LaVar wrote: "That's his coaching staff," Arrington said. "Whatever it was, I just really believe everyone was in cahoots. Those are his guys. If he really wanted me to be there and things to work out, he would have told them that and I would be there.... There were so many different coaching staffs [during Arrington's stay with the Redskins]. That faith and belief and trust that was there with the fans wasn't there with the coaches. I just didn't have that.
If LaVar wanted to be here he would have showed he wanted to be here, he wouldn't have waited on a coach to fight his battle when his only competition was Holdman and Clemons. As many times as Sean Taylor was disciplined he never sat more than a series or two (if you belonged on the field - Joe put ya on the field). As far as all the other coaches go - What were they going to say? Everytime they went to see "the Danny", Lavar is already sitting in the office. Gibbs didn't have that problem because he ran the team the team didn't run the coaches.
LaVar wrote:"There wasn't a [longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach] Bill Cowher there for me. It was like a game of Russian roulette: You keep shooting, and you finally get to the one with the bullet. I finally got to the coaching staff that didn't want me. I was fine with three coaching staffs and worked well with them, but this one didn't want me."
In other words LaVar knew the day would come that a coach would come along and say LaVar "You need to do this, and only this". LaVar also knew he wouldn't be able to do it.
LaVar wrote:Arrington said he spoke often to his former Redskins teammates early in the offseason, then stopped once he signed with the Giants in April. "I don't want to dilute my healthy dislike for any team in this league," he said, "so I don't really feel a need to have personal conversations with them."
After this past week I don't think there will be too many ex-teammates that will want to conversate with LaVar after this past weekend full of comments
LaVar wrote:"The Giants and the Packers stepped up," Arrington said. "I didn't ask for anything during the whole process. I said, 'You tell me what I'm worth.' Brett Favre called me and said, 'Me and you are going to ride together.' Plus they offered more money. If I was really all about the money, I'd be a Packer. The only thing better than a team with a great owner and front office is a team owned by the fans."
The Packers were desparate to get a answer for Brett on his staus for this season and LaVar's name happen to come up, Farve may run the town and the team but he doesn't sign the checks. The Jags were interested until Del Rio had a issue with the physical
LaVar wrote:He already knows, he said, that he will have a far more prominent role on this Giants defense than he had on the Redskins defense the past few seasons.
"I'm involved," Arrington said. "I deserve to be involved. I've earned the right to be involved. If I'm not involved, you have to ask yourself why that is and what kind of [stuff] is going on."...
His role will be more prominent in NY for a little while (until the Gints can find someone to play WLB) The only reason I agree that Arrington's statement that he deserves to be involved is because I've seen the list of linebackers on the G-strings rosters. Last year he played on a team with a roster the had more depth (and that what he became "depth")
Arrington spoke to Merril Hoge by telephone late last week after the ESPN analyst said that Arrington is an undisciplined player who won't be able to coexist with the demanding Coughlin. Arrington said that he and Hoge usually are friendly and he was hurt that Hoge didn't call him before making the comments.
LaVar wrote:"I fault him for not communicating with me," Arrington said.
If Merril called half the people he comment on he won't have time to be a talking head.
LaVar wrote:Arrington says he's annoyed with the perpetuation of what he calls a myth that he is an out-of-control player who can't fit into the framework of a team.
"That's not accurate and that's not me," he said. "The depictions of me have always been so distorted. I've always tried to fit in."...
LaVar has always been a team guy, but when he hits the field his motivation seems to be ESPN Top 10 and if the team gets a "W" that was a bonus
Just as he was starting to "get his swagger back", this has to happen!!! If those daggone Redskins doctors would have done a good job during the first surgery, and if the coaches had not rushed him back onto the field, he would be BLOWING UP in New York right now, son.
