
     

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