Was Shanahan Wrong Deactivating Haynesworth vs. Indy

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Originally Posted by Defensewins

Interesting. I call Bullshit on Shanahan. AH is a defensive lineman, not a WR or QB. Hasslett did not re-invent the wheel in this weeks defensive game plan. We ran the same old bullshit we have been seeing all year and we continue to get gashed for 5 yards a run right up the middle. Learning a game plan for a defensive lineman can be done in a few hours. There are only so many gaps that you can be responsible for and Haynesworth is not a rookie.

Except that Haynesworth has said at least a couple of times that he hasn't quite grasped the defense. He hasn't really shown himself to be a guy who can take time off and come back as if nothing has happened.

If it were me, someone else would have been inactive, and Haynesworth wouldn't have started but would have been in uniform ready to go