Haynesworth is Behaving Selfishly

[SirClintonPortis]

Unlike Jason Campbell, Shanahan has explictly said they were not going to trade him. Yeah sure, they listened to offers from Tennessee, but do you really think that these guys are just tight buyers but loose sellers? Tennessee would be getting a near-certain Pro Bowler for themselves while we get what, a second round draft pick? If I was giving someone a Pro Bowler, I expect a Pro Bowler or something equal to that in return, and Tennessee was predictably NOT accommodating and hence they went about parroting to the media that they weren't going to trade Al. That's what I think went through their minds. They guessed Tenn wasn't going to cough up the goods, so Shanahan just told Schefter to say they weren't trading him to help make Schefter's already-good rep even better.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

AH is a mercenary. He plays for money. His two biggest seasons came in contract years.

Stop the presses! A football player playing the game for money.

The whole "he played hard during a contract year" is a bit overblown, IMO. Players generally peak after they've been in the league a few years, so it's natural that they would play well right as their rookie contract is running out (usually 4 or 5 years in). I'm sure that there are some players who certainly play harder in a contract year, but I also think that what I said above skews perception a bit and people make assumptions.

[Redskin Warrior]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Is AH our new JC? Will he become our new Lavar?

What do you mean by that?

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Redskin Warrior

What do you mean by that?

Probably that people will create a million threads about the same discussion regarding Haynesworth....like this one.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by hooskins

close this thread. why a repost of an ongoing thread. No links, no articles, etc.

First a thread on trading Haynesworth for Clady and now one dedicated to Haynesworth behaving selfishly. Anyone want to guess when the next thread biased towards Haynesworth will strike The Warpath?

In the meantime please take a moment to view my own personal Haynesworth thread.
http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-l...s-trainer.html

[CRedskinsRule]

Larry Weisman put it very well:

Larry Weisman

Can we stop being surprised Albert Haynesworth isn't at voluntary minicamp? He said he wouldn't be and, sadly, he's a man of his word.

[Longtimefan]

Enough Haynesworth already!!....It's beginning to sound like a broken record. I'm more interested in the guys that ARE here.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Enough Haynesworth already!!....It's beginning to sound like a broken record. I'm more interested in the guys that ARE here.

Mike is that you????

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Mike is that you????

I hear you CRR....He's made that same statement more than once, I've been hoping it would catch everyone's attention.

[Whiskeybilt]

He is going to one of the top trainers in the country and paying him out of his own pocket, instead of staying here and training for free, because he didn't get the results on the field he wanted to last year.

Can somebody explain how that is being selfish?

The guy is giving him position specific work outs as well.

[GTripp0012]

Bump

[Chico23231]

In response to the closed threads and most recent Phat Albert stories, the NFL media is just looking for something to report now that we are in the slow period of the year. I bought in to him possibly being a problem earlier in the year, but now I really think if Shanny and Bruce had a problem with him, we could have moved him by now. I really think this is a non issue unless he doesnt show for a mandatory event, but i think Phat Albert is smart enough to go along at this point...I think AH main issue was the fact we sucked last year and he realized the ineptness of our bullshit coaching staff after the fact. Winning cures all problems, I think we come out and start playing up our talent level, Phat Albert will be part of the that solution...

[skinster]

Allright so he is definitely a problem. What situation do you guys most likely playing out?

1) Release
2) He plays NT
3) He plays DE (3-4)
4) He gets traded (What is the market like for him? What teams would even want him now? The teams we got in a bidding war with for him (NYG, TB) have already addressed that position, and TN went for the DL in draft)
5) Other option:explain

I honestly have no idea what will happen. I do not think a trade is realistic because we will not get proper value considering there is not much of a market, and I do not think that the redskins will bend and let him play DE in the 3-4.
I think the most likely thing that will happen is he will not put in much effort, show his unhappiness by not showing up. Then he eventually will, and play, but not with as much effort as he should. The redskins might compromise a little bit by letting him rush occasionally, but not enough to make him happy while he will mainly still stop the run. Then he will be released next season. After his poor play and poor attitude, he will not get a huge contract and, we will get a 4th round compensatory pick for him.
My other scenario is that he just straight up gets released sometime, and we get a 3rd round compensatory pick next year.
My ideal situation is that some key 3-4 DT gets hurt, and we trade him for at least a 2nd and a 6th....a third will not satisfy me in a trade...even a 2nd is not good value in my mind considering seymour went for a 1st, but I know there is not a market out there for him so I will take what I can get.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Would it be more acceptable if several players skipped minicamp?

Always looking at things with the cup half full with koolaid.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Whiskeybilt

He is going to one of the top trainers in the country and paying him out of his own pocket, instead of staying here and training for free, because he didn't get the results on the field he wanted to last year.

Can somebody explain how that is being selfish?

The guy is giving him position specific work outs as well.

As long as his trainer is not named JaMarcus Russell, everything is cool.