skinsfan4life1980 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 There is a great article about Lavar and why the city has so much love for him. Lavar really seems like a great guy its a shame things didnt end better here for him. But hey check it out its a great read. There is even a interview on the site. http://www.playersvoice.com/nfl/for-the-love-of-lavar.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rellix Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I like him because he respects hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 He was great at getting the crowd involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I like him because he's my babydaddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterx Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 He's actually been on the post-game show and said he would love to play again. Who knows? He's older, maybe he can be disciplined now. He'd be a decent look if we lose a few linebackers to injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsb8261 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I will always love him for this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 He's actually been on the post-game show and said he would love to play again. Who knows? He's older, maybe he can be disciplined now. He'd be a decent look if we lose a few linebackers to injuries. Except he's completely UNconditioned ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Let me add that he brought a lot of hope and excitement to the franchise when we drafted him in a time when we were doing horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Except he's completely UNconditioned .....but not enough to not knock you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I can't say that i agree with the sentiment of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 We love him because he loves us. His beef may have been with GW and the FO, but he ALWAYS loved the fans. BTW, he refused to even talk with the Cowboys when he was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCsportsfan53 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I can't say that i agree with the sentiment of the article. I'm with you, little bit of a powderpuff piece. I certainly seem to remember helping set a number of his jersey's on fire at Skins tailgates. OLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan4life1980 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 what dont you agree with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumanB Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I still love LaVar and he will always be one of my all-time favorite Redskins players. It is unfortunate the way his career ended with the Redskins and the fact that he went to play for a divisional rival. But, people tend to forget that even Hall of Famer Art Monk (I love saying that now) didn't leave in the best circumstances and ended his career playing for the Eagles. Same with Brian Mitchell. What matters the most is that LaVar never left this community. Neither did Art Monk or Brian Mitchell. Just like them, LaVar will always be a true Redskin in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 We love him because he loves us. His beef may have been with GW and the FO, but he ALWAYS loved the fans. BTW, he refused to even talk with the Cowboys when he was released. Let's not go nuts. He went to the Giants. That's almost as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintHillSkinsFan Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I love the article when it's talking about Lavar. He loves DC and the fans and he'll always be a Redskin to me. What I don't really care for is the chap shots the author took at Joe Gibbs. That was completely unnecessary within the context of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaganaut Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I met two football players in a bar in Pittsburgh who had been to football camp with Lavar before he went to Penn State. They had nothing but good things to say about him as a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I love him for this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDenZ9PpRNo Lavar part starts at 1:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dceezown Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Lavar considers himself a Washington native. He hates Dallas. Gives back to the community. Wants The Skins to do well. Overall a good dude. Sometimes corny on comcast but hey ITS LAVAR!!! HE LOVES DC SO DC LOVES HIM BACK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydevil Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Is it because when Joe Gibbs and the organization tried to bash him as a player by saying he didn't know how to play the game, he chose to take the high road and say nothing? I am a Lavar Arrington fan, but that's not I how remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 People are going to interpret this the wrong way, but we love him because we identified with him. He was the emotional leader on our team in the early 2000s, the one person you can always expect a good season out of. This was especially true when Darrell Green retired. He just generated that excitement. However, things changed a bit in 2004. Gibbs is back, and we draft a player that suddenly creates a similar amount of excitement in Sean Taylor. After injury, Lavar's status just declined as well. A lot of us were adopting Taylor now as our favorite. I really was hoping it would all work out, a healthy Lavar and Taylor could have lead our defenses for at least 5 more seasons. Alas it was not meant to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I never quite understood the love, never will. I guess I like my heroes to actually win at something. But call me picky. Now that's my knock on him as a player. As a person, his character was on vivid display for all to see before the playoff game against Tampa. So he's got that going for him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I still got love for Lavar. He was the face of our franchise during some of its darkest years. Such a shame injuries took apart what could have been a great career... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 People are going to interpret this the wrong way, but we love him because we identified with him. He was the emotional leader on our team in the early 2000s, the one person you can always expect a good season out of. This was especially true when Darrell Green retired. He just generated that excitement.However, things changed a bit in 2004. Gibbs is back, and we draft a player that suddenly creates a similar amount of excitement in Sean Taylor. After injury, Lavar's status just declined as well. A lot of us were adopting Taylor now as our favorite. I really was hoping it would all work out, a healthy Lavar and Taylor could have lead our defenses for at least 5 more seasons. Alas it was not meant to be. a healthy LaVar and ST would have been bad news for any other team out there. That was something I think we all wanted. I agree with your post too..:applause: and for the record I got MAD love for LaVar. I wasnt ever able to burn my 56 jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Edds Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I still love Lavar ... course I wish it would have ended better here with him. I'm not gonna rehash my own version of everything that happened. But I will say this, I think that the Redskins as an organization played a huge part in ending Lavar's career (as well as Lavar himself), and a lot of it was because of pride, ego's, etc. The fans suffered a bit because of all of that, as well as the players on the field who had to play with and answer media questions as to why a mediocre talent at best, "Highway 57", was starting over Lavar ... we all know it was out of spite. found that completely unfair to the other players on the team and disrespectful to the fans that pay money to see a winner. But separate Lavar the player, from Lavar "disgruntled player in a contract dispute" ... and there still is no doubt in my mind that he could have been one of the best ever. And he gave the fans something to cheer about. He WAS a BEAST, and no one will ever change my mind about that. IMO B-Mitchell deserves more negativity than Lavar, Bmitch said "eff the fans too" when he left town. Lavar never did that. I have no doubt in my mind that he regrets some of his actions, regardless of what he says when being interviewed. But if anything at all, i would love to see him get another shot a playing somewhere, just another shot at knocking another QB on his tail (except JC). Just one more season, even as a role player, to let him end his playing career the way he wanted to. I'd never burn a redskin jersey, that's sac religious in my book. if anything i would remove the players name from the back of it. But that's just me. There's not enough time in this world to be a "hater" years after the fact, regardless of anyone's position on the whole matter, it's time to let it go folks ... he does a lot of good, a lot more good than a lot of people on this board, myself included. For that i will always admire him. Best of luck to you Lavar in your future endeavors, glad I go to see you play in person. Hail to em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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