Haynesworth fails conditioning test

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Originally Posted by GMScud

Just because Albert won't win with MS, he can win back some teammates with all of this. I think MS is walking a fine line here. It's blatantly obvious he's making an example of him, which at this stage seems stupid. He showed up, he's 30 lbs lighter, and he's ready to work. Put him on the field and move on.

Apparently these conditioning tests are pretty brutal, and one defensive player said that few players would be able to pass the test that Albert has been taking, and another D-lineman said they had to take that same test in the offseason, but they weren't timed. Others in the organization have acknowledged that he's clearly in shape and has dropped 35 lbs.

Redskins Insider - Redskins will give Haynesworth a third chance to pass physical

It's clearly a power struggle/pissing contest. We get it Mike. You're the boss. There's no need for this at this point. I'm no fan of Albert, but let's cut the distractions and get our best defensive player on the field.

Redskins Insider - More on Albert Haynesworth's failed conditioning tests

"What happened the other day was he ran the first rep and then he had to use the restroom," Wright said. "You get three and a half minutes; he was gone close to 10. So I gave Albert the option, 'Do you want to run this again?' My suggestion was, let's just wait until the morning. He wanted to run it again, so we ran it again. So you get three reps as opposed to the two that it normally takes."

So, I guess Shanahan should stop getting credit/blame being a hardass/ego-stroker from perople. Albert wanted to take the test, got burned, and inadvertently gave Shanahan an even better image than Shanahan had before this ordeal, for the most part. As I expected, there really isn't a pissing contest going on.