Was Shanahan Wrong Deactivating Haynesworth vs. Indy

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

Who knows... he was not even active or in uniform.
You would think we are the first team to see the hurry up offense. We did not handle it well.
If the Hurry up is incredibly effective as you describe why does Manning only have one Superbowl win? The reality is Hasslett did not do of good job of preparing his game plan. He went light with very few DL and we got gashed in the running game.

Plus he went into the game with only five DL active. Why on earth would you go into a game against a QB like Manning with only five D linemen? The point can be argued that Haynesworth may or may not have made a difference, but I maintain neither did the guys that did play make a difference. 179 yds. rushing is just unacceptable and brings into question the wisdom of anyone who says the team played well enough to win. No sacks, 479 yds total offense and a DL that looked as though they were playing hide and go seek for most of the game.