70Chip Presents the #56Fanatic "Does LaVar Deserve Special Treament" Poll

[#56fanatic]

Wow, should I feel special?

1st off, I dont think he should get special treatment, no player should get special treatment. 2ndly, reworking his deal would save us a good bit of money on the cap for next year. I am not a big fan of reworking deals, but in this case with the cap hit being such a huge burden, and LaVar willing to take less money to stay here, why not! I do feel he has been, at times, treated unfairly. Now, whos guilty for that, who knows, not anyone here, and not me. we all have out OPINIONS on who is at fault. The fact is he is a good LB, at one time one of the best in the NFL. That was before the injury. At the end of the year, and through the playoffs he was a playmaker and put Sean Alexander out(clean or not) He means a lot to the fans and to the community. That doesn't mean we keep him for the fans sake, you can not run a team that way. However, it would be different if he had the talent of a waterboy. He will be back to 100%, should be back to his original playing weight which will bring back the quickness and stamina. He will also be much stronger with his legs and more than likely would be a better pass rusher. My vote for special treatment is NO. I am tired of the LaVar issue. we will see if he is here or not shortly.

[offiss]

I think the Skins have been more loyal to Lavar than he has to them. Has Lavar lived up to his contract? NO! Has he lived up to the elite status that a #2 pick in the draft should be? NO! And the fact that Lavar has been grossly overpaid he has the nerve to make a major stink about another 6 mil that he never had coming to begin with, as if the 68 mil wasen't double what he was worth to begin with, kind of like knocking off fort knox, and then going back to accuse someone of lifting your wallet.

Lavar has proven this much, he can easily be replaced by the likes of Lamar Marshall, and Chris Clemons, kind of funny we start winning as soon as Lavar hits the bench, so far he's shown we can lose with him, and win without him. You don't win football games because you have charisma, you win by playing smart football, that's something Lavar has yet to prove.

[70Chip]

If Greg Williams and Dale Lindsey determine that Lavar can be a solid contributor for the next few years , then we should do whatever is necessary to ease his cap burden and keep him here. If they believe his best days are behind him, then they should cut him loose unless keeping him for say, one more year somehow benefits our cap.

Any sentimental or heartstring type b.s. should not be considered when dealing with any personel decision. Those days ended when #28 retired (and well before that for all the other numbers) This is a league wher Joe Montana was let go by the 49ers. Where Emmitt Smith became a Cardinal. Jerry Rice was cut in pre-season by the Broncos. Art Monk, my God, Art Monk played for the gd Eagles. No special treatment.

BTW. Why is it that three seperate Lavar threads are booming while may brilliant, insightful post regarding the League of 9 Extraordinary Gentleman is ignored. I think it's because the anti-Lavarites enjoy hearing the pro-Lavarites make verbal googly eyes. I lova Lavara soa mucha. I can'ta liva without hima.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by offiss

I think the Skins have been more loyal to Lavar than he has to them. Has Lavar lived up to his contract? NO! Has he lived up to the elite status that a #2 pick in the draft should be? NO! And the fact that Lavar has been grossly overpaid he has the nerve to make a major stink about another 6 mil that he never had coming to begin with, as if the 68 mil wasen't double what he was worth to begin with, kind of like knocking off fort knox, and then going back to accuse someone of lifting your wallet.

Lavar has proven this much, he can easily be replaced by the likes of Lamar Marshall, and Chris Clemons, kind of funny we start winning as soon as Lavar hits the bench, so far he's shown we can lose with him, and win without him. You don't win football games because you have charisma, you win by playing smart football, that's something Lavar has yet to prove.

dude, what are you talking about? Did he play his ass off before being injured? YES. did he put up pro-bowl numbers every year? YES. He had major knee injury that forced him out for basically two years. And to say about winning, our defense started playing alot better when he was in the games full time, if him being on the bench helped, I do believe Williams would have kept him there. Fact was, williams knew LaVar deserved, and earned PT. As he proved again the second half and in the playoffs, when he was as close to 100% as hes been in two years. Are you kidding me with this Clemons crap?, he is a 3rd down player, if he was any kind of player wouldn't he have been infront of Holdman. Hey, Danny gave him that money, LaVar signed the contract. Has Danny ever overpaid anybody? I believe about almost all the free agents he has signed have been overpaid compared to what other players with their stats generally get. This contract thing was dropped by LaVar, the Player Association did not drop it, hense the law suit against his agent filed by the PA. Get your facts straight before talking. of course I am going to be the LAVAR LOVER, bla bla bla, doesn't matter! I would stick up for any player on the team that deserved it.