Was Shanahan Wrong Deactivating Haynesworth vs. Indy

This is the point with AH. He can dominate, and when he goes hard he is a bull, but then he needs a play to catch his breath. Ok in a normal rotation scheme, but Man the Colts were moving down the field like they had the whole game scripted and embedded in the offensive players brains. It was crazy.


It is not crazy the core of that team has been together for many years they are ALL on the same page.

We lost this game by not converting all of the T/O and the at times misguided offense.

It is not crazy the core of that team has been together for many years they are ALL on the same page.

We lost this game by not converting all of the T/O and the at times misguided offense.

This.

Shanahan said he wasn't active because he missed too much time and missed the installation if the game plan

Interesting. I call Bullshit on Shanahan. AH is a defensive lineman, not a WR or QB. Hasslett did not re-invent the wheel in this weeks defensive game plan. We ran the same old bullshit we have been seeing all year and we continue to get gashed for 5 yards a run right up the middle. Learning a game plan for a defensive lineman can be done in a few hours. There are only so many gaps that you can be responsible for and Haynesworth is not a rookie.

Interesting. I call Bullshit on Shanahan. AH is a defensive lineman, not a WR or QB. Hasslett did not re-invent the wheel in this weeks defensive game plan. We ran the same old bullshit we have been seeing all year and we continue to get gashed for 5 yards a run right up the middle. Learning a game plan for a defensive lineman can be done in a few hours. There are only so many gaps that you can be responsible for and Haynesworth is not a rookie.

Except that Haynesworth has said at least a couple of times that he hasn't quite grasped the defense. He hasn't really shown himself to be a guy who can take time off and come back as if nothing has happened.

If it were me, someone else would have been inactive, and Haynesworth wouldn't have started but would have been in uniform ready to go

Except that Haynesworth has said at least a couple of times that he hasn't quite grasped the defense. He hasn't really shown himself to be a guy who can take time off and come back as if nothing has happened.

If it were me, someone else would have been inactive, and Haynesworth wouldn't have started but would have been in uniform ready to go

Amen.
Just looked it 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. How long is going to take Hasslett to figure it out?
We needed Haynesworth in this game.
You know I did see something for the first time since Shanny got here....in the 4 quater, right after the last long run up the heart of our defense, Shanny looked disgusted, turned and gave the stink eye to Hasslett.
Did you see Hasslett during the game...he was wigging out. He looked nervous and scared. Not what I want to see from the leader of our defense. I do not care who we are playing...Manning, Montana, Dan Maino...

Amen.
Just looked it 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. How long is going to take Hasslett to figure it out?
We needed Haynesworth in this game.

Thank you!! That's been going on all season long, that didn't happen during the 4-3 D.

Trouble is we've given up big yards with AH in there too.

Trouble is we've given up big yards with AH in there too.

You mean for the 5 or 6 plays a game he is in?
AH is not in the game enough to make a difference. It would be diffrent if he were in just over half the snaps and he did not make a difference, but he is in maybe 1/4 of the snaps?

I think the bigger loss this week was not having Rocky in there as opposed to AH. I think both would have helped the run D. Giving up the passing yards didnt bother me, but Haslett approach to the running game was freakin piss poor. No excuse for giving a banged up, ok-not-great RB in Addai all those yards. Im just sick of our D Line in general...Kemo and Gholston are depth not starters in this league.

I think the bigger loss this week was not having Rocky in there as opposed to AH. I think both would have helped the run D. Giving up the passing yards didnt bother me, but Haslett approach to the running game was freakin piss poor. No excuse for giving a banged up, ok-not-great RB in Addai all those yards. Im just sick of our D Line in general...Kemo and Gholston are depth not starters in this league.

I was just about to say the same thing. Kemo, Gholston, V. Holiday and Jarmon should not be getting more snaps than AH. That is just piss poor coaching and player personnel management. That falls on Hasslett and Shanny.