SmootSmack
10-22-2005, 04:06 AM
From Lenny P:
"Much of the attention in Washington has been on the lack of playing time for linebacker LaVar Arrington, who is said to have practiced well this week, and who might actually log some snaps in Sunday's game against the 49ers.
It might be time, though, to focus on a linebacker who is on the field all the time for the Redskins and making plays for coordinator Gregg Williams. Very quietly and without much acclaim, strongside 'backer Marcus Washington, a surprise Pro Bowl selection in 2004, is having a terrific year once again. Washington has 36 tackles in six games, and hasn't yet recorded a sack, and his numbers are slightly off from a year ago, when he registered 107 tackles and 4½ sacks. But the six-year veteran, signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2004 after he spent his first four seasons in Indianapolis, is never out of position. He stays on the field for most third-down plays and his performance last Sunday, when he limited Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez to just two catches for 13 yards, was textbook stuff. There simply aren't many linebackers in the league as technically sound and efficient as Washington."
"Much of the attention in Washington has been on the lack of playing time for linebacker LaVar Arrington, who is said to have practiced well this week, and who might actually log some snaps in Sunday's game against the 49ers.
It might be time, though, to focus on a linebacker who is on the field all the time for the Redskins and making plays for coordinator Gregg Williams. Very quietly and without much acclaim, strongside 'backer Marcus Washington, a surprise Pro Bowl selection in 2004, is having a terrific year once again. Washington has 36 tackles in six games, and hasn't yet recorded a sack, and his numbers are slightly off from a year ago, when he registered 107 tackles and 4½ sacks. But the six-year veteran, signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2004 after he spent his first four seasons in Indianapolis, is never out of position. He stays on the field for most third-down plays and his performance last Sunday, when he limited Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez to just two catches for 13 yards, was textbook stuff. There simply aren't many linebackers in the league as technically sound and efficient as Washington."