MTK
08-10-2009, 09:54 AM
Not sure why he's talking trash, but I'm sure Al is filing this one away.
Has St. Louis center Jason Brown figured out the secret to stopping Albert Haynesworth? He seems to think so.
In a St. Louis radio interview, Brown said in pretty simple terms that Haynesworth, a two-time Pro Bowler, tires easily. Brown played the last four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, squaring off against Haynesworth and the Titans on four occasions, and Brown essentially said that when the Redskins play the Rams on Sept. 20, St. Louis would utilize a hurry-up offense to tire Haynesworth.
"I'm so glad we're playing Washington early in the year because it's going to be hot out there, we're going to be running hurry-up offense and he's going to get fatigued," Brown said. "And I'm not sure if you have watched film before, but when he gets fatigued, he taps out. He just falls down to the ground, and you're like: 'Oh my gosh, is he hurt? Is something wrong with him?' No, he's just giving the guy on the sidelines enough time to mosey on out there so he can get up, go to the sidelines, catch a breather, get something to drink and then he comes right back out.
"And then people are like, 'I thought he was hurt.' No, he got tired. But you know what, that's exactly what we're going to have to do when we play Washington. We're going to have to play hurry-up offense and make them tired."
"That's awesome," Zorn said with a chuckle, when told of Brown's comments. "What a great strategy."
It's probably never good to give a player like Haynesworth extra motivation; as Zorn pointed out, never mind the regular season, "our guys don't want to make Albert angry at practice."
And what does Haynesworth make of Brown's take?
"Good," Haynesworth said. "Let him think that."
washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/09/AR2009080902142.html)
Has St. Louis center Jason Brown figured out the secret to stopping Albert Haynesworth? He seems to think so.
In a St. Louis radio interview, Brown said in pretty simple terms that Haynesworth, a two-time Pro Bowler, tires easily. Brown played the last four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, squaring off against Haynesworth and the Titans on four occasions, and Brown essentially said that when the Redskins play the Rams on Sept. 20, St. Louis would utilize a hurry-up offense to tire Haynesworth.
"I'm so glad we're playing Washington early in the year because it's going to be hot out there, we're going to be running hurry-up offense and he's going to get fatigued," Brown said. "And I'm not sure if you have watched film before, but when he gets fatigued, he taps out. He just falls down to the ground, and you're like: 'Oh my gosh, is he hurt? Is something wrong with him?' No, he's just giving the guy on the sidelines enough time to mosey on out there so he can get up, go to the sidelines, catch a breather, get something to drink and then he comes right back out.
"And then people are like, 'I thought he was hurt.' No, he got tired. But you know what, that's exactly what we're going to have to do when we play Washington. We're going to have to play hurry-up offense and make them tired."
"That's awesome," Zorn said with a chuckle, when told of Brown's comments. "What a great strategy."
It's probably never good to give a player like Haynesworth extra motivation; as Zorn pointed out, never mind the regular season, "our guys don't want to make Albert angry at practice."
And what does Haynesworth make of Brown's take?
"Good," Haynesworth said. "Let him think that."
washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/09/AR2009080902142.html)