(rumor) lavar on crutches again after another surgery

[JWsleep]

Gibbs puts out another fire. Wow. Let's kiss and make up, please. And we need Lavar healthy and happy, especially now that Pierce is gone. Ack.

Funny how it's yet another negative thing from the Post. Not that they made Lavar say anything, I'm sure (he's said some weird stuff in the past, no doubt...), but I wonder if Gibbs is ever going to speak to them again, after this offseason! Every time he opens up the Post, Damasio or Jason what's-his-name is spilling the beans on some in-house trouble. And Tony Stewart's friggin wheel fell off during the race sunday. Tough week.

[JWsleep]

And check out the skins.com article that instantly popped up. We love you Lavar! Go easy, big fella! (Maybe we'll trade him to the Jets for Vilma?) J/K!!!!

[skinsguy]

Well, I feel a little bit better about the situation. I also felt Lavar was just venting alot of frustration with this setback. I can understand his frustration, but sometimes it's better to vent to someone else besides the media. Hopefully, Gibbs will talk with Arrington and put things back in perspective for him. We do need Arrington healthy and ready to play for us this year, and I feel when he is able to get out there and start playing football, he'll look back on this and probably laugh about it! :-)

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Seriously, people turned on LaVar damn quick before knowing the facts. Taylor is already wanting a new contract and no one is ready to crucify him yet (not saying we should, but let's give people a break before we know the facts).

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Seriously, people turned on LaVar damn quick before knowing the facts. Taylor is already wanting a new contract and no one is ready to crucify him yet (not saying we should, but let's give people a break before we know the facts).

That's why I was careful not to jump to conclusions before I heard more of the story. I felt Lavar was just whinning to the media and he was. He was frustrated, but he'll learn as he matures that going to the media everytime something goes wrong doesn't do the team or himself any favors. I'm confident after his meeting with Gibbs, cooler heads will prevail and the honeymoon will continue.

Sorry Daseal, but no matter how much we disagree with you, there is only one man who was able to carry the cross and be crucified for us.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Seriously, people turned on LaVar damn quick before knowing the facts. Taylor is already wanting a new contract and no one is ready to crucify him yet (not saying we should, but let's give people a break before we know the facts).

Absolutely agree. It's pathetic, ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC, to see some people who were already predisposed to disliking the guy use the misfortune of an injury like this to get up on their soap box and crucify him even more. He's a passionate guy. Period. He wants to be out there cracking skulls with his team. And because he can't be, he is very, VERY frustrated right now. He's never given anything less than 100% for this team and anybody that doubts his intentions or his passion for the game in my book isn't even worthy of a direct response. So I'm going to stop and leave it at that before I say something that gets me kicked off this site.

[irish]

I have never questioned LA intensity or desire. What I do question is his blaming the redskins for rushing him back to the field when exactly the opposite is true. My problem with LA is that any problems involving him are always someone else's fault, the team rushed me back, the team screwed me out of $, I'm too constrained by the scheme, etc.. He cries wolf so often its hard to take any of his concerns seriously.

[CooleyAsCanBe]

The Post article (or should I say block quote) was hilarious. You could almost visualize Lavar breathing hard and getting worked up. Several times he is talking himself down and trying to calm down. I've been in situations like that. Pissed off and spouting whatever coems to mind. I sure am glad no one is following me with a tape recorder. I agree with Gibbs, he'll be fine by tomorrow. This is a blip.

Anyone else notice they have already updated the Post article to include some more balanced info from Gibbs and the doctor? I guess they just wanted the scoop and are now cleaning up the mess.

[81forHOF]

If anyone thinks this is about anything other than the 6.8 million Lavar claims Snyder ripped him off, they are kidding themselves! I remember reading the article last year when he made his claims and knew right then that things were never going to be the same with Lavar. The fact of the matter is that Lavar's agent handed him a contract and told him he went over it and it was everything that they had asked for, after signing Lavar realized the 6.8 million bonus wasn't included. If he has a problem with anyone it should be his agent!

Here's my take on the situation:
Lavar decides to have a minor knee scope, which could have waited, during the season just to spite Snyder. He had no intentions whatsoever of playing last year until he saw how well the Defense was playing without him and got worried. Now he is blowing up over a routine follow up surgery because nobody ran to hold his hand. He's just pissed that his grievance hearing was postponed. If 68 million is not enough to make you feel loved what the hell is it going to take? Another 6.8 mil is what!

And if any teammate didn't hear about his surgery last year they must be living in a cave!

You are right about the Post putting a negative twist on everything, tho. They are mad that the Skins revoked 120 season ticket packages from them because the were scalping them. Now they have to buy their tickets like everybody else. Boo Hoo! So maybe I should give Lavar the benefit of the doubt, a person easily can be quoted to come off sounding anyway the writer wishes, but it sure sounds like that they didn't have to put much of a twist on those words.

If Lavar thinks that any self respecting Redskins fan is going to take his side over Coach Gibbs he needs to stop kidding himself. If this soap opera is going to become a distraction we need to shop him around. Recent surgery or no, someone will be willing to take him off our hands because he is such a monster player. I really wish we had resigned Antonio.

[81forHOF]

I hope your right! Lavar needs to settle down and be the next career Redskin.

[Daseal]

Offiss?

[SKINSnCANES]

I just bought an Arrington authentic yesterday, lol. i was going to buy two but looks like ill keep it at one for the time being

[Gmanc711]

I'm going to wait until we get some more facts before I really react to this, but LaVars quotes were not too inspiring. Hopefully he was just having a bad day or somthing; but the media is hopefully just playing it off bigger than it really is.

[aprius]

Will the real LaVar Arrington please shut up?

[bedlamVR]

I am really starting to worry about the mental state of LaVar . Not so long ago he was making statements about having made up with the FO maybe dropping his grievence then tunring round amd lashing out at them again. Now this.

He really needs to look at who is whispering in his ears because the advice he is getting is real bad . Now he is flling a grievence with the NFLPA for being forced back too soon but their is nothing to back that up . Look at how the team handled Jansen, Barrow, Thomas and Daniels nothing but conservative . Thomas pushed himself to get back other played injured all year because they are NFL players .

Arrington seems determined to make himself this teams posterboy for bad attitude and drive a wedge between him the team and ultimatly the fans . He IS in my oppinion over rated and free lances far too much and was responsible for a number of key plays notably blowing the coverage on Jim Flinn in the loss against the Giants in OT a couple of years back .