Schefter: "Skins NOT shopping Big Al"

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

I love all the concessions being made here for Big Al. Oh, he's going to be motivated this year. He has something to prove. He'll be beast in the 34. Man, whatever. If $100 million can't motivate this guy, nothing will. I so wish the Redskins could trade him. The issue isn't whether he comes to camp in shape or not, but the fact that he doesn't give a shit about the perception he's creating and that he's not aboard with the Sheriff Shanahan.

As far as AS reports that Big Al (Phat Al, Fat Al, Godzilla or whatever we're calling him these days) is staying means nothing until we get past draft day.

What if the money IS motivating him? Is anyone following the guy around seeing if he's working or not? Maybe he thinks that he'll be better off doing his own thing during voluntary time, doesn't mean he's eating nachos at the Wizards games.

The guy himself said that he was embarrassed that the fans were questioning his impact and he wanted to be put into a position to earn the salary that he was offered; he didn't feel like the role he played really capitalized on what he could do.

How can you fault a guy for that? He's a smart guy and a hell of a player, once they start doing line work he'll be there. I get the whole team cohesion thing but if he wants to work with a specialist to be on top of his game, great, I support that.