Was Shanahan Wrong Deactivating Haynesworth vs. Indy

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

Haynesworth doesn't make or break this game. It's amusing to throw out there DPOY and best talented player on the team, when the guy's had 1.5 great seasons (26 starts over 2 years from 07-08) and hasn't been worth the Charmin he wipes his butt with since coming to DC.

It is what it is. Would he have made a difference? Probably not, considering how fast paced the Colts offense is. He would have been sucking wind and taking plays off in order to catch up. We'll never know.

What did make a difference was the amount of missed opportunities and mistakes both sides of the ball had. Dropped INTs, missed assignments, lack of pressure, abandoning the run, ill-advised throws. These are things that this team needs to work on. Not whether one player plays or not.

We gave up we gave up 171 yards rushing on 28 carries for an average of 6.1 yards a carry., to one of the worst rushing teams in the league. We were manhandled. Haynesworth would not have made a difference? Really? That is like if we gave up 6 to 8 sacks during a game where our best Offenive lineman was on the bench injury free and then saying he would not have made a difference. That's just dumb.
You can not judge defensive lineman with stats like sacks and think you have a complete picture. Far example DE Carter had team leading 10 or so sacks last season but he sucks this year. Stats do not always tell the complete picture.