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Lavar Arrington? (1 Viewer)

ThePittbully

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Last I heard he got cut by Giants, but I havent heard anything in free agency regarding him. Is he in talks with anyone? Is he still injured?

 
Adam Schaefler (sp?) just said on NFL network that there is a good chance his career is over due to his knee being so screwed. He said his agent feels comfortable that he will be in training camp with someone but Schaefler doubted it.

 
His agent (Poston) said within the last week or so that Arrington is at least a month away from being able to play football.

I'd say his career is over due to knee injury.

 
washed-up is where he is. he's known for his cocky dont care attitude and it is finally catching up with him. hopefully he's changin his ways and will make a valiant comeback in 07

 
I think he's done too. He'll probably get a look and a tryout from a team or two - along with a physical of course - and he may even survive camp cuts but his career as a significant LB, whether fantasy or otherwise, seems over.

 
Add the torn Achilles that knocked him out of the 06 season to the chronic knee injury that's hampered in previous seasons and it's not hard to believe that he is indeed finished.

 
Add the torn Achilles that knocked him out of the 06 season to the chronic knee injury that's hampered in previous seasons and it's not hard to believe that he is indeed finished.
I agree with all the above post saying he is done. He was a lot of hype without much in the way of production. Seemed to alway be on the verge of greatness but never got there.
 
Add the torn Achilles that knocked him out of the 06 season to the chronic knee injury that's hampered in previous seasons and it's not hard to believe that he is indeed finished.
I agree with all the above post saying he is done. He was a lot of hype without much in the way of production. Seemed to alway be on the verge of greatness but never got there.
It's a shame. Honest Redskins fans will tell you that the three Pro Bowls from 2001-2003 were based upon flashy plays that distracted from fundamental problems in his game. He had unbelievable physical gifts, comparable at his position to what Sean Taylor has at the safety position, and he could with work and discipline been another Wilbur Marshall. Instead he was a flash in the pan who contributed greatly to the end of his own career by insisting that he be put back on the field too early after his knee injury, late in the 2004 season when there was nothing to play for.
 
redman said:
Sabertooth said:
garyd said:
Add the torn Achilles that knocked him out of the 06 season to the chronic knee injury that's hampered in previous seasons and it's not hard to believe that he is indeed finished.
I agree with all the above post saying he is done. He was a lot of hype without much in the way of production. Seemed to alway be on the verge of greatness but never got there.
It's a shame. Honest Redskins fans will tell you that the three Pro Bowls from 2001-2003 were based upon flashy plays that distracted from fundamental problems in his game. He had unbelievable physical gifts, comparable at his position to what Sean Taylor has at the safety position, and he could with work and discipline been another Wilbur Marshall. Instead he was a flash in the pan who contributed greatly to the end of his own career by insisting that he be put back on the field too early after his knee injury, late in the 2004 season when there was nothing to play for.
I watched him extensively in his days at Penn State, but I didn't get to watch many Redskins games with him. He was a physical freak of nature, with his size and athleticism. But, he just never learned to play the linebacker within a team structure. He made plays when he did what he wanted, or just went with his insticts. With a screwed up knee that has undoubtedly robbed him of a lot of his natural athleticism, he just could never be a good LB and won't get the money he thinks he worth.
 
I guess he'll be doing those Eastern Motors commercials full time soon. :unsure:

DC homers know what I'm talking about.

 
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In all fainess to him though, he had a different Defensive Coord. each year. It wasn't a promotion from within and keep the same system type switch either, he learned a different type defense each year. Add that to letting him just play with his athleticism in college...and little to no growth, which was not his fault.

 
In all fainess to him though, he had a different Defensive Coord. each year. It wasn't a promotion from within and keep the same system type switch either, he learned a different type defense each year. Add that to letting him just play with his athleticism in college...and little to no growth, which was not his fault.
I agree. Only Schottenheimer's system played to his strengths, which was allowing him to be largely free of specific assignments and to just play his side of the field based on his instincts and flow to the ball. 2001 was his best season by far, though you wouldn't know it statistically.
 
He was a physical freak of nature, with his size and athleticism. But, he just never learned to play the linebacker within a team structure. He made plays when he did what he wanted, or just went with his insticts.
That pretty much sums him up. Yet to his credit he always seemed like an affable guy, well-liked by both fans and other players.
 
