haha classic...
I mean, it wasn't like I was hitting Gisele or something; he's the quarterback. It was good, it was fine," Haynesworth told Dan Steinberg, he of the D.C. Sports Bog. "I mean, I was trying to tackle him, but I wasn't trying to hurt him. I'm not that type of a player, you know? I'm actually a big Tom Brady fan. I'm a big Patriots fan. I've always like the Patriots, I've always liked Coach Belichick. I just like the way [Brady] is."
Redskins Insider - Haynesworth on the Brady Crunch (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/haynesworth-on-the-brady-crunc.html)
firstdown
08-31-2009, 12:05 PM
Sounds like he signed with the wrong team. I bet all the Pat fans here will love to here this.
SC Skins Fan
08-31-2009, 12:15 PM
haha classic...
Redskins Insider - Haynesworth on the Brady Crunch (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/haynesworth-on-the-brady-crunc.html)
Anyone see Alex Brown get flagged for hitting the Broncos backup last night? I suspect it was in part a response to the Brady hit and probably some memo sent out to officials. Why not just put a red jersey on the quarterback and say no one can touch him. It is crazy.
sandtrapjack
08-31-2009, 12:18 PM
Haynesworth did precisely what he was signed to do. Disrupt the middle and get to the QB. There was no malice in the tackle. It was a good play.
But, the after-affect of the Haynesworth tackle was not felt in the Pats-Redskins preseason game. It was surely evident in the Bears-Broncos game last night though.
A DE tackled the QB and landed on top with his full weight, and they threw a flag for roughing the passer. He didn't get there late, he did not hit the QB after the ball was gone, he just laded on top of the QB and the personal fould was called.
You can bet the Haynesworth tackle of "Pretty-boy Brady" fueled this flag.
The NFL is sending a signal early before the season starts about protecting thier QB's.
I am not entirely convinced that if that tackle on Brady did not occur, whether or not that flag would have been thrown in the Bears- Broncos game.
hail_2_da_skins
08-31-2009, 12:28 PM
They need to dress up the quarterback in pink jerseys and dangle purple tassels from their hips and let it be known, they can't be hit. The NFL is getting soft.
53Fan
08-31-2009, 12:31 PM
They need to dress up the quarterback in pink jerseys and dangle purple tassels from their hips and let it be known, they can't be hit. The NFL is getting soft.
Really. Maybe they should just give the QB's guns so they can shoot anyone that comes close to them.
Jay Schroeder
08-31-2009, 12:33 PM
The last two times harm came to Brady, the league has made the instance a precedent. When he got hurt last year and now this
NYCskinfan82
08-31-2009, 01:40 PM
They need to dress up the quarterback in pink jerseys and dangle purple tassels from their hips and let it be known, they can't be hit. The NFL is getting soft.
That is the route it's going. The NFL is a business and it's run by business men not NFL players that's part of the problem.
backrow
08-31-2009, 02:11 PM
The last two times harm came to Brady, the league has made the instance a precedent. When he got hurt last year and now this
QB's put fannies in seats. DT's just do the dirty work.
firstdown
08-31-2009, 02:17 PM
Actually I was surprised that Hansworth did not get a flag as he drove Brady into the turf with all his weight. Not that I agree with the rule but it is a rule and just look at how he drives into him.
YouTube - Tom Brady Gets hit hard by Albert Hayneswoth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlXuha6mjfQ&feature=related)