Albert Haynesworth is a Redskin!!!!

We still signed two guys big free agents and our defense during that time was not our strong point.

Our offense rolled us through the 2nd round of the playoffs in '99.

Well, here are the Redskins' defensive ranking between '98 and 2000.

Year Rank
1998 15th
1999 2nd
2000 11th

In 2000 the defensive rankings fell to #28 and in 2001 they were only 20th.

I havent read all 6 pages here, but on ESPN980 this morning, Cerrato said Haynesworth took less money to come here than he was being offered by another team (presumably Tampa Bay.) Now, we can't necessarily beleive this because, of course, Cerrato wants to give fans the impression we got a great player and at a "bargain." However, if Cerrato can be beleived, then it gives me hope that Hyanesworth is not all about the money. He's getting a ton of money, but he wanted to come somewhere:

1) In the spotlight. Haynesworth certainly wouldnt want to be in the spotlight if he had the intention of being a lazy SOB who didnt try.

2) Where he feels he has a chance to win.

Perhaps Haynesworth will play at - or above - the level he did in Tennessee for the next 2-3 years. It certainly sounds like we plan on using him sparingly. Cerrato said he anticipated Haynesworth to participate in 55-60% of the plays here, and that we plan to move him all over the line.

BHA, If a 100M isnt all about the money, I dont know what is. I think coming to the Redskins probably gave him the most guaranteed money.

1) In the spotlight. Haynesworth certainly wouldnt want to be in the spotlight if he had the intention of being a lazy SOB who didnt try He's in the spotlight wherever he goes.

I do agree with point 2 He definatly has a good chance of winning here. If he smells a Super Bowl in our near future well there's some more. $$$

With that said, I hope he is a beast for us. I'm not questioning his character as a football player but only stating the obvious, he's a great businessman as well as a player.

If I could pick any team to play on in a uncapped year, it would be the Skins.
As I said before I'm Happy and scared at the same time with this move.

God, that idiot Cowherd is frothing at the mouth. He's claiming that we bat .100 on free agency moves. He is also claiming that we made huge splashes in free agency last year. Neither of those are remotely true.

Why do you guys let him on the air? He doesn't know what he's talking about.

Did he really say that? I'll go knock some sense into him

Thanks. I get paid to listen to stuff like this at work :)

Man can I have your job? I'm pretty decent with stats, I can do that as well. :)

I don't want to be a downer but I would like to be the voice of reason.

Is anyone old enough to remember the Dana Stubblefield and Dan Wilkinson signing years ago?...Don't get too excited for Haynesworth yet because he has yet to show what he can do in OUR system.

We got two stallwort DT's with Stubby and Wilkinson and their effect on our defense was minimal. Haynesworth is one person and subject to the scheme that he plays in.

Let's have some tempered realism with our expectations.

We signed Stubblefield at the end of his career, much like Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders and half our roster in that "era" I needed a refresher on Wilkinson's production so I checked out his stats. He had 8.0 and 7.5 sacks in his first two years with us, actually up from his previous career average. Then he fell off to 3.5 and 4, but he did have 23 sacks in 4 years and even scored a TD for us. He was never brought in with the expectation of being the top defensive lineman in the game like Haynesworth, neither was the aging Stubblefield even though he was paid nicely from Snyder.

Haynesworth is still young and can have many productive years with us. Also, we've watched Snyder actually learn and become a smarter signer of players over the years. He actually addresses needs now rather than just paying for the best free agents he can get and trying to out-talent other teams. He's a much more competent owner than early in his career, I believe Joe Gibbs taught him a lot.

I trust him now. Back in the "Stubblefield" days, he was a reckless check writer. Now, the Redskins actually have a vision for the future instead of "just win now".

Man can I have your job? I'm pretty decent with stats, I can do that as well. :)

You don't even know what I do :)

Danny is still the same ol dumbass he always was. 154 mil for 2 players. One of whom can't make it through a season without injuries. What a boob. I can only hope that the economy crushes his finances and forces him to sell of the team. Time to break out the 'FireDanSnyder.com" t-shirt I guess.

Did he really say that? I'll go knock some sense into him

Just knock him out. I can't stand that man. Forget about listening to his show, even his commercials and radio promos make me reach for the tuner to get him out of my speakers. Thank God for Sporting News Radio so I can listen to someone else when he's on.

You forget the redskins official motto in the Daniel Snyder era:

"Just because its never worked before, that doesnt mean it wont start working now."

LOL!

God, that idiot Cowherd is frothing at the mouth. He's claiming that we bat .100 on free agency moves. He is also claiming that we made huge splashes in free agency last year. Neither of those are remotely true.

Why do you guys let him on the air? He doesn't know what he's talking about.

SS isn't in charge of that.

as far as batting %, overall it's not that bad, but on super high price FAs... it's terrible, and you need to hit at least .800+ on those.

i think we're still paying for lloyd... seriously? ouch.