Albert Haynesworth is a Redskin!!!!

[RedskinPete]

ESPN news reports that the Redskins have signed Big Al to a 7year 100 million contract with 41 mill guarnteed. The DT is going to make 32 mill over the first 13 months of the deal. He must pass his phycical and will have a news conference later today or Saturday. Also read it on the Tennession.com page!

[Soup's Uncle]

Just saw it. Wow, and after Vinny said "We can't do it"...talk about smoke screens. Jesus. Are we still trying to get Canty and Dockery then?

[That Guy]

no. 27 mill -> AH and hall take up i'm guess 19mill, the rest is for our RFAs, rookies, and maybe kendal or a 1mill LB, but that's it.

taylor and springs have to go, and we've got no real space for canty (or dock unless he's basically coming back for free).

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by That Guy

no. 27 mill -> AH and hall take up i'm guess 19mill, the rest is for our RFAs, rookies, and maybe kendal or a 1mill LB, but that's it.

taylor and springs have to go, and we've got no real space for canty (or dock unless he's basically coming back for free).

you have some strange (and wrong) math

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

you have some strange (and wrong) math

please enlighten me on how he costs us 7mill and how hall costs us 4mill then. i'll wait.

154mill, 64mill guaranteed, and it only counts 11mill in 2009 as you predicted without any work to show how that fits the current cap and accounting rules and gets passed by the league offices.

again, please, let me know what i'm missing :P cause i don't think i'm the one with the weird math here.

[skinsfan_nn]

Albert Haynesworth to be a Redskin

By Jim Wyatt • February 27, 2009

Albert Haynesworth to be a Redskin | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth will become a $100 million man with the Washington Redskins on Friday barring any last-minute complications, according to his agent.
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Haynesworth agreed to terms on a 7-year, $100 million deal contract offer from the Redskins on Friday morning when free agency began. He is scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C. on Friday. If everything is approved with the contract and he passes a physical, a press conference should be scheduled for later in the day.

The contract includes $41 million in guaranteed money, according to sources familiar with the situation. The base value of the contract could max out at around $115 million. Haynesworth is scheduled to earn $32 million over the first 13 months of the deal.

It will make him the highest paid defensive player in the NFL.

For Haynesworth, it also officially puts an end to his 7-year career with the Titans.

The former University of Tennessee star earned All-Pro honors in his final two seasons with the team, and had a career-high 8.5 sacks in 2008. He was a 1st round draft pick by the Titans back in 2002.

The Titans were interested in re-signing Haynesworth, but in the end refused to get into a bidding war with other teams for his services. Agent Chad Speck negotiated the deal, and also talked to a number of other teams, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also being involved until the end.

The Titans final offer was in the $11 million per year range, according to sources, which would have made him the NFL's highest paid defensive tackle.

Haynesworth, the team’s franchise player last season, earned free agency by hitting incentives placed in his one-year contract last July.

[Soup's Uncle]

Jesus.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Soup's Uncle

Jesus.

Can we sign him too?

I'm cool with the move and the money. You've got to pay the cost if you want elite players and you don't draft worth a crap. If we're able to draft Orapko (which I think is doubtful if we don't sign a RT in free agency) then we could have a scary-good defense. London Fletcher is the happiest guy on the team right now, that's for sure.

It didn't really solve our biggest issues, RT, LG, K, PR, P, LB but maybe the plan is to win games 17-16.

[That Guy]

If this is true, then its a huge risk, just because (besides the lazy argument), it kills our ability to fix the OL and leaves a hole at DE and LB (and hurts our CB depth).

I don't see anything on ESPN yet...

we could still draft orakpo (who i think is going to be a safe and very solid DE) or a top tier OT or whatnot and trade golston for a 2nd for another OL or a LB (and then OL in the 3rd).

[Slingin Sammy 33]

It's true it's on redskins.com on the front page ticker. $ 100M, as I said before, I don't like it, HUGE risk when we have many other holes to fill.

It's going to be interesting to see the final terms of both AH & Hall's deals.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

It's true it's on redskins.com on the front page ticker. $ 100M, as I said before, I don't like it, HUGE risk when we have many other holes to fill.

It's going to be interesting to see the final terms of both AH & Hall's deals.

So the D looks like this Carter-Haynesworth-Griffen-Taylor on the line. LB's McIntosh-Fletcher-Blades?. Hall-Landry-Horton-Rogers with Smoot as the nickel. You have to love this D! Fletcher will be able to run free sideline to sideline. It also free's up doubles on Taylor or Carter for the most part. But the biggest part is big Al stoping the run and screens up the middle!

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by RedskinPete

So the D looks like this Carter-Haynesworth-Griffen-Taylor on the line. LB's McIntosh-Fletcher-Blades?. Hall-Landry-Horton-Rogers with Smoot as the nickel. You have to love this D! Fletcher will be able to run free sideline to sideline. It also free's up doubles on Taylor or Carter for the most part. But the biggest part is big Al stoping the run and screens up the middle!

I don't think Taylor will be here. With the AH and Hall signings JT will probably be released along with Springs. I also think we will make some sort of upgrade at LB. Once we get throught he weekend and the dust settles then we'll have a clearer picture.

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

I don't think Taylor will be here. With the AH and Hall signings JT will probably be released along with Springs. I also think we will make some sort of upgrade at LB. Once we get throught he weekend and the dust settles then we'll have a clearer picture.

My thoughts are the same. Mike Mayock has USC LB Rey Maulamuna going 13 in the draft. He's known for getting to the QB. We have to rotate the LB's during the game and this guy may fit into the scheme.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by That Guy

If this is true, then its a huge risk, just because (besides the lazy argument), it kills our ability to fix the OL and leaves a hole at DE and LB (and hurts our CB depth).

I don't see anything on ESPN yet...

we could still draft orakpo (who i think is going to be a safe and very solid DE) or a top tier OT or whatnot and trade golston for a 2nd for another OL or a LB (and then OL in the 3rd).

It's also on Yahoo and NFL fanhouse.com. You don't see other player redoing contracts to help the team make other moves?

[Soup's Uncle]

That's if Orakpo is still there when we pick. I think his stock is rising.