In defense of Albert Haynesworth

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by irish

So it means AH is a malcontent when times get tough. He shot his mouth off about the team needeing leadership but falling asleep in meetings and being late for practice isnt showing leadership especially when you are making $100 Mil. People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones and AH definitely lives in a glass house.

He was falling asleep in meetings?

And are you sure that's what Dungy said?

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by irish

So it means AH is a malcontent when times get tough. He shot his mouth off about the team needeing leadership but falling asleep in meetings and being late for practice isnt showing leadership especially when you are making $100 Mil. People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones and AH definitely lives in a glass house.

I still don't get the point. So he's mouthy. So what? To me he's right...they told them they'd let him play and they aren't. That's what Blache does. He subverts players abilities in the name of his scheme. All hail the mighty scheme. "Let's sand these square pegs to fit in the round hole scheme I have". AH is right and I don't care if he's mouthy. If he starts getting mouthy about something that isn't right then I'll care. And I'll reiterate. I'll take 53 guys who get pissy when the team sucks...we haven't had enough players who get pissy when we suck.

[Swarley]

yes let's get rid of one of the few players on our team that seems to be truly pissed off by all our losses and the manner we're losing them in......... It's not like Big Al came out and said he couldnt care any less about this season because he's making his money. He's been vocal about things that in general we as fans have been vocal about!

[Hog1]

All this BS speculation is useless. We have (hopefully) a new and competant Defensive staff coming in as well as offensive. It is incumbent upon........competant coaches to....do that coaching shit, like:
maintaining unity and the TEAM first vision
positive unified front to the media
assuring adequate game preparation
promote and demand a fitness level suitable for success
etc, etc...........its they're job

[hooskins]

When AH gets carted off its definitely amusing, but his impact on the line is crazy. There is no denying it.

What the hell has A. Carter done the last 3 years? Absolutely nothing. Its not like he got younger and more talented overnight. Sure AH's conditioning isn't great, he plays a bit more than 60 percent of snaps. If we can get that to 70, I think it is worth it.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by hooskins

When AH gets carted off its definitely amusing, but his impact on the line is crazy. There is no denying it.

What the hell has A. Carter done the last 3 years? Absolutely nothing. Its not like he got younger and more talented overnight. Sure AH's conditioning isn't great, he plays a bit more than 60 percent of snaps. If we can get that to 70, I think it is worth it.

You and the WT disagree on the amount he's playing it seems.

[hooskins]

In terms of maturity, comments, etc. I think it boils back down to the organization. The system we have in place, where the owner overrides everything, reduces the coaches authority, prevents them from having their own people, etc. breeds the environment and the behavior we see in comments from AH, Rock, Portis.

I dont justify their actions, but their really isnt any strong authority or organization which would prevent it.

[MTK]

He's played over 70% in the games he's played in as documented by the Times. I heard Al Michaels the other night mention he's only played 60% and I was like great, here we go again.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

He's played over 70% in the games he's played in as documented by the Times. I heard Al Michaels the other night mention he's only played 60% and I was like great, here we go again.

Still recycling numbers from before we got him.. who even knows how accurate they were?

[dmek25]

where is it written that the highest paid player on the team also has to be a leader? that's something you have, or don't have. money doesn't = leadership( as much as Donald Trump wants people to believe)

[SmootSmack]

“I could have made more money with Tampa Bay if I really wanted to. That’s positive,” Haynesworth told The SIRIUS Blitz. “They offered me a whole lot more, and then even with their tax situation, it could have been 20 percent more.”

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