King predicts Haynesworth to Redskins

[Nflnick11]

haynesworth will be the next best free agent signing since we got london fletcher...even if he doesn't try, he's still a big body and a force for our defense

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Pass on Haynesworth, let someone else be the sucker

[SC Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

This reminds me of a couple years ago when it was reported that the Skins had JeMarcus Russell in for a workout. Everybody (well, at least a lot of people) paniced & thought we might trade up to the #1 spot & get him. In reality it was just the Skins staff doing its due diligence.

The Danny is a serious biz man. Who knows how many dinners at Mortons he's had w/how many agents? Just because Peter King finds out doesn't suddenly make it significant. The danny is a dealer w/a historic propensity to drop lots of cash on free agents, so what agent that has worked w/him in the past wouldn't want to bend his ear & make a pitch for their client w/him? The 2 having dinner could've ended up being more about the Danny telling him that he's not going to pay too much for anybody, i.e. how Haynesworth is out of his price range.

On the other hand, of course DS wants to see what the agent is asking for, if nothing else for comparison's sake in how to gauge the market.

As for the football part of it, don't do it! AH is not worth it!

Not a bad point. Haynesworth's agent might also be making the rounds and knows that if he can get word out that Dan Snyder is interested he might be able to get more money from a team like Tampa Bay that has $40 million in cap space (so Dan does him a solid and they both get dinner at Morton's). I'm sure the Redskins would be interested in Haynesworth, I just don't understand how they could afford to bring him on at $15 mil per year (the number King mentioned). That is not to say it is not possible, maybe it is pretty easy if you dump Taylor and Springs, but it seems like it would be next to impossible to get both Hall and Haynesworth done.

[GTripp0012]

The fact that he's only going to pay 65% of snaps is exactly why I would not spend the big bucks on him. Because otherwise, he is worth it.

If the price comes down after a week or two, I would get into the mix on Haynesworth. He's a sound investment at less than elite prices.

[44ever]

I'd much rather have Hall than Hworth

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by SC Skins Fan

Not a bad point. Haynesworth's agent might also be making the rounds and knows that if he can get word out that Dan Snyder is interested he might be able to get more money from a team like Tampa Bay that has $40 million in cap space (so Dan does him a solid and they both get dinner at Morton's). I'm sure the Redskins would be interested in Haynesworth, I just don't understand how they could afford to bring him on at $15 mil per year (the number King mentioned). That is not to say it is not possible, maybe it is pretty easy if you dump Taylor and Springs, but it seems like it would be next to impossible to get both Hall and Haynesworth done.

It would be worth our while to drive his price up by just putting our name to it. Skins interested drives the price up I have to believe.

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Sure, sure. Malcolm Kelly. That must have been it. No mention at all of Haynesworth.

NOT! You're way too smart to believe that. Of course they were talking about Haynesworth!

Yea, yea..Malcolm Kelly that's it.

It's not pure conjecture...i would give it about a 99% chance AH's name came up at some point.

[REDSKIN1]

I agree with all you guys.... I could not have said it better...

Haynesworth would up grade our d-line, just don't do it at the expense of all our other need areas.

[Hog1]

I am doing what the Skins should more often.....abstaining. I want Big Boy...but I am way burnt out on mega dollars for superstars that don't produce.......

[SFREDSKIN]

If FAT **** KING is so sure of this story then why are we restructuring Griffin's contract?

[SmootSmack]

Has that been confirmed, that Griffin's contract is being restructured?

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

The fact that he's only going to pay 65% of snaps is exactly why I would not spend the big bucks on him.

if he's only going to play 65% of the snaps, is it possible we could pay him 65% of the vet miniumum?

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

If FAT **** KING is so sure of this story then why are we restructuring Griffin's contract?

were restructing his contract? when was this reported as news and not idle speculation by JLC? Also, King is not reporting this as fact. he's not claiming to be sure of anything. he's just speculating based on the fact that the two had dinner.

[SBXVII]

I'm on the fence. but lets for fun say we did sign Haynesworth. (If we could;ie CAP) I would suspect he would not be needed on all 4 downs anyway. Most likely he would be used on the first 2 downs possibly the 3rd down to clog the middle and stop the run/ push the pocket. Cause double teams or mismatches. Which is what we want. I would figure on 4th down we would be expecting punt. So for the fun lets say we keep him in on 1st and 2nd to clog the middle. take him out on 3rd and put in a pash rushing Defense. If for any reason a team was on a 4th and 1 and decided to go for it he could come back in to clog the middle.

I really don't see any down side to his stepping in or stepping out of the field of play considering Blache changes people all the time in order to keep fresh legs on the field. Now the down sides would be injuries and age. Look at what we are paying Springs and more of you seem happy to keep him and let Rogers go. I can't figure that one out. If it can be done I would get Haynesworth to clog the middle and move Taylor to WLB and allow him to roam a little to create havoc.

I don't care what people think we all know teams would have to game plan around him. They would have to double team him freeing up other rushers and he would definitly push most pockets so the QB would not be able to step up. He would easily help our defense maybe even helping our secondary simply by applying pressure. The big question is if we are keeping Taylor can we go after and afford Haynesworth. I would bet Snyder was simply speaking with his agent about cost.

[wilsowilso]

Don't want Haynesworth at all. I think it would be a huge mistake. Welcome to the team!

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Daseal

I hope this is false. Haynesworth is already said to take time off of plays and isn't exactly what you'd consider a high motor guy. He's quite talented, but how many years does he really have left. Considering the pay-day he'll command -- not worth it at all.

Ruhskins -- Could it possibly be that King is saying the truth? You're biased. I'm biased. We're Redskins fans. From listening to King on NFL radio, he speaks well and backs up all of his opinions with solid facts. He's said many good things about the Redskins and he's brought out our weaknesses. One thing I've learned from NFL radio, is every fan thinks the media picks on/hates their team. I heard Cowboys fans saying they get no respect last off-season. As fans we see our team as the center of the NFL universe, and don't like to hear negative things about our team, even if they are true.

Daseal, I didn't say he wasn't saying the truth, he just sounded a bit demeaning in the tone of his article. Plus, given our cap situation, lack of draft picks, and many other reasons our team could not get a player like Haynesworth, I don't know if I would put it out there that the Redskins are a definite destination for Haynesworth. But you're right, I am being biased and I agree that no one wants their team being picked on by the media. And true, he has made both positive and negative statements about our team in the past and it is his opinion.