Lavar and Giants agree on deal

[SmootSmack]

Remember when we got Jeremiah Trotter and it was all about how he'd be so fired up to play in the same division as the Eagles that we'd burn them twice a year? And we got Jessie Armstead and it was watch out NY Giants, JA is on a mission?....Yeah, exactly

Maybe LaVar will make some big plays against and win some personal battles. But the Washington Redskins team will still win the war.

[steveo395]

Giants | Team concerned about Arrington's first physical
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:51:12 -0700
Vinny DiTrani, of the Bergen Record, reports free agent LB LaVar Arrington (Redskins) refused to take a physical for the New York Giants during his previous visit in March. He instead had his agents send the team a copy of the physical he took with the Miami Dolphins. The results concerned the Giants, which appeared to show a bone-on-bone situation in his right knee. The Giants asked for Arrington to undergo a checkup with them, which one source said was "good enough" to allow talks to continue.

[Master4Caster]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Remember when we got Jeremiah Trotter and it was all about how he'd be so fired up to play in the same division as the Eagles that we'd burn them twice a year? And we got Jessie Armstead and it was watch out NY Giants, JA is on a mission?....Yeah, exactly

Maybe LaVar will make some big plays against and win some personal battles. But the Washington Redskins team will still win the war.

Yeah, I remember. And lets not forget about Mike Barrow, the Giant MLB stud who came here got injured and never played a down in a Redskins uniform.

I like Lavar and hope he does well except when he plays the Skins. But this is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately game. In evaluating the impact, I think about Arrington's value in his last two seasons, not from his first two when he was out of this world. Fact is, he was not the best nor even the second best linebacker on the team last year.

[Counter-Tre]

What number will Arrington wear I wonder? Surely the Ginats have retired the number 56 in honor of a certain other linebacker named Lawrence Taylor.

[That Guy]

yeah, its too much money... a lot is contingent on him playing well though... at least that's what a NY paper was writing.

[dmek25]

thatguy,what kind of signing bonus did he get?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by dmek25

thatguy,what kind of signing bonus did he get?

no one's reported on that yet. he wanted up to $18mill, but i'm sure he didn't get that. might have been around $10-12 though... I have no idea how incentive based it is either.

[NYCSkin]

With the defensive ends that the Giants have I can see Lavar having a great year if he stays healthy. Tim Lewis will move him around so that he can avoid a lot of traffic and play to his strengths on stunts and blitzes. The Giants can afford to because of their great DEs. Though I thought the Skins ultimately did the right thing in letting him go--I can't help but feel nervous about one of those Lavar missile hits on Brunell.

[PorterHouse]

Good riddens. I oved the guy as a skin but do you think his selfishness isnt gonna go to NY with him? He had a chance to stay. He will regret it. The whole problem with him is that he couldnt run a defensive system, what they dont have a system in NY? wouldnt it have been nice to let him go a couple of years ago and keep Pierce? if we keep them indime defense by running 3 & 4 receiver sets then he wont even be on the field. Isnt that where he feals the most comfortable, on the sideline?

[36_REAPER_21]

Man this is some BS.....a least we get to expose him twice a year now

[kingerock]

I think he's a great player when healthy, but it seems odd to mention that he wants to play against us twice a year. He wants to go 1 on 1 against Portis, one of the top backs in the league that knows his freelancing tendecies, or against Jansen and Samuels in pass rushing or against Cooley in pass defense. All guys who know him and are becoming or already are elite at their positions. He can be an elite LB, but if he comes into a game against Washington with a chip on his shoulder, he's gonna try and make something happen, which is what got him into trouble in the first place.

[Big C]

sorry but this shows how much bs lavar was spitting at us earlier about loving the redskins. if he loved the redskins he never would have gone to giants

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by Big C

sorry but this shows how much bs lavar was spitting at us earlier about loving the redskins. if he loved the redskins he never would have gone to giants

that is the most ridiculous thing to say about a professional athlete. The Redskins and LaVar agreed to part ways. He is out to prove people wrong, which any professional athlete will do. What better way to show Gibbs and Williams that to play them twice a year. The GMen have definately beefed up the D. they signed laVar, brandon short, McQuarters, Madison, and a safety. They have stepped up the D like we stepped up the O. Should be some great games in the NFC east, cant wait!!

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by Big C

sorry but this shows how much bs lavar was spitting at us earlier about loving the redskins. if he loved the redskins he never would have gone to giants

Yah, and Art Monk would have never gone to the Eagles.....
And Gary Clark would have never gone to the Cardinals (then a division rival).......
And Brian Mitchell would have never gone to the Giants and Eagles.......

I mean come on, that's a higher standard than you would expect from any other professional athelete. Lavar never showed the Skins organization any less love than the organization showed him. Things didn't work out here, so be it. It's a shame, but it was a mutual understanding that this just wasn't going to be the place for Lavar anymore. But once he's a free agent, he's free to sign wherever he likes.......just like hundreds of other former Redskins who came through this organization.

Would you seriously doubt Gary Clark's, Art Monk's or B-Mitch's love for the Skins just because they went to rivals after playing here for most of their careers? All I ask is that guys leave gracefully, and that's exactly what Lavar did. Don't take parting shots at the organization on the way out, and I wish you nothing but luck except for when you play the skins. He handled himself as a professional on the way out the door.......too bad some of us on this board can't do the same.

[amorentz]

Originally Posted by heybigstar

Lavar agreed in principle ESPN reports, 7 years 49 million.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2417903

Wow he got his money...

We'll see how it actually breaks down...I dont buy all of these inflated contract numbers. The only thing that matters is whats guaranteed. Also, dont forget to subtract the $4.4m from whatever he got that he paid back to the Skins...