ESPN 980's Chris Russell: 75% Chance Skins release Big Al this week

""That's my point. I'm tired of going through season after season where we lose games that we should win, guys not doing the right thing, guys not putting the best effort in, whatever it may be. I'm tried of that, man. We deserve better."
- Philip Daniels

I'm glad a player's finally airing out the dirty laundry. I think the Skins have been too loyal about keeping things in-house. The organization has lost for too long and the fans are at a point that transparency is needed.

If a player is saying that loafing has been a problem every season, I say good for Shanahan and whatever kind of punishments he's handing out. Talent, scheme changes, luck be damned. I've watched teams like the Lions and Bills this season... and while their records may be worse than ours, they keep many of their games competitive.

We've had talent in the past, schemes that have worked... the one constant? Losing. And it all starts with attitude. 3-4 or 4-3... missed tackling, players dropping passes, guys not going full speed on game day- that's a lack of focus and want.

As long as Danny Snyder's pocket is the only thing suffering from such moves, I'll buy it. If I'm going to flog myself every Sunday watching the Skins lose, if I'm going to receive ridicule from all my friends over the years for being a fan of this team, if I'm going to have my hopes dashed every season at the halfway point... I'd rather go through such masochism if the performers are at least leaving it all out on the field. If professional football players have been able to skate by on less-than optimum behavior, I'll take the frito lays we'd get in return for Fat Al.

Is Daniels being serious? You lose games cause you're not good enough and the last two years have shown that.

Albert Haynesworth disputes 'hung over' report on the radio
By Jason Reid

In a lengthy radio interview, Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth expanded on comments he made earlier Monday night to Redskins Insider, further expressing anger about a Comcast SportsNet report that he was recently "hung over" during practice.

Speaking with 106.7 The Fan's The Kevin & Rock Show, Haynesworth lashed out at "cowards" who have made up lies about him. On television and on its Web site, Comcast reported that Haynesworth was out late Thursday night and appeared "hung over" Friday.

"For these people to make up lies to try to make me look bad is ridiculous," Haynesworth said. "I think they are cowards, and if they have something to say, they should come to my face, not run to the media and try to blast me behind my back."

Since the offseason, Haynesworth and Coach Mike Shanahan have been at odds over Shanahan's handling of the two-time all-pro player. Asked whether someone has it out for him, Haynesworth acknowledged he believes he has detractors within the Redskins' organization.

"There are some kind of haters or something like that in the organization, that they don't like me," he said. "I don't know if it's players or coaches. I don't know who it is. Obviously, there's somebody who doesn't like me, which is fine. But when you go out there and start making up lies, I've got something to say."

Despite being physically sound, Haynesworth, for the fourth time this season, was listed as inactive during Sunday's 31-7 loss to the New York Giants. Shanahan said Haynesworth "was sick" last week and declared inactive because he did not practice well Thursday and sat out Friday.

Although teammates have been critical of Haynesworth for his latest problem with Shanahan, no one has approached him about the situation, he said.

"No. Nobody's said that," Haynesworth said. "Be a man. If you've got something to say to me, then you come and say it to me in my face. Don't go running behind and say things behind my back. We're not little girls or something like that.

"I'm a man. If I have something to say about you, I'll say it to your face. I don't have a problem with that. It should be the same way. Not running behind someone's back and go talking about them and start all the rumors and lies, just because they want to make themselves look good or whatever."

Haynesworth has a salary of $3.6 million. At the completion of this season, Haynesworth will have been paid $35.6 million for two seasons with the team. His $5.4 million salary in 2011 is not guaranteed.

The nine-year veteran said he is committed to the Redskins.

"I wanted to play [against the Giants]," he said. "I come in [to the locker room], my stuff is packed up and they tell me I'm deactivated. ... I'm here to play. Everybody's saying I'm not committed. I'm committed. I'm out here to play.

"I've never had an issue with playing. I always play hard. I play hurt. I'd blow out something before I'd quit playing. I'm still the same player I was when I left Tennessee. And if they could put me on the field and let me prove that I would. Getting fourteen snaps a game is not helping anything."

Well, Haynesworth just said on the radio that he's not showing up for his meeting with Shanahan tomorrow "I'm still heated over this"

So your boss suspends you and then says, "I want to talk to you. Meet me Saturday morning". Your response: "Nah, I'll see you Monday, talk to you then, I'll let you know when I ready for you." Boss: "Don't worry, you don't need to come in Monday. You're fired."

Put him on IR if at all possible.

Put him on IR if at all possible.

Behavior detrimental to the team/insubordination, would be a good reason to IR his fat ass.

Behavior detrimental to the team/insubordination, would be a good reason to IR his fat ass.

Just cut him. This team needs to realize they made a mistake and just cut their losses. I don't understand what's the philosophy behind keeping him. You're not going to teach him a lesson, and the team has bigger issues to deal with. Just cut him, plain and simple, and at least this issue will be dead in the water.

"They pay me this money: Let me play like I played in Tennessee. I will show you. I made a lot of plays in Tennessee; I can do the same thing here. All you've got to do is take off the dadgum leash and let me loose and you will see how great I am. ... I want to play football; that's what I want to do. Let me be great at it. Let me accomplish my goals. I want to be the best defense tackle to ever play this game."

This one got me as well. Your not the coach you don't get to dictate what kind of defense they run. He is incapable of understanding why people/teammates/coaches take issue with his attitude. And you can take all that effort talk and shove it Albert, I have seen too many plays you have taken off. Sit your happy ass over the Center, draw the double team and get to rush the passer when the game dictates it, not you. Then some of these minor things go away becuase you are part of the system not a selfish whiney punk. F off tubby, bye.

Well, Haynesworth just said on the radio that he's not showing up for his meeting with Shanahan tomorrow "I'm still heated over this"

I know it's his day off, but is that grounds for a suspension?

It amazes me how thick headed this guy is. He's just never going to get it.

Just cut him. This team needs to realize they made a mistake and just cut their losses. I don't understand what's the philosophy behind keeping him. You're not going to teach him a lesson, and the team has bigger issues to deal with. Just cut him, plain and simple, and at least this issue will be dead in the water.

You don't have a problem with cutting him and some team picking him up to make a playoff run. That would really get me to see him playing in the playoffs and maybe the SB after what he has done this year. If you don't think a team will snatch him up quick you better think again.

Honestly, what playoff bound team would want him? Not sure someone would want to roll the dice on his shitty attitude dragging you down if god forbid you don't bend over backwards for him.