WP: Haynesworth will skip minicamp, wants trade

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I don't think that AH would've ever come here had he known how we'd use him even last year.

....yet he took the money he signed the contract.What if every player on the defense acted this way,maybe ,just maybe the coachs know more then he does.

[CRedskinsRule]

Don't know how to link to it, but the Skins blog cartoon this week showed a AH half covered in oil, and the punchline, AH said "See I told you I don't like plugging holes"

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Don't know how to link to it, but the Skins blog cartoon this week showed a AH half covered in oil, and the punchline, AH said "See I told you I don't like plugging holes"

[SmootSmack]

Here are my thoughts:

- We always complain that athletes are lying when they say it's not about the money. In a strange way, AH is showing that right now for him it's really not about the money

- Back in April, JLC was insistent that the Skins were actively trying to trade him...which wasn't the case

- It's wrong I know, but I'd be more upset if I expected more from AH. But this is what he does when he's not on the field. He's always complaining about something

- Been speaking to someone the last several months about AH. This person is closer to AH than Schefter to Shanahan, than Chip to Dale; and this person has been pretty consistently telling me things are blown out of proportion...until this morning when said person told me "The real issue isn't the 3-4, though he still has doubts about it. He's been told he's been bumped down the depth chart and he's upset the Redskins are making him show up before everyone else today. But he'll come around. Albert always needs to make his point before agreeing to anything"...I'm not sure how long Shanahan and Allen will give him to come around quite honestly

- I'm going to try to find some time to talk to some Saints folks today to see if there's any new development on the Jammal Brown front

- Now, we finally have a story

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Here are my thoughts:

- We always complain that athletes are lying when they say it's not about the money. In a strange way, AH is showing that right now for him it's really not about the money

- Back in April, JLC was insistent that the Skins were actively trying to trade him...which wasn't the case

- It's wrong I know, but I'd be more upset if I expected more from AH. But this is what he does when he's not on the field. He's always complaining about something

- Been speaking to someone the last several months about AH. This person is closer to AH than Schefter to Shanahan, than Chip to Dale; and this person has been pretty consistently telling me things are blown out of proportion...until this morning when said person told me "The real issue isn't the 3-4, though he still has doubts about it. He's been told he's been bumped down the depth chart and he's upset the Redskins are making him show up before everyone else today. But he'll come around. Albert always needs to make his point before agreeing to anything"...I'm not sure how long Shanahan and Allen will give him to come around quite honestly

- I'm going to try to find some time to talk to some Saints folks today to see if there's any new development on the Jammal Brown front

- Now, we finally have a story

I did wonder when I saw the 630am physical tweets, how AH would react, but then, I have to be at my job every day at 630, so I figured he would deal with it. If that's his issue, it's just kinda pathetic. I really wish that pro athletes (and politicians) had to work at a "real" job for a few months a year to appreciate their life.

oh yay a story

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Here are my thoughts:

- We always complain that athletes are lying when they say it's not about the money. In a strange way, AH is showing that right now for him it's really not about the money

- Back in April, JLC was insistent that the Skins were actively trying to trade him...which wasn't the case

- It's wrong I know, but I'd be more upset if I expected more from AH. But this is what he does when he's not on the field. He's always complaining about something

- Been speaking to someone the last several months about AH. This person is closer to AH than Schefter to Shanahan, than Chip to Dale; and this person has been pretty consistently telling me things are blown out of proportion...until this morning when said person told me "The real issue isn't the 3-4, though he still has doubts about it. He's been told he's been bumped down the depth chart and he's upset the Redskins are making him show up before everyone else today. But he'll come around. Albert always needs to make his point before agreeing to anything"...I'm not sure how long Shanahan and Allen will give him to come around quite honestly

- I'm going to try to find some time to talk to some Saints folks today to see if there's any new development on the Jammal Brown front

- Now, we finally have a story

I don't know much about Brown but isn't he injury prone?? Plus doesn't he play LT?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I don't know much about Brown but isn't he injury prone?? Plus doesn't he play LT?

