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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
But, can you LaVar supporters also entertain the notion that he could also contribute to the 'D' giving up big plays? With his reluctance to play within the system, perhaps Williams thinks he's more of a liability to a 'D' that is already being stretched thin because of the injuries in the secondary.
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So why is no one else on the team having a finger pointed directly at them for the increasing number of big plays being given up by the defense? If every big play that was given up while LaVar was the starter was his fault, who's fault are they now that he doesn't play? Why isn't Brian Mitchell saying things like "Holdman missed this tackle, and lost them the game by giving up a 50 yard run" like he was so willing to say about LaVar?
I suppose none of these questions seem the least bit strange to Gibbs and Williams camp, but you don't have to be a detective to figure out there's something more than what the coaching staff is saying. The thing is, I'd be willing to accept the reason for his benching is his attitude or other off the field issues. If they want to cut off their nose to spite their face, than more power to them, but I will not accept the bold faced lie, which is the staff telling me LaVar is the worst linebacker on the team.
UPDATE: Warrick Holdman had an impressive
2 tackles today, no picks, and no sacks, which brings his season total to 12 tackles and 0 picks and sacks from the weak side linebacker position through 5 games. To put that in perspective, Marcus Washington had 11 tackles in the Dallas game alone, but hey, I'm sure Holdman was exactly where he was supposed to be on those two tackles. On a side note, Gregg Williams made the comment in a post game interview that he cannot get LaVar more playing time because Holdman has been playing extremely well. It's hard to argue his genius when Holdman puts up numbers like that...