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Originally Posted by 12thMan
Well, how and what we say about our organizations and what a public figure says about her/his organization are like comparing apples and oranges, in my opinion. When we complain, it's pretty much contained within that office. When an athlete, in a team sport mind you, isn't happy and voices unhappiness publicly it has the potential to be much, much more disruptive and destructive.
I think LaVar, regardless of his intentions, should have just kept quiet until the season was over.
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I could not agree more with the comments above he made and the horrible timing. I love Lavar as a player and the excitement he brings to watching the game when he is in, but him worried that Snyder/management does not talk with him or treat him like he does other players is kind of silly. You are paid a wealthy sum of money to play not be liked by management. Lavar gets so caught up in what the media prints and takes it to heart that it is the truth and going to happen. He recites or paraphrases in many of his outburst what people think of him that is in the papers or on the news. I know this is new to him being on the negative side of some of the prints in the paper this year, but he needs to step his professionalism up and stop taking things so personal. Look at Ramsey who handled his situation which was much harder to handle than Snyder not liking you or feeling appreciated. Look at the D-Line, Daniels who has just been bashed in the media for his lack of play and overall weakness as a unit, he stepped up his play and is getting praise. Walt Harris continually on the negative side of the media, but when it has counted stepped up and made key plays. What is common with all these other players is they handled the situations professionally. Warrick Holdman have you seen anything in the papers with him bashing Lavar and the coaching staff for benching him. For Lavar to remain he is going to have to practice what he preaches and stop with the me, me, me cry and bitch sessions to the media. Before it was tired of losing (they are winning and on the verge of a playoff appearance his first), next he faulted the organization for handling his injury poorly and rushing him back ( he wanted to rush and get back, not the org wanting him to rush back last year, next it was contract issues (his agents messed it up, Gibbs tried to quickly put it behind them), next it was his lack of playing time (he is playing quite a bit except on third down and contributing heavily and the organization now being cautious about rushing him back from injury), now it is management and Redskins do not want him anymore, not feeling the love. It is unbelievable and Lavar needs to stop feeding his emotions off the media, and other peoples opinions of why he is in situations that he is in. Lavar comparing the current Redskins under Gibbs/Snyder era to the previous five years is ridiculous. Smoot and Pierce were wanted by the skins, but they are not going to hurt the organization by breaking the bank under Gibbs, why would you pay Smoot more than Shawn Springs, bringing in Springs for Bailey paid Divedends in the cap at a much cheaper rate and he is shut down. Ridiculous to say I've seen what they did to previous players Coles asked to be gone, gladly we don't need that here he did it to himself and suffering in NY this year. Lavar keep quiet and stop reading the papers and watching the news when sports comes on.