Schefter: "Skins NOT shopping Big Al"

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

As I said here, Haynesworth is not being shopped because he's a problem child. He's being shopped because a package of starting offensive player(s) and/or draft pick(s) will do more to help this team than Haynesworth will. We were a 4-12 team with Haynesworth. We won't be much better in 2010 if we don't dramatically upgrade our offensive line and give McNabb a playmaker or two on offense.

We've got a defense overflowing with talented players (compared to the offense, at least) and we're switching to the 3-4, anyway. the smartest thing to do is "redistribute our wealth" talent-wise to help our offense. Moving Haynesworth is about doing what's best for the Redskins and has NOTHING to do with Haynesworth's character and behavior.

I think you're on the right track with your thinking in the sense that Shanahan and Allen are practical executives who are trying to build a football team. With that in mind, I believe that they would make any trade that they think would give this team a better chance to win now and in the future.

I don't buy the theory that they are playing mind games with Big Al. First of all, what possible leverage could they have on someone they have already paid $32,000,000 FREAKIN' DOLLARS!!!? Secondly, Shanahan is no doubt going to remind Big Al that he is being paid a HUGE amount of money to do what the coaches want him to do to help this team win and not to do what he wants to do.

Now, if Big Al were to embarrass himself by sulking and playing poorly or by becoming insubordinate and getting suspended because he didn't get his way, that would be unfortunate. But I don't think he'll do that. He just needs for some Head Coach to stand up to him and tell him to grow up and do what he's told, for the good of the team. Shanahan might just be that Head Coach.

By the way, if Big Al thinks he can still run to Dan Snyder to tell on the coach, I think he'll be disappointed to find that Snyder is unavailable to hear his complaints.