New Reason behind LaVar Arrington not playing early season!!

and how many players from last years defense were starters on the skins d the year before last ?

you say lavar is horrible "stinks", i say he's been the best on the skins defense since he was drafted. lbs line up at de and rush the qb all the time, lavar did do that alot when marvin lewis was here but that was just the way lewis used him, was lavar successfull at it ? lavar has been successfull at playing defense , regardless of how any particular coach decided to use him. comparing his stats over the last 5 years , minus last year of course, to any other lbs (played for or is currently playing for the skins) stats over that same time span you will see that lavar has been , easily , the best and most dominant lb.
don't get me wrong, i love marcus washington and i think he is a very good lb, he probably uderstands greg williams defense better than lavar and is a great fit for the skins but i just feel lavar is the better of the two. marcus washington is consistantly good, lavar is sometimes out of position but more often he is spectacular. this season, i'll admit, lavar is not as spectacular as he's been in the past but i've seen flashes of it and i believe he will return to dominance with the more playing time he gets in williams system.

The reason I exclude the year he played DE, is DE is a more physical position but less responsibility compared to LB, maybe thats where he needs to be, he can use his physical skills without having to really think about responsibility in the passing game.

BigSkinBauer and company who told me i was crazy before the Cardinals game about Lavar's injury? guess what, he didnt even practice on Thursday and had "no comment" about his status for Sunday.....

Because of the weather quite a few guys who are nursing injuries didn't practice, and the theme of the injury situations around Redskins Park lately seems to be "no comment".

Because of the weather quite a few guys who are nursing injuries didn't practice, and the theme of the injury situations around Redskins Park lately seems to be "no comment".

And to piggy-back on that point if I may, I'm pretty sure the "no comment" is due to a gag order issued by Gibbs regarding all injuries. I think every single player is going to play in this game, it's just Gibbs' way of keeping the Cowboys guessing. For whatever that's worth.

No I don't know that, the fact is your not basing your conclusion on Lavar being the best LB on our team by production, it's being based on his name, your to caught up in the Lavar hype, and not the Lavar substance, Lavar is not a better LB than Washington, he may be a better athlete, but that's where it ends, and I would personally rather see Clemons in there more.

As for the play involving Gates, I recorded it so I was able to watch the replay a few times, Arrington stood in the D-backfield on the strong side and followed Brees's movement as if he had a chance to make a play on the QB from the secondary, while Gates ran right out into the flat into Arringtons area while Arrington ignored the fact that someone could slip out into the flat, he then only reacted after the ball was thrown and it was to late to catch up, he was the only one out there, and realisticly the only one who should have been responsible for anyone releasing into the flat, and that is why Williams is reluctant to play him, he really is in his own world out there, it just takes one play like that to cost us a game [especially the way our offense keeps teams in the game] and Williams is not willing to risk that.

Kind of funny that Lavar had been coming out on definate passing downs, it seems Clemons gets the call when we need a real pass rusher and he's been far better at it than Lavar.

you talk as though you are in the huddle, or sideline and know what he was suppose to do. Nobody but GW,Joe and players on the defense knew what he was suppose to do. Maybe he was to cover him, maybe he was blitzing the QB. Until somebody comes out,which is n't going to happen now, and says LaVar was to cover gates, or this person was to cover gates, stop assuming that Gates was his guy. When somebody is blitzing that is their job to get into the back field, which he did. If he was suppose to cover gates, I doubt that his initial movement would have been towards the QB.

you talk as though you are in the huddle, or sideline and know what he was suppose to do. Nobody but GW,Joe and players on the defense knew what he was suppose to do. Maybe he was to cover him, maybe he was blitzing the QB. Until somebody comes out,which is n't going to happen now, and says LaVar was to cover gates, or this person was to cover gates, stop assuming that Gates was his guy. When somebody is blitzing that is their job to get into the back field, which he did. If he was suppose to cover gates, I doubt that his initial movement would have been towards the QB.It was not hard to see that Lavar was supposed to recognize the flat, and maybe notice that the most prolific receiving tight end in the NFL was creeping out there in his area. And if he was supposed to blitz, then he was missing his assignment anyway, cause he was just standing there.

It was not hard to see that Lavar was supposed to recognize the flat, and maybe notice that the most prolific receiving tight end in the NFL was creeping out there in his area. And if he was supposed to blitz, then he was missing his assignment anyway, cause he was just standing there.

Like I said you were not in huddle and dont know what he was to do. Why would they have LaVar covering a TE of Gates calliber, he didn't cover him all day. Taylor and other safeties covered him all day. so I think its hard to believe at the end of the game they would switch that sence they kept Gates in check all day. When LaVar was blitzing, he could n't get in back field, and DT,DE and rushing players are tought if you cant get in the backfield hold your possition and get your hand up, now maybe he didn't get his hands up. I seriously doubt that LaVar was responcable for Gates, he didn't have him all day. Plus on passing plays where LaVar would be in coverage, he generally is taken out in favor of Clemons.

Nonsense, Joe is too old to play these stupid owner games. He will do what it takes to win, short of playing criminals and immoral idiots. No way does he sacrafice wins over $$$$ for the owner.

Like I said you were not in huddle and dont know what he was to do. Why would they have LaVar covering a TE of Gates calliber, he didn't cover him all day. Taylor and other safeties covered him all day. so I think its hard to believe at the end of the game they would switch that sence they kept Gates in check all day. When LaVar was blitzing, he could n't get in back field, and DT,DE and rushing players are tought if you cant get in the backfield hold your possition and get your hand up, now maybe he didn't get his hands up. I seriously doubt that LaVar was responcable for Gates, he didn't have him all day. Plus on passing plays where LaVar would be in coverage, he generally is taken out in favor of Clemons.


Skindog nailed it, if it was a blitz as you say, then he blew that as well, I watched the replay he just stood there moving to his right a couple of steps following the QB's movement, while Gates slipped out to Lavars left. No I wasen't in the huddle but I have to assume that Williams who has been our best and most intelligent coach by far, had Arrington over there for something more than his good looks, then considering Lavar's track record with reads of this nature I then put my conclusion together, but yes you could be right, and I could be wrong, I was not in the huddle, nor did I hear someone from the caoching staff say he blew it, that was my own conclusion.

Skindog nailed it, if it was a blitz as you say, then he blew that as well, I watched the replay he just stood there moving to his right a couple of steps following the QB's movement, while Gates slipped out to Lavars left. No I wasen't in the huddle but I have to assume that Williams who has been our best and most intelligent coach by far, had Arrington over there for something more than his good looks, then considering Lavar's track record with reads of this nature I then put my conclusion together, but yes you could be right, and I could be wrong, I was not in the huddle, nor did I hear someone from the caoching staff say he blew it, that was my own conclusion.

fair enough.