Haynesworth PASSES Conditioning Test

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Honestly, the only reporting I like to read are the training camp reports from the Redskins Blog, and stuff from Twitter. Both sports radio stations in the area suck big time, trust me you're not missing much from that end.

I get what you are saying. Like I have said on here a 100 times or so. My favorite guys to listen to are Pat Kerwin and Tim Ryan on NFL Sirius Radio on Moving the Chains. Those guys are great. My point was more geared to hearing actual Redskins Camp News and not AH all day long. Now at least they will be talking about how he can have a positive impact on our team.

[NYCskinfan82]

Let's see how it goes now.

HTTR.

[Pocket$ $traight]

I am betting that this circus motivates Phat Albert aka Godzilla to destroy everything that gets in his way. This is what I learned from all of this:

I hate these geeky, non-athletic, pencil necked twerps that we know as the "media". All of these pathetic losers who couldn't bust out of a wet paper bag are gutless and spineless. If any of them were standing in front of Haynesworth they would bow down and assume the same position as that the dirty stripper who is trying to steal from him. All of them are pathetic. Matthew Stafford and Sam Bradford haven't busted a grape in the NFL yet both of them have bigger contracts then Haynesworth but all we see is losers talking about a 300 yard shuttle run. This witch hunt is driven by jealousy, plan and simple.

I hope Godzilla takes a cheap shot on every QB he faces this year.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I am betting that this circus motivates Phat Albert aka Godzilla to destroy everything that gets in his way. This is what I learned from all of this:

I hate these geeky, non-athletic, pencil necked twerps that we know as the "media". All of these pathetic losers who couldn't bust out of a wet paper bag are gutless and spineless. If any of them were standing in front of Haynesworth they would bow down and assume the same position as that the dirty stripper who is trying to steal from him. All of them are pathetic. Matthew Stafford and Sam Bradford haven't busted a grape in the NFL yet both of them have bigger contracts then Haynesworth but all we see is losers talking about a 300 yard shuttle run. This witch hunt is driven by jealousy, plan and simple.

I hope Godzilla takes a cheap shot on every QB he faces this year.

Is that setting the record straigt or what? No jab at you SS, I love you man!

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Is that setting the record straigt or what? No jab at you SS, I love you man!

I WAS GONNA SAY....SS you don't have to take that!!!
................pencil neck geek............

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Is that setting the record straigt or what? No jab at you SS, I love you man!

I have more of a felt-tip pen neck. But whatever, Pocket$ is entitled to his opinion. He's not the first person to blindly hate on the "media". Turn off your tv, your radio, your cell phone, shut down your laptop, put down your newspaper, your magazines. Then tell me how much you love sports then.

There are plenty of "media twerps" who would not bow down to Haynesworth. If you think Mark Schlereth, who like it or not is media now, would bow down to Haynesworth, you're kidding yourself.

Witchhunt driven by jealousy? Hardly. Yes Haynesworth isn't the first person to work out on his own in the off-season. But you know what, they all showed up on day one ready to go. Yes Haynesworth lost 40+ pounds in the off-season but he first gained about 20. Haynesworth has known about the conditioning test all off-season and he still couldn't pass it. That's on him.

Special camera angles for Golic? Please. I was standing right there. Admittedly, I will say I thought he might have been a second late on the second run but it was close. And the run was legit.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I have more of a felt-tip pen neck. But whatever, Pocket$ is entitled to his opinion. He's not the first person to blindly hate on the "media". Turn off your tv, your radio, your cell phone, shut down your laptop, put down your newspaper, your magazines. Then tell me how much you love sports then.

There are plenty of "media twerps" who would not bow down to Haynesworth. If you think Mark Schlereth, who like it or not is media now, would bow down to Haynesworth, you're kidding yourself.

Witchhunt driven by jealousy? Hardly. Yes Haynesworth isn't the first person to work out on his own in the off-season. But you know what, they all showed up on day one ready to go. Yes Haynesworth lost 40+ pounds in the off-season but he first gained about 20. Haynesworth has known about the conditioning test all off-season and he still couldn't pass it. That's on him.

Special camera angles for Golic? Please. I was standing right there. Admittedly, I will say I thought he might have been a second late on the second run but it was close. And the run was legit.

Exactly. These folks who are so happy about his 35-40 lb weight loss need to take into account that he slapped on a fresh 20 as soon as the season was over. So what, we're gonna give him extra credit because he gave off the impression that he cared about his weight in the few months leading up to training camp? Oh yes Mr. Haynesworth, thank you so much for NOT showing up to camp pushing 370. Please.

