Was Shanahan Wrong Deactivating Haynesworth vs. Indy

[SBXVII]

^ Again I wonder how much of it was changes made to the blocking scheme which would not have worked had AH been out there? In other words it probably had nothing to do with AH's health or stanima but more the issue that AH wouldn't know which way to block or which gap to run through on certain plays.

Shanahan said they needed to see what type of football shape AH was in. That statement alone does not mean the coach's felt AH would be out of shape after just one week. It could refer to his mental status after having a loss, or if he could handle picking up the new plays for the week fast enough. There is no use putting him out there if he's a detriment.

As far as Trent goes I think he was around for the meetings so he would understand the plays being used and play calls. All he had to do was do a walk through mid week and play on Sun. Thats a lot different then AH being completely away from Redskins Park not sitting in any meetings and showing up on Wed/Thurs. for the walk through.