Haynesworth is Behaving Selfishly

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Both parties involved flat out deny this to be the case. I think there's legitimate reason to believe that Haynesworth would rather play the 4-3 because he's comfortable with it, but there's no evidence to suggest that he's so much as disgruntled with a switch to the 3-4.

I also don't think there's any reason to think he's feeling either deceived or disgruntled. The only person to actually use the word "deceived" was La Canfora. He's trying to summarize the mood of the situation in a word, of course, but I'm not even really sure he has any more access to the situation than I do at this point (which would be: none). His "sources" have yet to be correct.

I think he's been quoted as suggesting that perhaps his talents would be wasted eating up blockers, but there's no reason to necessarily think that the 1st team NT for the Redskins (even if it's Haynesworth) is going to primarily eat space. That's not really what Jay Ratliff does in Dallas, for example. Haynesworth could end up being a one-gap NT. That decision probably hasn't been made yet.

Kris Jenkins is a little bit bigger than Haynesworth, and Shaun Rogers is about his size, they both went from 4-3 DT to 3-4 NT and flourished. The difference with Haynesworth is that instead of coming out of the game on passing downs, he may just slide outside the Guard.

I don't disagree with anything that you said about how Haynesworth can be used here. He's our starting NT and hopefully Haslett will find a way to make him be more than just a space eater. But still, my point is that, whatever his desire (to stay or be traded) Haynesworth would have best been served by showing up and participating in minicamp (at minimum).

I don't think we should automatically beleive every single report out there about Haynesworth being disgruntled, but when those reports keep coming in, you can't just ignore them. I realize that sometimes guys in the media have agendas, but they don't just make stuff up. If they did, they'd lose all credibility. I know some people will say that guys like JLC have none anyways, but thats simply not true. They do have credibility, which is why they have their jobs. Its just that certain people who dont like what they're reporting, claim that they have none.

My hope is that, regardless of how Haynesworth feels, he silences all his detractors by showing up for mandatory team activities in great shape, and, when he's here, he does everything he's asked and dominates. That said, i think its very possible that he shows up out of shape and unmotivated. I've yet to read anything indicating he's currently working out very hard. One would think that, if Haynesworth was, his agent would be getting the word out as a way to improve his client's image. For the entire offseason, every single media outlet I can think of has painted Haynesworth (rightly or wrongly) in a negative light. Either there is truth to alot of these reports or Chad Speck simply isnt doing his job.