I'm not gonna tip my hat to the man for that. I guess the bar was set pretty low after he showed up for camp last year doing his best impression of the blob.

Haynesworth apologists annoy me.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

There are plenty of "media twerps" who would not bow down to Haynesworth. If you think Mark Schlereth, who like it or not is media now, would bow down to Haynesworth, you're kidding yourself.

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Agreed,I would put Warren Sapp in that group,althought he's not a favorit of mine ....this was very good.I for one think the 3-4 would better for AH and at the nose guard he'd be all pro every year.This was on the NFL network last night.


NFL Videos: Haynesworth's role

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I am betting that this circus motivates Phat Albert aka Godzilla to destroy everything that gets in his way. This is what I learned from all of this:

I hate these geeky, non-athletic, pencil necked twerps that we know as the "media". All of these pathetic losers who couldn't bust out of a wet paper bag are gutless and spineless. If any of them were standing in front of Haynesworth they would bow down and assume the same position as that the dirty stripper who is trying to steal from him. All of them are pathetic. Matthew Stafford and Sam Bradford haven't busted a grape in the NFL yet both of them have bigger contracts then Haynesworth but all we see is losers talking about a 300 yard shuttle run. This witch hunt is driven by jealousy, plan and simple.

I hope Godzilla takes a cheap shot on every QB he faces this year.

I wouldn't say a witch hunt Pocket. I have a few words for you and that is market share/selling copy or ratings. Preseason is usually downright non eventful til the preseason games get going, unless you get some big name injuries or FA signings. THe fact is since you now do have the internet, cable TV, satellite radio, etc you have a ton of sports writers/broadcasters with nothing to really write about, but they need to write a story to get paid, so they exaggerate on what would normally be a non story or something hum drum. The very thing( the new media) that has freed us from the bondage to the old press is what helps generate this overhyped lunacy, such as the AH drama. In short, the media has grown too big and now they need to actually create news to justify their existence. The glut of media is actually the problem. The hunt isn't to destroy or hurt AH, t he hunt is to create a story that justifies their careers. Ever read the sportswriters from FoxSports.com, or even NFL.com? The mods in here and the more devoted Skins fans in here that really know their stuff could write better drivel than these guys. Shoot even I could given some time and being able to watch sports 24/7.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I am betting that this circus motivates Phat Albert aka Godzilla to destroy everything that gets in his way. This is what I learned from all of this:

I hate these geeky, non-athletic, pencil necked twerps that we know as the "media". All of these pathetic losers who couldn't bust out of a wet paper bag are gutless and spineless. If any of them were standing in front of Haynesworth they would bow down and assume the same position as that the dirty stripper who is trying to steal from him. All of them are pathetic. Matthew Stafford and Sam Bradford haven't busted a grape in the NFL yet both of them have bigger contracts then Haynesworth but all we see is losers talking about a 300 yard shuttle run. This witch hunt is driven by jealousy, plan and simple.

I hope Godzilla takes a cheap shot on every QB he faces this year.

I don't consider Mike Golic(sp) .."a pathetic loser"...who at 47 and out of football for a while ..."gutless or spineless" was able to do the test right away.So from your post AH had no responsability for this at all,his lack of respect for the owner who gave hime everything he wanted,the new bunch of coachs...he wanted,and the rest of his teamates who have been at all the manditory practices,so it was the media not AH...is that right?

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by Giantone

I don't consider Mike Goalic(sp) .."a pathetic loser"...who at 47 and out of football for a while ..."gutless or spineless" was able to do the test right away.So from your post AH had no responsability for this at all,his lack of respect for the owner who gave hime everything he wanted,the new bunch of coachs...he wanted,and the rest of his teamates who have been at all the manditory practices,so it was the media not AH...is that right?

Actually, Golic's charade was probably the worst of all. He didn't actually pass the test. For one, they used a camera angle which attempted to hide the fact that he was taking short cuts on the 25 yard distances. Second, he clearly did not finish in 73 seconds on the second try even though he was not running a full 25 yards every time. So for him and other "analysts" at ESPN to use Golic's "accomplishment" to badmouth AH is actually evidence of that all of them are gutless. If Golic was a real man he would have admitted that he came close to finishing the test and that someone like AH, who is in the prime of their career, should be able to finish it relatively easily. The "journalism" at ESPN is driven by one thing, profits.