He missed much of last year due to injury, but I wouldn't call him injury prone. There had been some talk he would play RT here, or they could play him at LT and shift Williams over. The advantage of both is that they can play both sides

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

He missed much of last year due to injury, but I wouldn't call him injury prone. There had been some talk he would play RT here, or they could play him at LT and shift Williams over. The advantage of both is that they can play both sides

Do you see a trade for Jammal Brown as our best potential solution to the situation with AH?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Do you see a trade for Jammal Brown as our best potential solution to the situation with AH?

Honestly have no idea. I'd actually want more than just Brown for Haynesworth. Brown and a pick maybe. Or Brown and Lance Moore (get some of our recent WRs out of here if that happens).

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Here are my thoughts:

- We always complain that athletes are lying when they say it's not about the money. In a strange way, AH is showing that right now for him it's really not about the money

- Back in April, JLC was insistent that the Skins were actively trying to trade him...which wasn't the case

- It's wrong I know, but I'd be more upset if I expected more from AH. But this is what he does when he's not on the field. He's always complaining about something

- Been speaking to someone the last several months about AH. This person is closer to AH than Schefter to Shanahan, than Chip to Dale; and this person has been pretty consistently telling me things are blown out of proportion...until this morning when said person told me "The real issue isn't the 3-4, though he still has doubts about it. He's been told he's been bumped down the depth chart and he's upset the Redskins are making him show up before everyone else today. But he'll come around. Albert always needs to make his point before agreeing to anything"...I'm not sure how long Shanahan and Allen will give him to come around quite honestly

- I'm going to try to find some time to talk to some Saints folks today to see if there's any new development on the Jammal Brown front

- Now, we finally have a story

uhhhh, by my calculations, Haynesworth is the last person to show up for team activities this offseason. Perhaps if he'd been here for the past month with everyone else, there would be no reason for him to come in a few minutes early today to take a physical. If he came in at the same time today as everyone else, he'd have to be taking his physical while everyone else was working, putting him even further behind. TO be honest, if it were all about the money or his disatisfaction with the system, i could atleast understand where he's coming from (even if I didnt agree with it). These reasons for not coming in don't make him seem greedy. They don't make him seem lazy. They don't even make him seem like a diva. They just make him seem like a douche.

[Coff]

The bottom line is that, during negotiations, the Redskins made promises to Haynesworth that they are not keeping. It's hard to blame the team when a guy who is making a hundred million a year is skipping training camp, but if the Redskins made verbal promises to Albert and they're not keeping those promises, well then they have to sleep in the bed they made.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Coff

The bottom line is that, during negotiations, the Redskins made promises to Haynesworth that they are not keeping. It's hard to blame the team when a guy who is making a hundred million a year is skipping training camp, but if the Redskins made verbal promises to Albert and they're not keeping those promises, well then they have to sleep in the bed they made.

I still agree with this too though. I mean you might see a guy only getting 3 mil do the same but obviously with less leverage.

[mredskins]

to me I could care less, really I didn't seem him do much last year I rather cut bait now and at least get something for him then have him hang around as a cancer and then cut him for nothing.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by mredskins

to me I could care less, really I didn't seem him do much last year I rather cut bait now and at least get something for him then have him hang around as a cancer and then cut him for nothing.

That would be the worst of all possible ideas. The most we'd get for him now is a 4th rounder. The best thing to do for the skins is to hold their ground and continue to fine Haynesworth at every opportunity. Under no circumstances should they trade him - ever. let his ass sit on the bench for 3 years. They need to send a message that they wont tolerate this sort of foolishness, setting a precedent to prevent something like this from happening again.

[Big C]

if he doesnt want to give his blood sweat and tears to the burgundy and gold, then get the f*ck out haynesworth.