Haynesworth to the Patriots for a 5th rounder.

I liked how one of the commenters said something to the effect of "Haynesworth will be better because Belichick is a displinarian."

Because, you know. Mike wasn't.

I'm kind of annoyed at Belichick, to be honest. Switching back to a 4-3 defense. I think if Mike knew that he wouldn't have traded there. He got traded to a 3-4 team for a reason. Haynesworth hasn't been practicing, but if he has anything close to a decent season we're going to hear about Bill's Patriot way.

Albert finally gets what he wants---a 4-3 team, and a coach who will probably let him do whatever he wants. Friggin' annoying.

That's one thing you cannot say about Belichick.

Smart coach. Tailor your scheme to fit your players, not the other way around.

I think most coaches do a little of both.

I think most coaches do a little of both.

I guess then what sets them apart is that some do it more effectively than others.

Yeah, when it comes to Haynesworth, nothing short of "let me do what I want and rush the quarterback on ever down" is "tailoring your scheme".

Also, taking a fat paycheck and then becoming a fat, lazy load who takes plays off doesn't tend to garner much respect.

You have the sequence wrong here...

Albert Haynesworth was a lazy - - and anti-social - - toad who took plays off while he was at the Univ of Tennessee and when he played for the Tennessee Titans. Then he had a great year in his "contract year".

The Redskins "brain trust" ignored his career-long history of being a lazy, anti-social toad and loooked only at his "contract year performance". Then they handed him a monster contract somehow thinking that having all that money would change his natural behavior. Two words here: Not - - - Happening...

Then after a lackluster first year here, the Redskins new "brain trust" handed him a check for $21M after he gave them "Scout's Honor" that he would do what the coaches told him to do. Two words here: Not - - - Happening...

Haynesworth was a toad before the Skins signed him; the Skins made him an uber-rich toad; now, he is behaving like a toad in New England. He is consistent in his "toad-ness". The Redskins took two years and about $30M to figure it out.

Then after a lackluster first year here, the Redskins new "brain trust" handed him a check for $21M after he gave them "Scout's Honor" that he would do what the coaches told him to do. Two words here: Not - - - Happening...

Haynesworth was a toad before the Skins signed him; the Skins made him an uber-rich toad; now, he is behaving like a toad in New England. He is consistent in his "toad-ness". The Redskins took two years and about $30M to figure it out.

Lets be honest. That $21 million advance was given to him so it would be easier to move him from that point on without killing the cap should the worse come to pass. Obviously last year the worse did indeed come to pass. If I remember correctly there is no dead cap from the Haynesworth trade and if there is it's very little.

Basically Bruce Allen saw an opportunity to protect the teams future when the cap came back and decided to take advantage of the uncapped year.

And that's why the whole "well Bruce Allen is almost a cap/contract guy" stuff is bunk, because even if it's true, what exactly is wrong with a guy who could do those kind of things?

Lets be honest. That $21 million advance was given to him so it would be easier to move him from that point on without killing the cap should the worse come to pass. Obviously last year the worse did indeed come to pass. If I remember correctly there is no dead cap from the Haynesworth trade and if there is it's very little.

Basically Bruce Allen saw an opportunity to protect the teams future when the cap came back and decided to take advantage of the uncapped year.

Well, let's pretend that you are correct here for a moment.

If what you say is true, then the Redskins only owed Haynesworth something less than $21M as a roster bonus last April. I am not sure that is true, but let me assume it is. So how much less did they owe him? Let's assume it was only $15M for the sake of argument.

Your contention is that they paid Haynesworth $21M to protect their future salary cap and to make it easier to "move him on".

So, how did that work out?

Even if you give Bruce Allen genius points for tossing in a few extra millions of dollars to "protect the cap" and also to relieve future teams from the burden of the stupid contract, what they got for Haynesworth was this:

12 games of half-assed effort
4 games of suspension with the rest of the team giving a sign of relief
An off-season of question marks about Haynesworth
A low-round draft pick.

Look at that record and tell me it was worth $21M - - or even $15M?

Would the Redskins be in worse shape today if they had simply released Haynesworth and not paid him a dime in April 2010? I really don't think so...

that 21 mil check in april was guaranteed in the contract he signed with vinny at the helm, bruce had no way of making that 21 mil not guaranteed or not payable ... the skins had to pay him that money no matter what.

Mike met with AH right before that 21 mil was due and told AH that the skins would out right release him (so he could go to a 4-3 team) if he waived the 21 mil but if he accepted the 21 mil that Mike expected AH to report to camp and due whatever the skins asked him to do, including his joke about playing safety.

AH accpeted the money, the rest is history . . .

Now AH restructered his contract to make approx 1.5 mil this year and he isnt in camp. You know what I think . .he wants a new contract that wil pay him 8 plus mil a season. I guessin AH is waiting for the pats roster to be finalized before he and the pats talk about how much room they have to pay him in a new contract.

And with that $21M bonus, he was basically untradeable until it was paid. It was a bad contract to begin with.

that 21 mil check in april was guaranteed in the contract he signed with vinny at the helm, bruce had no way of making that 21 mil not guaranteed or not payable ... the skins had to pay him that money no matter what.

Mike met with AH right before that 21 mil was due and told AH that the skins would out right release him (so he could go to a 4-3 team) if he waived the 21 mil but if he accepted the 21 mil that Mike expected AH to report to camp and due whatever the skins asked him to do, including his joke about playing safety.

AH accpeted the money, the rest is history . . .

Now AH restructered his contract to make approx 1.5 mil this year and he isnt in camp. You know what I think . .he wants a new contract that wil pay him 8 plus mil a season. I guessin AH is waiting for the pats roster to be finalized before he and the pats talk about how much room they have to pay him in a new contract.

Is this reason he's not practicing?