I am not going to crucify and hold AH to a standard that dozens of players have not met for years. How many times have players decided to do their own thing in the offseason? The Miami guys have done it forever. I am not sure how AH disrespected the owner this offseason by coming into camp 30 - 40 pounds lighter. The owner empowered this man by structuring the contract the way he did, so he got what he paid for. I do have a problem with Albert not showing up to mini-camp if he said he was going to and I also have a problem with asking for a trade after cashing a 21 million dollar check but that is old news now. AH handled this poorly but the sensationalism of what occured was/is pathetic.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I am betting that this circus motivates Phat Albert aka Godzilla to destroy everything that gets in his way. This is what I learned from all of this:

I hate these geeky, non-athletic, pencil necked twerps that we know as the "media". All of these pathetic losers who couldn't bust out of a wet paper bag are gutless and spineless. If any of them were standing in front of Haynesworth they would bow down and assume the same position as that the dirty stripper who is trying to steal from him. All of them are pathetic. Matthew Stafford and Sam Bradford haven't busted a grape in the NFL yet both of them have bigger contracts then Haynesworth but all we see is losers talking about a 300 yard shuttle run. This witch hunt is driven by jealousy, plan and simple.

I hope Godzilla takes a cheap shot on every QB he faces this year.

This is one of the more ignorant posts I've read in a while. Sure, there are plenty of folks in the media who suck, but to pigeon-hole all of them with these generalizations is pretty weak. Just because Haynesworth could kick their asses, they shouldn't write anything about them? Ummm, by that rationale, there would basically no sports media in America. Most pro-athletes could beat up most media folk.

It's not a secret that Haynesworth isn't exactly a good guy. When he signed the biggest contract ever for a defensive player, he put himself under a big microscope. God forbid he toe the line. While I do think the media made it a WAAAY bigger deal than it really was, to say it was out of jealously is plain silly.

And then you finish it up by basically hoping that Haynesworth draws 15 yard penalties taking cheap shots in every game we play this season?

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by GMScud

This is one of the more ignorant posts I've read in a while. Sure, there are plenty of folks in the media who suck, but to pigeon-hole all of them with these generalizations is pretty weak. Just because Haynesworth could kick their asses, they shouldn't write anything about them? Ummm, by that rationale, there would basically no sports media in America. Most pro-athletes could beat up most media folk.

It's not a secret that Haynesworth isn't exactly a good guy. When he signed the biggest contract ever for a defensive player, he put himself under a big microscope. God forbid he toe the line. While I do think the media made it a WAAAY bigger deal than it really was, to say it was out of jealously is plain silly.

And then you finish it up by basically hoping that Haynesworth draws 15 yard penalties taking cheap shots in every game we play this season?

You are right Scud. ESPN has a long history of giving the Redskins a fair shake since Snyder has owned them. Couple that with the equal coverage of Revis possibly skipping the entire year (on a team that should be much more relevant to the nation than Washington) is further proof that I am wrong.

I never said the media shouldn't write anything about him but these jerk-offs who consistently use him as a punchline and say things about him that they would never say to his face are the ones who are gutless.

Btw, when a starting QB goes out there is a much better chance of victory. The Ravens won a championship putting out starting QBs on almost a weekly basis.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

You are right Scud. ESPN has a long history of giving the Redskins a fair shake since Snyder has owned them. Couple that with the equal coverage of Revis possibly skipping the entire year (on a team that should be much more relevant to the nation than Washington) is further proof that I am wrong.

I never said the media shouldn't write anything about him but these jerk-offs who consistently use him as a punchline and say things about him that they would never say to his face are the ones who are gutless.

I'm sure you'll just think I'm biased here, but your perception is not reality

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm sure you'll just think I'm biased here, but your perception is not reality

When the word "media" is mentioned and the various perceptions of them are noted, oftentimes we as readers and listeners have a tendency to lump them all together, the plural becomes singular.

Today's media are not all lacking in responsibility. What we do find though [espically in the world of sports] is a highly opinionated group, reporting, not based on facts but strictly on their opinions. Opinion reporting always has to be taken with a grain of salt. One could be safe in characterizing much of it as discussion as opposed to the actual reporting of facts as they occur.

For people like myself, first ordained in the world of sports reporting prior to the Huntley - Brinkley years where there was 25 min on news and 5 min of sports on a daily basis, what goes on in that same world today could easily be described as shock and awe.