2005 Question: Who benched Lavar Arrington and Why?

What's funny is GW said it was because he didn't play within the system, then they replaced him with Warrick Holdman, who may have been the most useless LB in the history of the Redskins. Seriously, I love how GW said LaVar "wouldn't stay in position" apparently, as long as you stay in position it doesn't matter if you're getting blocked and not making tackles.

I was really upset about LaVar getting benched, he was one of my favorite Redskins at the time, but I was even more pissed when I watched Warrick Holdman get out there and do nothing, but hurt the defense.

Sorry, the LaVar love always got me. LA was a headcase. Even players were saying things like "LA cost us two TD's for being out of position." I've said before and I'll say it again, the reason LA didn't play was b/c of LA. I was at the first rally when GW and Gibbs arrived someone from the crowd shouted out to Gibbs "How you gonna rush the passer?" GW, standing behind Gibbs, flashed a "5" "6" to the crowd with his hands. Clearly, GW started out impressed by LaVar just like all the couch coaches out there. Once he had to actually coach the guy, well, he found out what Marvin Lewis found out before him - LA is gonna be LA and sometimes that is a very good thing and sometimes that is a very baaad thing.

The final straw for me was when, in an interview when he was playing for the Giants, he was asked "Who is the worst coach you ever played for?" and his response? No hesitation - "Joe Gibbs". Sorry, you just lost all credibility.

As for the reason he is no longer playing, he had a couple injuries and just didn't fully recover. Plus, he's a headcase.

LaVar banched himself. He physically-gifted, could have been one of the best ever, but stopped playing up to his potential and possibly stopped trying altogether. Then, his diva, entitlement attitude surfaced. He felt like he should be playing just because he was LaVar Arrington.

Wasted talent.

^^ This.

LaVar banched himself. He physically-gifted, could have been one of the best ever, but stopped playing up to his potential and possibly stopped trying altogether. Then, his diva, entitlement attitude surfaced. He felt like he should be playing just because he was LaVar Arrington.

Wasted talent.

I second "this."

Lavar was just another guy with a high talent level but no football IQ. If the guy had Ray Lewis' football IQ he would've been one of the best ever. But as others have said Lavar just wanted to wander outside of the scheme and do his own thing and that's why Warrick Holdman was playing in front of him....even though Holdman couldn't tackle my mother. I specifically remember Lindsey and Shawn Springs poking fun of Lavar cause he didn't remember any of the plays. Pile on all the other drama and he just fell out of favor. You can tell he's still bitter by the way he talks on his show.

With out looking at previous comments and watching and reading everything going on at the time....

To me I believed it was Greg Williams benching Arrington because Arrington didn't fit the scheme well or performed well in it. Lavar was an awsome LB but he was the type that should have been in a system where he's free lances chasing the ball. In GW's defense all the players had to maintain their assignment which Lavar failed to do on many occassions. Many of times he would chase the ball down the line of scrimmage only to have the RB cut back against the grain and Lavar was out of position.

Because Lavar failed to do his job, GW benched him. Then all the animosity through the media started and it led to Lavar buying back his time and leaving.

Did I win a prize?

I was reading LaVar's column this morning, and listening to his comments on how Portis' injury could be his last as a redskin, got me thinking back to when LaVar was still a skin.

Given his extremely limited playing time in 2005, who benched him and why? Was it due to injuries, attitude, or something else??

Now that I think about it and have looked back at you comment ...

I think I was still correct but Lavar had a knee injury and whoever filled in for him was actually doing a better job simply by staying in his position guarding his part of the field.

I think Lavar's one knee was shot if you ask me though. He went to the Giants and really didn't perform well there, or so I believe. Then the motor cycle accident messed up his other knee which put him out of fooball.

As for the reason he is no longer playing, he had a couple injuries and just didn't fully recover. Plus, he's a headcase.

I think his motorcycle accident sealed the deal. And he was driving without a license.

It seems like in the end LaVar was more sizzle than steak.