LA Responds to Critizism

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by 5RINGS

When Lavar Arrington was at the height of his popularity in Washington, was he the most popular player by a wide margin?

Was he the fan favorite?

I get the feeling that he was very hurt by a perceived rejection by Gibbs and Williams

I can't speak for others. For me, he was certainly the most exciting player we had in those days. He could flash some speed, now. (Putting "now" at the end of sentences is a bad habit I have picked up from watching Parcells pressers.)

Those teams he played on were mostly bad, so I think a lot of fans did kind of hold on to his style of play as a consolation. And he was very good. He never took over games the way some of us had hoped. Like Reggie in Philly or L.T., but he was exciting. I'm trying to think of someone else who was also popular, but I think he was it. Maybe Champ. Smooty was popular.

I have to say, also, that the spectacle of an athlete who doesn't realize he's washed up is awfully pathetic. That media up there is not going to be polite, once the full realization sets in.

[Rock Your Face]

My favorite part of the whole interview was the beginning when he says he though about it for 2 seconds and decided not to comment about Springs' and Lindsay's comments, and then runs his mouth about it for a rather lengthy amount of time. It's funny how that always seems to happen in his interviews, Lavar will say he's not going to talk about the 'Skins, and then as the interview/press conference goes on, he gets more and more worked up about it. I could not agree more with the previous post about Gibbs stealing Lavar's thunder as the face of the franchise. Even with that, however, Lavar could have bought into the system and been a good productive player under Gibbs/Williams, and still been hugely popular here, instead he decided to pout when things did not go his way, and you saw the real Lavar.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Rock Your Face

My favorite part of the whole interview was the beginning when he says he though about it for 2 seconds and decided not to comment about Springs' and Lindsay's comments, and then runs his mouth about it for a rather lengthy amount of time. It's funny how that always seems to happen in his interviews, Lavar will say he's not going to talk about the 'Skins, and then as the interview/press conference goes on, he gets more and more worked up about it. I could not agree more with the previous post about Gibbs stealing Lavar's thunder as the face of the franchise. Even with that, however, Lavar could have bought into the system and been a good productive player under Gibbs/Williams, and still been hugely popular here, instead he decided to pout when things did not go his way, and you saw the real Lavar.

I thought the same thing. I don't want to get into it, but let me go on for 10 minutes. Hypocrite.

Lindsey wanted to get in his head, and it worked. Let's hope we see LaVar over-running plays all day on Sunday because he's so jacked up.

You've got to think that the Skins will be looking to attack his side early and often.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I thought the same thing. I don't want to get into it, but let me go on for 10 minutes. Hypocrite.

Lindsey wanted to get in his head, and it worked. Let's hope we see LaVar over-running plays all day on Sunday because he's so jacked up.

You've got to think that the Skins will be looking to attack his side early and often.

the other side may have a rookie making his first start (gerris wilkinson) since emmons is hurt. there's only 3 players on that defense right now.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I thought the same thing. I don't want to get into it, but let me go on for 10 minutes. Hypocrite.

aw c'mon. everyone knows Lavar is an emotional guy, it's why everyone here liked him. it was too easy for those reporters to egg it out of him.