LaMarr Woodley Says What Media and Fans Got Wrong About His Steelers Career

[polamalubeast]

So tell me about what happened to end your carer in Pittsburgh. How hard was that for you to leave?

It was injuries I hurt my calf muscles and hamstrings. My production went down but at the same time I wasn’t rushing the quarterback as much either. Some say that’s an excuse but it’s a true statement. I dropped back in coverage much more – just look at the film. I was being stacked up to guys like Clay Matthews and Tamba Hali – but they rushed every play. I didn’t get to rush as much – I had much less opportunities. My production was less – but no one said anything about that. I was chasing wide receivers.

How frustrating was that?

The media wasn’t talking about that – they said I was getting paid but wasn’t getting sacks. I was in pass coverage 60% of the time. I don’t mind taking the heat – but if you tell something tell it all. I remember when I was at eighty pass rush times, Hali was at two-hundred.

But they don’t look at that – just the end results. And when I covered it wasn’t like I was in the flat – it was like man-to-man on receivers too. The crazy thing is, when you hear it from fans about the poor production – look at the outside linebackers that came after me. When was the last time one had ten sacks? You’ve got to look at the numbers.


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[polamalubeast]

So how was the move to Oakland?

Oakland was a great organization – they had a great fanbase. The defensive line coach was great – but the defensive coordinator wasn’t any good – Jason Tarver. He was the dumbest coach I ever had – the kind who was too smart for football. He wasn’t meant to be a defensive coordinator – and I’m saying this now but said it publicly then too. In fact he wasn’t there a year later.

In Arizona, you could say the same thing about their defensive coordinator. They brought in a young guy – James Bettcher. He tried to run the 3-4 defense that Pittsburgh ran but with his own twists. He didn’t know what he was doing. All those plays just confused everybody on the defense. It was a good defense too but he messed it up. He tried to implement his own thing but he never listened to the players. He shouldn’t even be a coach in the league – he is horrible.

Everything else about the Cardinals organization was great – only they had a dickhead as a defensive coordinator. He just didn’t know anything. When we played Carolina in the playoffs he blitzed every third down. Everyone in the league knew he blitzed on third downs and Newton picked us apart. He had no leadership skills. The defensive line coach led that defense more on the sidelines.


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[tube517]

The 2011 injury vs the Cheats** ended his career. He was on pace for DPOY type numbers but that was the end.

I found this more interesting:


Tell me about the humor in the locker room – some of the funnier moments you had there.

Every year the rookies in the linebacker room have to go get the candy and keep the fridge stocked with drinks. My second or third season, Chris Carter was supposed to get the candy but he wasn’t doing it. So, I had to put a hit out on him. He just bought a new Cadillac – so I had my guy fill it up with popcorn up to the roof. He was pissed – but there was nothing he could do! The funniest thing was, the day I ordered the hit, he finally brought the candy. But it was too late – I tried but I couldn’t call the hit off.

So…who was the hit man?

Oh man – I can’t tell you that. I did the same thing again to another rookie. This time I did it myself – I went to the movie theater and got nine big garbage bags filled with popcorn and filled up his front and back seat and his trunk. He finally cleared it all out when he found out the trunk was full too – it was Terrance Garvin.

He was pissed too.

[AtlantaDan]

Woodley got fat - this from 2013

It's one of those things everyone knows, but no one of significance says it publicly.

According to Post-Gazette columnist Ron Cook, someone finally did.

Cook quotes a teammate of Steelers (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/pittsburgh-steelers) outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/16799/lamarr-woodley) saying Woodley - who missed the majority of the 2012 season after missing half of the 2011 season - isn't in shape, and that lack of conditioning is the reason he's been hurt so often.

(http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/ron-cook/cook-its-time-for-lamarr-woodley-to-focus-on-football-675736/#ixzz2LAs6LYKA)https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2013/2/17/3998100/lamarr-woodley-injuries-comments-teammate-not-in-shape-quote

An all around classy guy - he could no longer play when he went to Oakland or Arizona - was that his fault - nope

Oakland was a great organization – they had a great fanbase. The defensive line coach was great – but the defensive coordinator wasn’t any good – Jason Tarver. He was the dumbest coach I ever had...

In Arizona, you could say the same thing about their defensive coordinator. They brought in a young guy – James Bettcher. He tried to run the 3-4 defense that Pittsburgh ran but with his own twists. He didn’t know what he was doing. All those plays just confused everybody on the defense. It was a good defense too but he messed it up. He tried to implement his own thing but he never listened to the players. He shouldn’t even be a coach in the league – he is horrible.

Everything else about the Cardinals organization was great – only they had a dickhead as a defensive coordinator. He just didn’t know anything.

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[Drazo85]

Yeah. Blame everybody else but yourself. He who wants it finds a way, he who doesn't finds excuses. A true class act indeed!

[pczach]

The only thing I learned from LaMarr Woodley here, is that all defensive coordinators are idiots that don't know what they're doing.

I wish he'd stop trashing everyone that ever coached him.

The bottom line is that he produced when he was young and fit....regardless of scheme. When he got inured and fatter......not so much.

He comes off as a bitter, arrogant asshole. I feel much less about him after reading this. There isn't much to like about anything he said.

[JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue]

Seems like he will never get it and own up to where he went wrong. Although if it wasn't for him we might only have 5 SB's! Him hacking Warner's arm at the end causing a fumble! Not to mention how well he played all season to get us there. I'm glad we had him when it mattered and his good years!

[ALLD]

Woodley stopped rushing the QB and started rushing the buffet.

[pczach]

http://johnbarban.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/stuffing-his-face.jpg


https://cattipsandtails.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/stuffing-face-cat-meme.jpg

[86WARD]

Lol. Don't hold back...

[polamalubeast]

Comment made by Woodley before the 2013 season....

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/01/lamarr-woodley-steelers-scheme-kept-sacks-down-in-2012/

and it was not true.

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[hawaiiansteeler]

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[Mojouw]

I always thought he took some sort of chemistry shortcut to keep his weight down and it eventually broke his body down. Can't think of another non ped player whose soft tissue just disintegrated like Woodleys did.

[teegre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mU6USTBRE&app=desktop

[fansince'76]

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