latest on LaVar

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

UH OH! this is going to take a turn down ugly street. Might want to close it out. we have had too many of these freakin thread about LaVar. Cant we all just move on and drop it. Crist, I cant remember anyone person leaving to go to another team and hearing this much shit. Really people. If I can drop it and move on , anyone can. even the haters.

You act like you're innocent, but you cause 99% of it.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

You act like you're innocent, but you cause 99% of it.

Like I said, If I can drop it and move on, anyone can. I didn't say I was innocent of anything. It just a subject that is getting really old. there are supporters and haters, that is something we can all agree on. for someone that doesn't even play for the Skins, there is alot of attention on the matter. MOVE ON. who cares.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

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[MTK]

If LaVar isn't about money, why hasn't he signed yet?

Could it be the outrageous signing bonus he's looking for? (Reportedly $16M)

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If LaVar isn't about money, why hasn't he signed yet?

Could it be the outrageous signing bonus he's looking for? (Reportedly $16M)

I haven't heard his contract demands. where did you see he was looking for $16million signing bonus. No way in hell he is going to get that. He better be looking around 5 to 7 million in signing bonus. He was hurt for two years.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I haven't heard his contract demands. where did you see he was looking for $16million signing bonus. No way in hell he is going to get that. He better be looking around 5 to 7 million in signing bonus. He was hurt for two years.

Here is one source that says he's looking for a bonus of $10M, which is still pretty outrageous.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/st...p-337855c.html

It's not clear how interested the Giants really are in the 27-year-old Arrington, who made his first free-agent visit to the Miami Dolphins yesterday. There are rumors he wants a signing bonus of $10 million, which is a lot for a player who lost his starting job last season and did not record a sack.

You still think he's not about the money??

Everybody is about the money. Whoever says they're not is lieing.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Here is one source that says he's looking for a bonus of $10M, which is still pretty outrageous.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/st...p-337855c.html



You still think he's not about the money??

Everybody is about the money. Whoever says they're not is lieing.

All players want to get paid, no doubt. I had just not heard how much he was asking for. Hey Moulds old ass is asking for 10 mil, and so is Law. No way either one of those guys get it either.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If LaVar isn't about money, why hasn't he signed yet?

Could it be the outrageous signing bonus he's looking for? (Reportedly $16M)

Could it be that he's trying to find the right fit with defensive coaches and defensive scheme after what happened here in Washington? Fact is, nobody knows.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by PSUSkinsFan21

Could it be that he's trying to find the right fit with defensive coaches and defensive scheme after what happened here in Washington? Fact is, nobody knows.

He's talked to Cincy, he knows exactly what he's getting into there with Lewis.

He's talked to the Giants, Pierce has probably given him a pretty good idea of what they do there.

He's talked to Miami, he knows what he's getting into there because George Edwards is their LB coach.

So the only logical thing to me that could be holding up his signing seems to be a contract.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's talked to Cincy, he knows exactly what he's getting into there with Lewis.

He's talked to the Giants, Pierce has probably given him a pretty good idea of what they do there.

He's talked to Miami, he knows what he's getting into there because George Edwards is their LB coach.

So the only logical thing to me that could be holding up his signing seems to be a contract.

Yet in another article you posted subsequent to this, they state that the Giants have a conflict within their organization (front office v. coaching staff) and that they aren't sure if he's the right fit or how much they can afford. Why do we presume that all of these clubs have made their offers to Lavar? Is it possible the holdup is on their end, not Lavar's?

And I guess I still don't understand what the problem is here? He's seeing who is going to give him the best deal? Ok, is that different than any other player in free agency? Is he the first player to take his time finding both 1. the right fit, and 2. the best contract? Is there something wrong with that? The only other time he had a chance to test the market, he forewent that opportunity to sign a long-term contract with the Skins. He could have waited and tested free agency, but didn't, regardless of whether he could have gotten more money from another team or not.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by PSUSkinsFan21

Yet in another article you posted subsequent to this, they state that the Giants have a conflict within their organization (front office v. coaching staff) and that they aren't sure if he's the right fit or how much they can afford. Why do we presume that all of these clubs have made their offers to Lavar? Is it possible the holdup is on their end, not Lavar's?

And I guess I still don't understand what the problem is here? He's seeing who is going to give him the best deal? Ok, is that different than any other player in free agency? Is he the first player to take his time finding both 1. the right fit, and 2. the best contract? Is there something wrong with that? The only other time he had a chance to test the market, he forewent that opportunity to sign a long-term contract with the Skins. He could have waited and tested free agency, but didn't, regardless of whether he could have gotten more money from another team or not.

I didn't say anything is wrong with him looking for the best deal. Of course there's nothing wrong with that, I was just pointing out that money is one of his deciding factors. Somebody said LaVar isn't about the money... I was just pointing out stories that contradict that statement.

[MTK]

Another article regarding LaVar and the Giants that reports he's looking for "huge money"

http://www.nypost.com/sports/61020.htm

March 14, 2006 -- With no offer from the first two teams he visited, linebacker LaVar Arrington is preparing to make more trips as free agency rolls on and he searches for a new place to play.
Arrington stopped by Giants Stadium over the weekend and yesterday his agent, Carl Poston, said, "I don't know if the Giants thing is going to work out or not."

The Giants often pounce on their targets when they like what they see, but they have taken a more deliberate approach with Arrington. Poston said Arrington enjoyed his visit with the Giants, adding "It's hard not to like New York."

There are some interesting theories floating around regarding Arrington and the Giants. One involves a conflict of sorts between the front office, which is leaning toward trying to sign Arrington, and the coaching staff, which is not sure he will fit in with the defensive scheme. Arrington, who has spent all six of his NFL seasons with the Redskins, is a superb athlete, but tends to freelance on the field and that may have turned off the coaching staff.

Arrington also may be at his best playing in a 3-4 defensive scheme, where an outside linebacker can find himself uncovered at the line of scrimmage. The Giants are a 4-3 team that relies on the pass-rushing skills of ends Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora.

"It doesn't fit," said someone with knowledge of the situation.

Plus, Arrington is seeking huge money, which would limit how active the Giants can be in free agency.

[MTK]

Another article stating LaVar is looking for big money, and may be "pricing himself out of a job"

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

Another Poston client, linebacker LaVar Arrington, also seems to be pricing himself out of a job, as he seeks what is believed to be a double-figure signing bonus and a base salary in excess of $5 million a year. That's believed to be too steep for his top suitor, the Giants, and has kept the Bengals from making any serious overtures.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Another article stating LaVar is looking for big money, and may be "pricing himself out of a job"

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

sounds like he is looking for a final deal. At 27 seems hard to believe that this is his last contract unless he plans on retiring early. He should lower the price, doubt he gets double figure signing bonus.

[That Guy]

the peterson deal. JP got a 54$mill contract and he's sorta in the same injury-released boat with lavar, and they have the same agents.

the poston figure they can wait to see if someone will bite with another crazy deal.