Haynesworth to the Patriots for a 5th rounder.

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I have to say, I find this shit amusing when somebody else has to deal with it....lol



BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet» Blog Archive » Patriots coach Bill Belichick with an update DLs Mike Wright and Albert Haynesworth (as it gets a little testy)

It got a little tense and awkward, actually. Belichick was asked a series of questions about Haynesworth, answering some, not answering a few, and maintaining his tight discipline of not accepting the premise of a question he doesn’t believe in. Want a sample? Hang on tight.

Question: Haynesworth missed 20 days of practice. Is that an injury issue?

Answer: “He missed practice because he wasn’t ready to practice.”

Question: Did he show up in shape?

Answer: (And away we go) “That’s as much as I can tell you. Players that are ready to practice, practice. The ones that aren’t, don’t practice. If they’re ready, we play them.”

Question: Because in Washington…

Answer: (Interrupting) “Yeah, I can’t really tell you what happened anywhere else. I’m sure you can get a lot of details from somewhere else. I can just tell you here, players that are ready to practice, practice. When they’re not ready to practice, they do what they need to do to get ready to practice. When they’re ready, they’re on the field. It’s the same for everybody.”

Question: Is it a coincidence that his first day of practice was after his legal issues?

Answer: “When they’re ready to practice, they practicing (Sensing a pattern?) He was out there before then…

Question: But he came back a day after… was that a coincidence?

Answer: “I don’t know.” (Awkward silence)

Question: But it was pending when you traded for him…

Answer: “Sure, we knew about it. Absolutely.”

Question: When you’re acquiring a player, is that something you have to do your homework on?

Answer: “Whenever you acquire a player, you look into whatever information you can get about the player.”

Question: (Still at it) So, you have to reach a comfort level…

Answer: “Obviously.”

Yeah… pretty tense and awkward. But man, Belichick’s ability to straight line is a little impressive…