Should Arrington Be Rushed Back Into the Lineup?

what about Clemons?

he has come in for a few situations and beats guys with his great speed. last game he ran around the linemen for a sack.

he is shawn barber undersized, but he has great speed. i would like to see him in there in a larger role.

3-4??? OK, let's change the scheme of the NFL's number 2 defense so they have to learn new ways to play??? I don't think that is the smart way to go.

If LaVar has been cleared by his doctors who are we to say if he should play or not?

The same doctors that cleared him earlier in the year when he reinjured the injury, Matty? =p

We're worried about his health for next year, when it matters!

jcbr: We're oozing with talent at the LB position but somewhat weak at LB. Didn't Williams run a 3-4 in TN? Or am I confused with someone else?

I dont know if the doctors cleared him or not but I know the trainers wanted him to wait one more week. Unfortunately for LA and us fans he had to pull an idiotic stunt and physically challenge the trainers to keep him off the field. The rest as we sadly know is history.

If everyone in the organization has signed off that LA is good to go then he should get out on the field and play like he showed us earlier in the season he so badly wants to do.

Who knows, he could have waited that extra week and still got hurt when he came back.

He slipped on wet turf, it could have happened to anybody. And it could have happened regardless of the fact he was coming back from an injury.

If he's cleared by the doctors and he wants to play, what can you do?

Are you serious, you guys start talking this freelancing stuff ever since some reporter who probably hasnt even seen Lavar play this season (including pre-season games) and you start talking about how Lavar is discipline and how he freelancing alot. Come on guys this can't be serious we know that in the past that's what he has done but realisticly before he was our only playmaker on defense even when we had Champ. Even the last couple of years whenever he forced a turnover no one was ever around the ball to recover it. The point that i am trying to get across is you really can only assess him on 6 games this year and that includes 5 preseason games, as true Redskin fans we have watched him and seen how he has developed from year's past so please cut him a break!

as good as our defense was, one thing we didn't get alot of was sacks. plenty of pressure, and it made our defense no.2, but sacks would have gotten us to no.1 i'm sure of it.

having Arrington out there will be great for our team, but only if Gregg Williams wants him to be. next year, he will add a more fearsome dimension to our defense, Williams will play him in so many roles, offenses will be dizzy.

but this year, reel him in. LaVar will want to really hit somebody being pent up all season and he could hurt something unseen weakened from the recovery. LIMITED use.

but let him start vs. the Cowboys :D

Are you serious, you guys start talking this freelancing stuff ever since some reporter who probably hasnt even seen Lavar play this season (including pre-season games) and you start talking about how Lavar is discipline and how he freelancing alot. Come on guys this can't be serious we know that in the past that's what he has done but realisticly before he was our only playmaker on defense even when we had Champ. Even the last couple of years whenever he forced a turnover no one was ever around the ball to recover it. The point that i am trying to get across is you really can only assess him on 6 games this year and that includes 5 preseason games, as true Redskin fans we have watched him and seen how he has developed from year's past so please cut him a break!

Slow down.

LaVar has a career long history of freelancing. It's where some of his most spectacular plays have happened. It's also where he's been burnt the most. The only year LaVar didn't excessively freelance was when Marvin Lewis made him play DE on some plays. The shift in position forced him to pay attention to the schemes and play less instinctively.

There nothing wrong with playing by instinct - if it's within the parameters of the scheme. Blitzing is a perfect example. Sometimes it's best to wait a half second before going in - blockers discount your presence if you aren't coming at them. Sometimes its best to try to jump the snap count and be in before the offense can react (LaVar Leap, anyone?) That can't be taught, and LaVar's instincts are excellent at that. The problem becomes when he thinks a play is going one way, and his responsibilities are in another area. If he leaves his gap to make a big play, and he's wrong (or the offense sees him cheating and changes the play), LaVar's the problem.

The reason you let LaVar play these last three games is because we need to see him buy into Gregg Williams's system. He knows it works, he's been watching the results. Knowing it works and believing you aren't above it are two different things. If he can "be LaVar" and do the things that are asked of him in a given play, we're fine. If he has trouble adjusting, then we have an offseason to surround him with the people who can either keep him in line or allow him more freedom to move around.

The other reason you let LaVar play is that he gives the team a boost on both sides of the ball. He has a historical knack for creating turnovers and firing up players and fans alike.

Besides, if they wanted to "rush him back", don't you think we would have seen him against the Eagles? He practiced three days before that game, and could have been put on the roster, even in a limited role. This staff has shown a lot of patience with this injury, when their own credibility has been on the line.

Good post Brud. Make a good point about Lavar's history and rushing him back. I just hope he doesn't re-injure it!