Wow Those Linebackers played so well Today

[EternalEnigma21]

Here's one thing to think about. I agree that a system and a coach can make a huge difference, but its only the player's ability to carry out an assignment that makes a system look good. Look at the patriots. Everyone thought they were a team of misfits and talentless, but as it turns out, the loss of talent really hurt them. Bill Belechick (how the hell do you spell that??) cannot win the game.

On that same note, Gregg Williams is not a Defense. He manages a defense. He manages players. His career is based on evaluations of his player's performances. On that note you can look at this situation two ways.

Number one, Greg Williams just plain honestly feels that Warrick Holdman gives this defense the best chance to win.

Number two, GW feels that if he can win without LA it will become a true testemant to his genius and the fact that he can make a group of misfits and outcasts great.

Based on what I've seen out of Warrick Holdman, I'm inclined to SPECULATE that it may be a little bit of both. I'm not attacking the man's character or intentions, but he is human. Anyone who's watched football knows that being out of position may give up a play or two, but so will missing wide open tackles in the backfield that go for TDs. I know for a fact that WH did miss one of those tackles. That's all I know, besides his stats are pretty unimpressive.

Then you have to ask yourself if GW just wants someone in there to fill some shoes and take on some blockers. Maybe he wants Washington to be his main LB, and lead the Defense.

This man prides himself on taking underachieving players and turning them into valuble pieces of a great D. Maybe he just feels like LA is a bit too outspoken and will bring the morale of the "team" agenda down.

I'm just saying this because no matter if he was a bit of a "freelancer" (as was quoted before) GW himself has said, you build your team around your talent. Its not like LA is a mongoloid that can't understand what gap control, blitz, and man and zone coverage means. Thats realistically about all a linebacker has to do. It baffles me to think that he's too stupid to understand what's being asked of him, and I refuse to believe that he is physically incapable of it.

GW may have the best intentions in the world, and may build the best Defense in the history of football, and I'd gladly take it... but who can honestly say based on what we've seen of LA, that any defense couldn't be improved with his presence?