Greg Landry

Detroit Lions

Greg Landry has progressed well enough so that now, after four seasons, he has to be considered capable of climbing up into the outstanding category with just a bit more experience and just a bit more discipline.
Drafted as a No. 1 by the Lions when he finished setting records at the University of Massachusetts in 1968, Landry already has paid significant dividends on his selection by taking hold of Detroit's No. 1 job in a battle with Bill Munson.

Now it's up the ladder, if the 6-foot-4, 210-pounder, who runs the quarterback draw as well as anyone, learns that running isn't the only weapon in his arsenal when the pressure from the defense gets intense.

A little more discipline in that department and the additional knowledge of rival defenses that comes with experience should enable Landry to lift his 3 ratings in those departments high enough to guarantee him a shot at the outstanding category.
 

As it is right now, the scouts rate Landry above average in all three other categories with an impressive 4 in throwing ability that could even go higher once he refines his art.

As with most scramblers, his biggest asset remains his biggest debit- the ability to run, and there have been others with that ability who never learned to harness it. The scouts say it's a lesson that Landry hasn't learned completely yet.
 

But he figures to.
 

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