49ers host Free Agent LB Travis Laboy

um...great..TBC 2.0

Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:

Originally posted by GEEK:
If he signs, Briggs, Laboy, and a draft pick will most likely compete for the final 2 spots after Lawson, Brooks, and Haralson.

If they sign LaBoy, I really doubt they draft a pass rusher (at least not early...maybe someone they can develop on the PS). I think they'll go with Manny/Parys as the starters and rotate LaBoy/Briggs (depending on who's active) on passing downs.

Btw, I think LaBoy as a situational pass rusher is very solid signing (if healthy, of course). He'll be what TBC should've been for us, but with a better motor and a wider array of pass rush moves.

Awesome, the niners signed Briggs after the tampering charge??

I think the posters meant Brooks, but it is funny that a few posters kept putting Briggs.

Originally posted by 9erred:

Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:

Originally posted by GEEK:
If he signs, Briggs, Laboy, and a draft pick will most likely compete for the final 2 spots after Lawson, Brooks, and Haralson.

If they sign LaBoy, I really doubt they draft a pass rusher (at least not early...maybe someone they can develop on the PS). I think they'll go with Manny/Parys as the starters and rotate LaBoy/Briggs (depending on who's active) on passing downs.

Btw, I think LaBoy as a situational pass rusher is very solid signing (if healthy, of course). He'll be what TBC should've been for us, but with a better motor and a wider array of pass rush moves.

Awesome, the niners signed Briggs after the tampering charge??

I think the posters meant Brooks, but it is funny that a few posters kept putting Briggs.

Maybe Diyral Briggs? LOL

The probem with Travis is that he is injury prone. All the way back to his college days. If he can stay healthy it may be a good pick up, but that is the big question.

Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Travis LaBoy

Seems like he was pretty pissed the niners didnt pick him back in 04' when we took

one of the greatest receiver of all time (RASHAUN WOODS) so he might give the

niners the cold shoulder this time around even though he grew up rooting for the

niners looks like he will diss us this time...........ohh well

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:
Seems like he was pretty pissed the niners didnt pick him back in 04' when we took

one of the greatest receiver of all time (RASHAUN WOODS) so he might give the

niners the cold shoulder this time around even though he grew up rooting for the

niners looks like he will diss us this time...........ohh well

yeah i just read that article, oh well no biggie.

I go to Travis LaBoy's high school alma mater and my brother was on his state championship football team. I'd be pumped if he was signed by the 9ers. He's also pretty damn good. He tore us up two years ago when he was healthy.

Down - LaBoy is decent and will provide veteran swagger... something we could always use on a young team like ours

Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:

Originally posted by GEEK:
If he signs, Briggs, Laboy, and a draft pick will most likely compete for the final 2 spots after Lawson, Brooks, and Haralson.

If they sign LaBoy, I really doubt they draft a pass rusher (at least not early...maybe someone they can develop on the PS). I think they'll go with Manny/Parys as the starters and rotate LaBoy/Briggs (depending on who's active) on passing downs.

Btw, I think LaBoy as a situational pass rusher is very solid signing (if healthy, of course). He'll be what TBC should've been for us, but with a better motor and a wider array of pass rush moves.

Right on the nose on both points. LaBoy is a veteran presence that would upgrade the depth chart over Briggs, he's played this position before...very well I might add.

If we do land him, say good bye to Brandon Graham or any pass rusher in the first two rounds. The depth is so much better with him at WILL where he and Brooks become 3rd down pass-rushing beasts.

We don't have that in the secondary.

LaBoy would be a great pick-up just as long two issues are clear: His health and pay.

Originally posted by jrg:

Damn...cant access photobucket from here but I found a couple of great matching pics......that is MURDOCK from the A-Team

Originally posted by WildBill:
The probem with Travis is that he is injury prone. All the way back to his college days. If he can stay healthy it may be a good pick up, but that is the big question.

But we love injured players! Some are even cheap and on occasion, they even turn out like Nedney. Marvel Smith, Jonas Jennings, etc...uh, not so much. Who is that other broken o-linemen we're looking at?

Originally posted by d49izme:

Originally posted by jrg:

Damn...cant access photobucket from here but I found a couple of great matching pics......that is MURDOCK from the A-Team

Didn't this guy have concussion issues last time he was available?

Originally posted by ninertico:
Right on the nose on both points. LaBoy is a veteran presence that would upgrade the depth chart over Briggs, he's played this position before...very well I might add.

If we do land him, say good bye to Brandon Graham or any pass rusher in the first two rounds. The depth is so much better with him at WILL where he and Brooks become 3rd down pass-rushing beasts.

We don't have that in the secondary.

LaBoy would be a great pick-up just as long two issues are clear: His health and pay.

I agree re: LaBoy and he does play with some passion and has some natural pass rushing ability, no doubt.

However, I still think the team needs to look at Graham b/c he would be looked at as a starter-in-the-making this year and take over for a departed Lawson or an under-performing Haralson, ideally. Ideally, you'd like both to work out and have Brooks & Graham as your starters with a Haralson coming in off the bench in the role he exceled at as well as a LeBoy-type player for depth and a nice rotation.

I also know that people are down on Haralson but we need to remember, this was his first full year as a starter and we played a pretty vanilla scheme with him. This year "may" be different so we shall see.