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Originally Posted by 12thMan
Personally, I love the Haynesworth signing. And I've made my feelings known about the huge contract he received - it doesn't bother me one iota. But what I am leary about, which has been an undeniable trend here in Washington, we rarely get full contract value for the big name studs we bring here. So on one hand, I'm not concerned about the actual dollars he received, but on the other our history with these types of signings haven't produced stellar results.
Will the huge contract be a demotivator for Haynesworth? Will all of this end up being Dana Stubblefield all over again? Redskins nation had similiar high hopes after we signed Stubblefield and paired him up with Big Daddy Wilkerson. Stubblefield never returned to his highly touted Pro Bowl form as a Washington Redskin. Ultimately Stubblefield left the Skins, only to return to the bay area to play for the 49ers again, then the Raiders before being released by the New England Patriots in 2004. That being said, I think Haynesworth has Reggie White type potential and will ultimately live up to it. But I have my doubts.
I want you guys to weigh in on this.
Do you think Albert Haynesworth will actually live up to his contract, come close, or end up being yet another high profile signing of a long list of Redskins free agents that just didn't work out.
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I don't think he's going to live up to his contract. I hope he does but history shows this isn't going to work out. I was reading an article about AH in The Post today and this guy has some issues. No way in hell am I paying a guy that much money unless I know I can 100% count on him. He has or had some anger issues where he's kicking and stomping on guys, fighting with teammates in practice, not playing the scheme of the defense, not listening to coaches....way too many red flags but our FO doesn't seem to care.