Haynesworth to the Patriots for a 5th rounder.

[freddyg12]

kind of rule of thumb in any workplace, don't test the new boss & be on your best behavior until you know how flexible they will be w/you. Who knows what really turned things south, but from all accounts it seems clear that Haynesworth didn't do much if anything to adjust to new leadership.

Shanahan was in a position where he needed to be tough right from the get go. He couldn't start out by letting some players dictate things & then get tough. That just doesn't work. Long-term I hope we look back at this & say this is when the team changed.