Haynesworth fails conditioning test

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm sure there was more to it than simply failing a conditioning test. But I don't think Shanahan was going to just let Haynesworth show up without making him pay at least a little bit for the past several weeks.

Not like he was going to just let him walk in as if nothing happened.

At the end of the day though, not a huge deal. So Haynesworth misses maybe one day of practice and is forced to sit and watch his teammates.

I'm not saying that this is right/wrong, fair/unfair, or that Shanahan is handling this the wrong way (though I am saying its inherently stubborn and childish), but if I'm head coach, that bolded part is exactly what I do. He walks in and goes to the second string like nothing happened.

To me, that "demotion", if you can even call it that, is completely fair. You weren't here, other guys were, we're going with them from day one. I'd probably do that much. But that's it. He's part of the second team defense from the moment he shows up. More football, less politics.