In defense of Albert Haynesworth

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by irish

So it means AH is a malcontent when times get tough. He shot his mouth off about the team needeing leadership but falling asleep in meetings and being late for practice isnt showing leadership especially when you are making $100 Mil. People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones and AH definitely lives in a glass house.

I still don't get the point. So he's mouthy. So what? To me he's right...they told them they'd let him play and they aren't. That's what Blache does. He subverts players abilities in the name of his scheme. All hail the mighty scheme. "Let's sand these square pegs to fit in the round hole scheme I have". AH is right and I don't care if he's mouthy. If he starts getting mouthy about something that isn't right then I'll care. And I'll reiterate. I'll take 53 guys who get pissy when the team sucks...we haven't had enough players who get pissy when we suck.

[irish]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I still don't get the point. So he's mouthy. So what? To me he's right...they told them they'd let him play and they aren't. That's what Blache does. He subverts players abilities in the name of his scheme. All hail the mighty scheme. "Let's sand these square pegs to fit in the round hole scheme I have". AH is right and I don't care if he's mouthy. If he starts getting mouthy about something that isn't right then I'll care. And I'll reiterate. I'll take 53 guys who get pissy when the team sucks...we haven't had enough players who get pissy when we suck.

The point is he's mouthy in a bad way. Its carping and talk about needing leadership and then not showing that leadership yourself. It about having an "its somebody elses fault" attitude that doesnt fly especially when you are making $100 mil.

AH is doing just fine in the scheme and he's even making others better. AH would really be cleaning up in the scheme if he was in better shape. I think a big part of the Skins problem is the players constantly being in me me me mode instead of getting with the program and playing. 11 guys running around playing how they want doesnt work. Heck, 1 guy running around doing what he wants doesnt work. If the Skins were 12-3 I am 100% certain AH wouldnt have a problem with the scheme.

[Frost]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I still don't get the point. So he's mouthy. So what? To me he's right...they told them they'd let him play and they aren't. That's what Blache does. He subverts players abilities in the name of his scheme. All hail the mighty scheme. "Let's sand these square pegs to fit in the round hole scheme I have". AH is right and I don't care if he's mouthy. If he starts getting mouthy about something that isn't right then I'll care. And I'll reiterate. I'll take 53 guys who get pissy when the team sucks...we haven't had enough players who get pissy when we suck.

Couldn't agree more, Big Al is a beast. One of the post replies stated that in the cowboys game there was no double team on him, I'm not sure what game were you watching because I saw a bunch of plays where he had 2 and 3 guys blocking him and it has been like this pretty much all the season. Seriously what more can you ask of a guy that plays in BLACHE'S scheme ? how many plays have you guys seen where Blache makes it seem that he is going to blitz but then drops everyone back to prevent "the big play" and all you have is 3 guys rushing. It's bull and I'm glad he is speaking out on the fact that Blatche's scheme sucks a**. He easily could have cashed in and just be another guy on the team instead he speaks out on the subject that many of us have been complaining about for a while now and he gets scrutinized. When he was brought in, Blache was giving statements left and right about how we are not going to change the style big Al played with the Titans and we are going to maximize his potential basically painting a picture of the Redskins D unleashing hell on everyone this season. Isn't that the reason AH SIGNED with us in the 1st place ? It was not about the money because he could have gone to Tampa and get payed more, it was the bullshit that was feed to him about how the D was going to create havoc so no wonder he is pissed. Either way Blache will be gone and I hope the new coach will bring out the best in our ENTIRE defense. AH is money and i hope he stays with the Skins for a long time.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Frost:

Where did you hear/read that Tampa offered more than $100M for Haynesworth last year?

What I've heard is that the only other serious offer he had was from Tennessee and it had a total value of $80-82M but also had things like weight clauses and other "penalty clauses" in it. The Skins outbid a contract that Haynesworth would never sign by about 25% demonstrating the great money management and fiscal responsibility we have come to recognize as typical of this franchise. Next time you go to FedEx Field and pay $35 to park your car, smile because you are helping to keep that beast of a DT - who plays hard about half the time - here in DC.

Haynesworth came here for the $$$. Like it or not, that is why 90% of the free agents who sign here do that. Right after Portis signed, he said that he got calls from some of his buds from "The U" and he told them to have their agents contact Danny Boy so they could get paid like he got paid.

Here is a rule that holds true at least 95% of the time when it comes to free agents in sports today:

It is ALWAYS about the money