I write on sports, politics or whatever I'm thinking about at the time. My posts indicate what I'm thinking about, not necessarily what I actually think, but I do try to make them accurate and informative.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Who's he kidding?
Lavar Arrington has GOT to be kidding. He called Joe Gibbs a coward? It is fine to criticize his coaching, say you disagreed with how you were used, that you felt you weren't given enough chance to contribute, all sorts of things to criticize his coaching. Even though he is a Hall of Fame coach and Arrington will be lucky to visit the Hall of Fame, one can always find something to be critical about. So, criticize his coaching, but don't question his integrity or personality by calling him a coward. Joe Gibbs is a man who has always cared about his players, cared about his family and cared about Jesus. He is a man of strong integrity who is full of joy, even in the worst circumstances. Joe Gibbs always blamed himself for the failures of his team and rarely took credit for their successes. These are not the attributes of a coward and Arrington perhaps needs to be reminded of that. Don't get me wrong, Gibbs isn't perfect and shouldn't be placed on a pedestal, but he doesn't deserve the trash Arrington is shoveling. He is however, a great coach. Complain all you like about his up and down road his second time around, but he did lead the Redskins to two playoffs out of those four years, which is more playoffs than the Redskins had seen in all the previous years combined since his departure. That's impressive. He also left the basic structure intact for the new coach to build on. Now, the Redskins seem to be enjoying a successful season yet again. I credit the new coach and the players, but I also give some of that credit to Gibbs who develops his team around character and there is plenty of character on this Redskins team, including the new coach. So, Arrington is not only wrong, but apparently nothing more than an angry ex employee. That's very unfortunate.
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