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Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight
Shanahan doesn't coach defense though. While I think it was a jab at Al, it would be idiotic for Shanahan to demand that Al is a NT and disregard Haslett's plans for him.
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what on earth makes you think Shanahan disregarded Haslett's plans for Haynesworth? In all likelyhood, Shanahan was reinforcing Haslett's plans. And even if your assertation were true, last time i checked, Shanahan is the head coach of this team and Haslett works for Shanahan. Shanahan's also more accomplished. If there were ever a disagreement between the two, i'd side with Shanahan without even needing to knkow Hasletts side of the story.
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Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight
I liked what Jason Reid's latest post said. Paraphrasing, "Veterans expressed concern that Haynesworth could become a distraction if he remains on the team".
What? Do they feel the same way about Rocky and JC? Did they feel the same way about Daniels, Springs, Fletcher, Portis and everybody else who has trained on their own in the offseason before?
In theory, couldn't any player on the team become a distraction?
You know why it is a distraction, because every stupid reporter asks every Redskin player and coach 6 questions about Haynesworth every time they meet with them.
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again, who cares about voluntary workouts? Haynesworth skipped the teams first minicamp, for a defense in which he's learning a new position. Players "understand" when a teammate holds out due to a contract issue or something like that. But Haynesworth is absent because he and Shanahan are facing off against one another. Regardless of what anyone thinks about the switch to the 3-4, Shanahan is the boss. Haynesworth needs to be like everyone else and do what he's told and show up in camp and practice with his teammates. By not showing up, Haynesworth is alienating himself from the team. If the media weren't reporting this, then they wouldnt be doing thier jobs. Its entirely understandable why his teammates feel its a distraction.