Haynesworth is Behaving Selfishly

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by GMScud

We should just merge all the Haynesworth threads into one mega fat Al thread and just let it die. I'm so tired of hearing about this guy.

I'll agree with that.....Many people are upset with Haynesworth about now. Everything that can possibly be said about him has already been said. Different thread title, but will solicit basically the same type response.......merge!

[SmootSmack]

When did Haynesworth tell close associates he wanted to play for the Vikings?

I guess you could maybe possibly somehow argue that by choosing to workout on his own, he's "dissing" McNabb and Daniels but that, to me at least, is a stretch

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by takethecake

Completely untrue. It's mainly because he wants to do his own thing with his own trainer, who he knows can give him a training program tailored to his unique needs. This whole "albert doesn't want to play NT thing" is so blown out of proportion. He said it once, and now everyone assumes that's what everything's about.

I've said it before no body police's the media they can cut/slice/edit a comment anyway they want it & there never questioned on it. IMO.

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Precisely

ha ha ha BIG KNEE SLAP

[SmootSmack]

Haynesworth threads merged

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by takethecake

Completely untrue. It's mainly because he wants to do his own thing with his own trainer, who he knows can give him a training program tailored to his unique needs. This whole "albert doesn't want to play NT thing" is so blown out of proportion. He said it once, and now everyone assumes that's what everything's about.

I seriously doubt it's blown out of proportion. In fact, I think it's completely true and accurate. Do you think Haynesworth and Allen are going to have a presser and say, hey guess what, Albert doesn't want to play nose tackle? I know there are a lot of reports and stories and "sources" out there right now, but I'm inclined to believe someone who's inside the building at Redskins Park a couple of times a week. So Jason Reid is reporting back in January there was a meeting between Haynesworth, Shanny, and Allen and they told him in no uncertain terms that they want him to play nose tackle. Period. They don't want him getting after the quarterback, they want him drawing double/triple teams and eating up space. Haynesworth basically said he wasn't interested in playing NT and that's not what he agreed to when he inked the deal with the Skins.

Now from what I understand, neither side is happy but won't publicly say so. Everybody expects Haynesworth to be in camp on June 16 for the mandatory workouts and he'll say and do all the right things. If for no other reason, he doesn't want to be a distraction and not giving the organization a reason to fine him. Which, by the way, as of yesterday he's not interested returning any of the bonus money in order to buy his way out of Washington.

When Albert Haynesworth was interviewing with teams across the NFL, including the Redskins, he made it clear that he had specific goals in mind. He wanted to get to the quarterback a lot. He wanted to have career stats. He talked about Reggie White's legacy and how he would want to be a Hall of Famer one day. So all of this fuss isn't about him training alone or at Redskins Park. The guy is flat out unhappy about the whole situation.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by takethecake

Completely untrue. It's mainly because he wants to do his own thing with his own trainer, who he knows can give him a training program tailored to his unique needs. This whole "albert doesn't want to play NT thing" is so blown out of proportion. He said it once, and now everyone assumes that's what everything's about.

You know what gets me?

Albert probably doesn't want to play NT but that was never Haslett plan in the first place.

And Even if Haynseworth doesn't want to play NT he's never said it that way.

He's said that he doesn't see himself as having the bodytype or style of play of a NT and he's right he's too good to be a typical 2-gap NT.

[SmootSmack]

Jason Reid is not the only person who goes to Redskins Park

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by JLee9718

AH hasn't done enough to have earned the $32M. Maybe with Allen and Shanny we'll get some players who care about teamwork, not individual stats. No more AH's or CP's!

Albert was pretty good on the field last year, I imagine that there will be a repeat of that this year. He worked well with his teammates. Despite what we want to believe it's not a part of their contract to be there for voluntary camp, to teach rookies (that's what we have coaches for), or to be media darlings. How many of you guys show up while not getting paid to mentor new people? Outside of the office team-building activities (that don't involve drinking), etc?

[hooskins]

how long until preseason?

This stuff is killing me.

[warpaint]

The main reason AH is getting all this attention from the media, is that Brett Favre and the Vikings are keeping their would be Circus under raps. Now once that story starts getting legs under it, AH will be put on the back burner.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I know this will look like I'm simply blindly defending ESPN but what PD is referring to I'm sure is more so his interview with Mike Wise of the Washington Post, not ESPN.

washingtonpost.com

Furthermore, and again I know like it will come across as I'm blindly defending the media, the problem is more often than not readers'/viewers'/listeners' gross misunderstanding of what's been reported (BHA I'm looking in your direction) than what is actually written or said.

Bottom line just about everyone with the Redskins knows how important AH is to the team, they don't agree with his decision but they respect it and that's that. Nothing more, nothing less

lol BHA will pull the smallest thing at times.. take someone's opinion, make it fact, etc

now of course the media does focus on particulars as well, a small spark will set off a fire.. not all of the time, but in cases like this it's pretty evident..

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Snyder expresses disappointment in Haynsworth's absences - NFL - CBSSports.com Football

Redskins' owner 'disappointed' by absent Albert Haynesworth - NFL - SI.com

Haynesworth's ascense disappoints Redskins owner - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN

Don't shoot the messenger, it's not an ESPN story. It's the Associated Press. Would it be nice if the focus was on refurbishing the inner city field? Sure. But let's not kid ourselves, even here that a thread on that would get maybe 3 replies before it turned into a bitch session

lol @ FOX Sports title.. "ascence" instead of "absence"

they must've let the geniuses at Fox News take over for the day

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by takethecake

Completely untrue. It's mainly because he wants to do his own thing with his own trainer, who he knows can give him a training program tailored to his unique needs. This whole "albert doesn't want to play NT thing" is so blown out of proportion. He said it once, and now everyone assumes that's what everything's about.

Yep, and not to discredit the staff at the Skins and for me to mention for the 11tyth time that he decided on this before our new regime was even in place (let's not forget how abysmal the training program was as reported by former staff and players) but think about the Olympics.. these guys didn't become the best by staying in the same gym that they started in, they got people to train them and ended up typically getting the BEST to train them. His trainer can focus a lot more on HIM solely.

The only real thing that Albert's said about it was that he talked to them about how he thinks that he can best be used (same thing he did before coming to the team to begin with). He also said that they planned to have him in the middle some and on the end some and that once he looked over the 3-4 DE assignments he felt that it was close to his techniques in the 4-3 at DT so that would probably be the best fit for him. I think that we ALL agree that he wasn't used properly last year and I remember quite a few of us weren't happy about that. We signed the guy with promises and if anyone was being selfish in that regard it was us, whether The Danny called for it or not. Who knows if he would've went to another team had we not promised him the world.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by warpaint

The main reason AH is getting all this attention from the media, is that Brett Favre and the Vikings are keeping their would be Circus under raps. Now once that story starts getting legs under it, AH will be put on the back burner.

LOL I said the same thing to a guy I was talking with the other day