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LaVar moves on
By: TCox This article is such an exercise in denial, justification, and immaturity that I had to read it twice. He refuses to realize that the problems were ALL HIS. Who has more natural talent and ability, Chris Samuels or LaVar? Who has had a legitimately great career and who is the King of ...
LaVar Cracks on Snyder, Gibbs
LaVar Cracks on Snyder, Gibbs
voices.washingtonpost.com — LaVar, in his playing days. (2004 TWP photo by John McDonnell) Nearly every time I've seen LaVar Arrington in person or in his role as Comcast SportsyNet analyst in recent weeks, he's danced around the question of his lingering ill feelings towards ... (more) LaVar Cracks on Snyder, Gibbs
Portis Sides With Gibbs Over LaVar
Portis Sides With Gibbs Over LaVar
voices.washingtonpost.com — Portis and Gibbs, bff. (2005 photo by John McDonnell - TWP) LaVar Arrington's comments about Joe Gibbs--in which he called the ex-coach a "coward" for leaving the Redskins before his contract was up and suggested he returned to D.C. merely to promote ... (more) Portis Sides With Gibbs Over LaVar
LAVAR ARRINGTON CALLS JOE GIBBS “A COWARD”
profootballtalk.com — During his first few years in the league, former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington looked like one of the NFL’s most promising young defensive players. By the age of 25 he had been chosen to three Pro Bowls and had signed an eight-year ... (more) LAVAR ARRINGTON CALLS JOE GIBBS “A COWARD”
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LaVar Cracks on Snyder, Gibbs
D.C. Sports Bog — ... a sports-themed restaurant that will traffic on your celebrity among Skins fans, you might want to tone down that dual rhetoric, because some sizable portion of Skins fans consider even love-the-franchise hate-the-franchisees to be near-treason. I myself got an e-mail calling me a "scumbag" for pointing out how many Steelers fans were in FedEx Field last weekend. And so, as a business owner, has LaVar toned down the rhetoric, at least in public? Er, no. The Washington Times ran a lengthy LaVar profile over the weekend , and by the end of the story he was detonating massive ...

LAVAR ARRINGTON CALLS JOE GIBBS “A COWARD”
ProFootballTalk.com — ... Redskins legend. But when Joe Gibbs became the coach, things started to change. Arrington and Gibbs didn’t see eye to eye, and Arrington wasn’t a good fit in the defense of assistant head coach Gregg Williams. By the age of 27 Arrington was out of Washington, and by 28 he was out of the NFL. Arrington is now retired, and he seems to blame Gibbs for the way his career headed south. He also suggests that if Gibbs really cared about his team, he wouldn’t have quit after the 2007 season.“ I called Joe Gibbs a coward for leaving ,” Arrington said, per the Washington Times . “You ...

Blasphemy: Lavar Arrington Calls Gibbs 'Coward'
The Sporting Blog — ... However, I have to imagine it’s going to be difficult for some fans to look past this comment he made to The Washington Times recently: ...

Yes, LaVar Arrington Still Has Trash-Talking Skills
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... life for a ex-NFL player is a time to finally relax. While their careers end at a relatively young age, their bodies, like porn stars, have taken on an extraordinarily amount of mileage in a short period of time, leaving them hobbled with arthritic knees and stiff wrists, also like porn stars. So it’s common for most of them to just kind of take it easy and live out their golden years quietly. Thank God that’s not the case for former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington , who still has plenty left to say. ...

Lavar Arrington’s Sports Bar : Now Open For Food, Drinks & Bitching About His Old Bosses
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... “I believe I would’ve rivaled Lawrence Taylor if I had gone to Pittsburgh,” claims former Washington LB Lavar Arrington, chatting with The Unification Church’s  the Washington Times’ Dan Elfin at the opening of the former’s ...

The Roundup: Oden’s Back? Gibbs the Coward?
The Big Lead — Three cheers for leggy actress Stacy Keibler … good read on a potential cure for AIDS … based on these quotes, it seems apparently there’s already a leak in the camp of the President-elect … the guy’s car who was flipped in Philly got enough donations to get a new one …parrot saves baby! … Sarah Palin references basement-dwelling bloggers in their underwear … awesome photo … Greg Oden may surprisingly return to the Blazers tonight against the Heat. (Oregonian) Life in the Islanders blogger box. (Sports Media ...

Smoke Signals: ‘My president is black’ edition
MVN RSS — ... keeps getting smaller so you might miss it. The Cowboys have given up 26 points or more in all four of their losses this season, and allowed 30 points or more in three of their past four games. They stand 11th in total defense, just 17th against the run, and over the past six games, opposing QBs have thrown 10 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Quarterbacks have a 91.0 passer rating against them, a figure that puts them in the bottom quarter of the NFL. Okay, let’s discuss the comments ...

Portis Sides With Gibbs Over LaVar
D.C. Sports Bog — ... --in which he called the ex-coach a "coward" for leaving the Redskins before his contract was up and suggested he returned to D.C. merely to promote his NASCAR team--gained momentum as this week went on, with mentions on most of the major sports sites including ...

After LaVar Arrington Calls Out Joe Gibbs, Clinton Portis Sticks Up for Former Coach
FanHouse — by Ryan Wilson Filed under: Redskins, NFC East, NFL Fans Last week, former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington unloaded on Hall of Fame head coach, NASCAR sugar daddy, and all-round swell guy Joe Gibbs. Arrington called Gibbs a "coward" and suggested the only reason he returned to coaching in 2004 was to pimp his racing team. Predictably, just about everybody sided with Gibbs, and now that list includes current Redskins running back and former Arrington teammate Clinton Portis. ...

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