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Originally Posted by wolfeskins

and how many players from last years defense were starters on the skins d the year before last ?

you say lavar is horrible "stinks", i say he's been the best on the skins defense since he was drafted. lbs line up at de and rush the qb all the time, lavar did do that alot when marvin lewis was here but that was just the way lewis used him, was lavar successfull at it ? lavar has been successfull at playing defense , regardless of how any particular coach decided to use him. comparing his stats over the last 5 years , minus last year of course, to any other lbs (played for or is currently playing for the skins) stats over that same time span you will see that lavar has been , easily , the best and most dominant lb.
don't get me wrong, i love marcus washington and i think he is a very good lb, he probably uderstands greg williams defense better than lavar and is a great fit for the skins but i just feel lavar is the better of the two. marcus washington is consistantly good, lavar is sometimes out of position but more often he is spectacular. this season, i'll admit, lavar is not as spectacular as he's been in the past but i've seen flashes of it and i believe he will return to dominance with the more playing time he gets in williams system.

The reason I exclude the year he played DE, is DE is a more physical position but less responsibility compared to LB, maybe thats where he needs to be, he can use his physical skills without having to really think about responsibility in the passing game.