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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Of course there is, but it just seems like the LaVar supporters are so convinced there is no logical reason as to why he's not playing.

There needs to be a middle ground. There are great arguments to both sides.

I've said that it's hard to think he couldn't at the least be helping out in 3rd downs as a DE. Perhaps this is where the punishment side comes in to play. I do think that the coaches aren't happy with how outspoken LaVar has been at times, and they're sending him a message that he needs to shut the heck up. Gibbs' teams have always been built around the notion that the team comes first... they're obviously not convinced he's bought in to this hook, line and sinker.

It's interesting to look back on when Lewis ran the D. The common thought at that time was that Lewis was trying to make LaVar a more well rounded player, when it now appears he was trying to hide his deficiencies as a LB by putting him at DE where he could least hurt the overall scheme. Lewis clearly did not trust his coverage abilities and his willingness to play within the system, so he stuck him at DE and let him "freelance" there where it wouldn't hurt the D.

Maybe with him asking to not talk about his playing time on the last show he was interviewed on, he's starting to compromise with the coaching staff (I can only hope).