King predicts Haynesworth to Redskins

[That Guy]

um, if the cap goes, doesn't the draft go with it? isn't the draft illegal without the union's consent?

so college players would be immediate free agents, right? or is that a completely separate issue?

[steveo395]

Originally Posted by That Guy

um, if the cap goes, doesn't the draft go with it? isn't the draft illegal without the union's consent?

so college players would be immediate free agents, right? or is that a completely separate issue?

Yea there won't be a draft after the CBA runs out. I think right now the last draft is 2011.

[vallin21]

I am 99.9% sure Haynesworth will be our starting DT in '09I don't think any other team will give out the type of money he's asking for.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by vallin21

I am 99.9% sure Haynesworth will be our starting DT in '09I don't think any other team will give out the type of money he's asking for.

Good point.

[DirtyLandry]

Originally Posted by vallin21

I am 99.9% sure Haynesworth will be our starting DT in '09I don't think any other team will give out the type of money he's asking for.

Not so fast. John Clayton reported earlier today that every team will be in the mix for this guy. There are obviously going to be teams that are more serious about landing him- the Lions, Bucs, and Skins are front runners at this point. The only concern about him would be minor injuries.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by DirtyLandry

Not so fast. John Clayton reported earlier today that every team will be in the mix for this guy. There are obviously going to be teams that are more serious about landing him- the Lions, Bucs, and Skins are front runners at this point. The only concern about him would be minor injuries.

I saw the same thing. This is definitely not a "Done Deal".

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by vallin21

I am 99.9% sure Haynesworth will be our starting DT in '09I don't think any other team will give out the type of money he's asking for.

Two words for you....... "AL DAVIS". You can rest assured if the Raiders were interested in Haynesworth, they would pay that type money.

[Ruhskins]

By the way, where are the FO bashers?? Shouldnt they be salivating over this AH situation?

[Bubba305-ST21-]

Smoot what do you think.....you think big albert is worth it?

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

Smoot what do you think.....you think big albert is worth it?

i'm also curious...

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

Smoot what do you think.....you think big albert is worth it?

I don't know quite honestly. First, I'll just say that am not, nor have ever claimed to be, a cap expert. So let's just put the whole dollars implication aside for a minute and talk about his impact on the field.

The biggest concern I have about Haynesworth is that he rarely, if ever, plays a full season. I know we all like to bash Springs for his fragility but the guy's a warrior compared to Haynesworth. That said, when he is on the field you can't deny his impact. Blache has long (well at least since last year) insisted that we (he) need an impact defensive tackle to make everything else work easier. It helps the pass rushers, it helps the linebackers, it helps the defensive backs. That's kind of common knowledge I suppose. Last year at this time I really thought and hoped that this off-season our biggest free agent move would be Tommie Harris. I'd take him any day of the week.

I think we absolutely need an Albert Haynesworth type player, but not sure if Haynesworth is the answer.

And, of course, we have to step back and see to what extent are they addressing other needs. For me the biggest needs this offseason were youth on the offensive line, linebacker help, youth on the exterior of the defensive line, a dominant presence on the interior to complement Montgomery, and a young, quick running back. Unless Alridge or Dorsey emerges, I'm going to guess we won't be improving much at running back. But I think we can still help our OL and linebacker positions with smart drafting and hoping (some would say hoping against hope) that Rinehart and I guess Devin Clark step up.

End of the day, I would say no to this move if I were to look at this move only. He's so dominating when he wants to be, but for the investment we're expected to make in him he needs to be dominating even when he doesn't want to be.

[53Fan]

Well I will say this...The term "BEAST" really does apply to this guy.

[BrunellMVP?]

I've been a harsh critic of the Cerrato regime however this would be signing, while costly stands in stark contrast (right now) to previous mishaps. While I won't argue that the redskins are learning, after all Hanesworth is arguably the sexiest name out there, I would argue that this signing could be the best yet.

Albert is young and is the best DT in the game. Perhaps more important is what he's not, which is old and a skill position player. The past few years have seen us try to rush to overpay sexy names at sexy position (Llyod, Randel el, Jason Taylor, Archuleta, Duckett, D. Sanders, Bruce smith, etc), defensive tackle has to be the least sexy position that isn't special teams. More importantly, DT is (in my opinion) is the most important position on the defensive side of the ball (games are won and lost on the both lines, give me a great lines and average everything else and we'll win games). Elite run stoppers demand double teams freeing up DEs, LBs and blitzing Safeties to make plays. This would be a great move.

[GTripp0012]

Thanks to being the Redskins, I think the fact that there's no impact player on this defense has gone unnoticed for too long. Haynesworth is a real impact player. But he alone doesn't make us a lock for the playoffs, so we'll see. If Blache doesn't change his habits, we won't get a single dollar of value out of this.

I think he will though, it's really hard to act like a defensive coordinator and not realize you have Albert Haynesworth at nose.

[The Goat]

GTripp if/when this signing becomes finalized I expect a full analysis about how we can adjust our defensive scheme, especially on the d-line, to maximize our gaudy new talent