12thMan
03-07-2006, 03:15 PM
That makes me sick! I don't buy that BS that he wants to be in the NFC so that he can play in DC because he loves it here; he wants to play in the NFCE so that he can (try to) stick it to the team for "not wanting him" anymore. Pierce basically said the same thing last year. I know the team asked a lot of LaVar lately, but I've lost a great deal of respect for him. He claims to love it here, well he could have worked something else out besides this. I hope he goes and plays for the AFC west or something so that he hardly have to hear from or about him.
As far as him playing within the division, I hope goes to philly so that he can see what a fickle franchise is really like. The fans will spit on him the first time he misses a tackle because he was going for the KO.
ps - I'm not bitter or anything...
I still think he'll end up in the AFC west; Denver isn't out of the equation either.
SmootSmack
03-07-2006, 03:17 PM
I think the leading candidates will be (in no particular order)-Giants, Eagles, Vikings, Browns
But when all is said and done I'm predicting he goes to the Ravens
I'm not sure I'd compare him to Johnny Damon though if he went to the Cowboys. I don't think it would have been as big a deal if not for the fact that, just two years ago, Damon was instrumental in getting the Yankees monkey off the Red Sox nation back and getting them their first WS title in 88 years. LaVar is not in the same situation
firstdown
03-07-2006, 03:18 PM
I think its kind of strang that we have not heard any comments from any Skins players. I know they are at home but it would seem that someone would have been asked something by now.
SmootSmack
03-07-2006, 03:19 PM
I think its kind of strang that we have not heard any comments from any Skins players. I know they are at home but it would seem that someone would have been asked something by now.
http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=15720
jdlea
03-07-2006, 03:20 PM
That makes me sick! I don't buy that BS that he wants to be in the NFC so that he can play in DC because he loves it here; he wants to play in the NFCE so that he can (try to) stick it to the team for "not wanting him" anymore. Pierce basically said the same thing last year. I know the team asked a lot of LaVar lately, but I've lost a great deal of respect for him. He claims to love it here, well he could have worked something else out besides this. I hope he goes and plays for the AFC west or something so that he hardly have to hear from or about him.
As far as him playing within the division, I hope goes to philly so that he can see what a fickle franchise is really like. The fans will spit on him the first time he misses a tackle because he was going for the KO.
ps - I'm not bitter or anything...
I think the only solution that would have suited the Redskins would have been for him to take a paycut and accept being a backup and having everyone saying "he blows assignments" and jerking him off the field every single time he makes a mistake. It became obvious that Washington wanted him gone. He was going to get cut regardless to whether or not he gave back the dough. Whenever it becomes obvious you're not wanted in Washington, you won't be in Washington much longer. See: Stephen Davis and Brad Johnson. All of those situations went down the same way.
I don't buy that he wouldn't have been cut if he hadn't given the money back either. Dead cap space has never stopped Washington from making a move. He was gone, it was just up to him when it was going to happen. If he didn't give back the money then he would have gotten cut when he would have had to hustle to find a team and take way less than he's worth.
I'm not saying LaVar didn't cause some of this, but let's not absolve the Redskins in this one.
Skins fan 44
03-07-2006, 03:39 PM
Yeah right he just loves it so much here. If he loved it so much why wouldnt he want to play at Fed Ex 8++ times a year. The truth is he is scared that he would not play much next year. We had a top 5 defense without him for 2 years. We will continue to to do it without him. In the past 2 years he only had about one good game for us in his game at Tampa. Go to Dallas it would make me hate the Cowgirls even more.
freddyg12
03-07-2006, 03:53 PM
I think the leading candidates will be (in no particular order)-Giants, Eagles, Vikings, Browns
But when all is said and done I'm predicting he goes to the Ravens
I'm not sure I'd compare him to Johnny Damon though if he went to the Cowboys. I don't think it would have been as big a deal if not for the fact that, just two years ago, Damon was instrumental in getting the Yankees monkey off the Red Sox nation back and getting them their first WS title in 88 years. LaVar is not in the same situation
I say Giants, Vikes, Browns, Cards, Pitt (no order)
STPainmaker
03-07-2006, 03:53 PM
I love Lavar to death. I have a feeling no one in the NFC East is gonna give him the money he wants.
MAybe the Eagles but they are fiscally conservative and there troubles lie more on the offensive side of the ball.
The Giants aren't a great fit. I just don't think Coughlin will want an injury prone mega million dollar contract hanging around.
Lavar playing for Dallas is sacriledge.
I hope he goes out to pasture in the AFC somewhere.
jdlea
03-07-2006, 03:56 PM
Yeah right he just loves it so much here. If he loved it so much why wouldnt he want to play at Fed Ex 8++ times a year. The truth is he is scared that he would not play much next year. We had a top 5 defense without him for 2 years. We will continue to to do it without him. In the past 2 years he only had about one good game for us in his game at Tampa. Go to Dallas it would make me hate the Cowgirls even more.
Actually we had a top 5 defense and then a top 10 defense, however, our D really started to step it up after LaVar and Griffin got back into the lineup. They were horrid against KC and Denver when they were out of the lineup. This team was much better in the lineup last year. So I don't think that it was all necessarily without him.
TheMalcolmConnection
03-07-2006, 03:58 PM
But also where did the Giants get all this cap room all-of-a-sudden? They have loads of Pro Bowlers and you'd think their salaries would be a tad on the high side.