ThePittbully said:
Last I heard he got cut by Giants, but I havent heard anything in free agency regarding him. Is he in talks with anyone? Is he still injured?
At home reliving his glory years on playstation NCAA football......
 
Add the torn Achilles that knocked him out of the 06 season to the chronic knee injury that's hampered in previous seasons and it's not hard to believe that he is indeed finished.
I agree with all the above post saying he is done. He was a lot of hype without much in the way of production. Seemed to alway be on the verge of greatness but never got there.
It's a shame. Honest Redskins fans will tell you that the three Pro Bowls from 2001-2003 were based upon flashy plays that distracted from fundamental problems in his game. He had unbelievable physical gifts, comparable at his position to what Sean Taylor has at the safety position, and he could with work and discipline been another Wilbur Marshall. Instead he was a flash in the pan who contributed greatly to the end of his own career by insisting that he be put back on the field too early after his knee injury, late in the 2004 season when there was nothing to play for.
I watched him extensively in his days at Penn State, but I didn't get to watch many Redskins games with him. He was a physical freak of nature, with his size and athleticism. But, he just never learned to play the linebacker within a team structure. He made plays when he did what he wanted, or just went with his insticts. With a screwed up knee that has undoubtedly robbed him of a lot of his natural athleticism, he just could never be a good LB and won't get the money he thinks he worth.
:( He was never used well. He can't play inside of a system well, but if somebody would have just let him roam, he could have been special.
 
In all fainess to him though, he had a different Defensive Coord. each year. It wasn't a promotion from within and keep the same system type switch either, he learned a different type defense each year. Add that to letting him just play with his athleticism in college...and little to no growth, which was not his fault.
I agree. Only Schottenheimer's system played to his strengths, which was allowing him to be largely free of specific assignments and to just play his side of the field based on his instincts and flow to the ball. 2001 was his best season by far, though you wouldn't know it statistically.
;) :pickle: Why they didn't just let him create chaos is beyond me. See the guy behind center?

Go get him.

 
In all fainess to him though, he had a different Defensive Coord. each year. It wasn't a promotion from within and keep the same system type switch either, he learned a different type defense each year. Add that to letting him just play with his athleticism in college...and little to no growth, which was not his fault.
I agree. Only Schottenheimer's system played to his strengths, which was allowing him to be largely free of specific assignments and to just play his side of the field based on his instincts and flow to the ball. 2001 was his best season by far, though you wouldn't know it statistically.
:D :clap: Why they didn't just let him create chaos is beyond me. See the guy behind center?

Go get him.
Well, it's a bit difficult to just do that if you have a defense with holes in other places. If your d-line is not generating pressure, then you have to have others adjust, either by blitzing or providing extra coverage, etc. He was a special enough athletic talent where they could have done that, but that's where the change in coaching staffs hurt him. Marvin Lewis, who was the DC in 2002 and whose system largely remained in place in 2003 under his protege, ran a very regimented system for the LB's, so much so that in 2002 he essentially abandoned the idea of Arrington as a LB on passing downs and simply rushed him as a DE. Lewis was right that Arrington wasn't capable from a mental/discipline standpoint of playing his traditional scheme, but Lewis also took the easy way out, and it's noteworthy that while Arrington racked up 11 sacks he was never particularly known for his pass rushing skills. Lewis could and should have adapted his scheme to fit the guy who was clearly then the most talented defensive player on the field.

Gregg Williams runs an even more regimented scheme requiring strict discipline from his LB's; because of how many different blitzes he runs he needs to know that other spots on the field are covered. That relationship was doomed from the start, and Arrington's strangely cool reception of Gibbs plus his injury early in 2004 likely sealed his fate. Also the fact that they drafted Sean Taylor, another freak of nature who was the choice of the new regime and could overshadow Arrington seemed to me to sour him.

What I liked about Schottenheimer in 2001 though was that, with a talent poor defense (they'd gotten rid of the recent expensive signings: Stubblefield; Carrier; Deion) he simply decided to "tilt the field" to Arrington and let him run around and make plays. Everyone else's job in the front 7 was essentially designed to make plays flow to Arrington at the WLB, and that worked well because of Arrington's mobility and sure tackling.

 
I heard RUMOR that the Giants may be bidding their time.. and may resign him cheap. The longer he sees that nobody wants him for what he thinks he is worth the chances get better for the Giants to get him back..and the Giants are EXTREMELY thin at LB and in a potential vs cost Lavar would be a cheap insurance policy.

 

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