Lavar says he was misquoted - he wants to remain a redskin for his entire career

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Players come and go, that's not exclusive to the Redskins, that's the NFL, that's sports. Otherwise why do people remain fans of one team for decades? So yes, ultimately we are fans of the TEAM first and players second.

I think the sad part is some people have those roles reversed.

We're 9-6 and knocking on the door of the playoffs, but we've spent the week debating the importance of ONE player.

Now that's sad.

Yes, worrying about one player during this week is a bit sad. But luckily it is us and not the team. You and I are about the same age so we have seen both sides of the cap and non cap. I am a fan of both sides, and like the fact that you can add players. My only beef is that we as fans try to connect with players, and always root for certain individuals. In my case, I have rooted for several different players that I thought would be here for a while. Only to have them shown the door. some fans feel this is alienating them from the team, and some(like your self accept it as part of the business in the NFL) I dont think there is a right or wrong side of arguement. We all love the Skins and will root for them no matter who is playing, like the two scab years we had. My gripe, this season, is about the treatment of LaVar, but it hasn't always been. I bitched and moaned about Steven Davis, about letting Champ feel the way he did(which he was probably going to leave anyway) Mitchell, even Tre Johnson when he was a probowler. I liked that dude every since he took up for Brad Johnson during the playoffs that year and go kicked out of the game. Even Antonio Brown, I root for that guy like crazy after reading the article about what kind of life he had. All I am saying is ,fans as passionate as we are about our team, feel that we have a connection with the players on the field, and when they are mistreated for what ever the reasons are, get a little upset. I was furious with the Brian Mitchell and Steven Davis thing. Teams letting players go for cap reasons and such is part of the game, that I can agree on. I just dont think, and some other people to, that this organization handles things the right way when it comes down players or coaches for that fact.