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ALBERT HANESWORTH is a monster

Game, set, match. The man is a monster. Let's leave it at that. Whatever team he plays for is, at some point, going to be looking for a new DT, because: 1. the league has him on a short leash, and: 2. he's going to blow it. He can't help it... it's what he does.

Game, set, match. The man is a monster. Let's leave it at that. Whatever team he plays for is, at some point, going to be looking for a new DT, because: 1. the league has him on a short leash, and: 2. he's going to blow it. He can't help it... it's what he does. Rolling Eyes

That's an overly simplistic outlook. Haynesworth is a young guy and we have seen first hand how much a young player can grow and mature in this league. The bulk of his problems have occurred on the field because of his aggressiveness. I'm not really opposed to having a guy on the defensive line that has a bit of an attitude. There are plenty of players in the NFL that have done far worse and there have been a number of Redskins players that have had bigger problems than Haynesworth.

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Game, set, match. The man is a monster. Let's leave it at that. Whatever team he plays for is, at some point, going to be looking for a new DT, because: 1. the league has him on a short leash, and: 2. he's going to blow it. He can't help it... it's what he does. Rolling Eyes

That's an overly simplistic outlook. Haynesworth is a young guy and we have seen first hand how much a young player can grow and mature in this league. The bulk of his problems have occurred on the field because of his aggressiveness. I'm not really opposed to having a guy on the defensive line that has a bit of an attitude. There are plenty of players in the NFL that have done far worse and there have been a number of Redskins players that have had bigger problems than Haynesworth.

Yeah I'm not so down on him because of that stomping incident. Alarming, yes, but people make mistakes.

Why I wouldn't want us to sign him:

1. His best year occured in his contract year. 6 sacks this year, twice as much as any other year. Dominated. Great, except that makes me nervous; doesn't anyone else remember Dana Stubblefield?
2. He's going to want a lot of money. And he'll get it from someone.
3. He's got a history of injuries. He only played in 16 games his rookie season...he's missed 20 games in the past 5 seasons. I can't see, as he ages, that he'll get healthier and miss less games than what he's been missing.

So, you're going to pay someone huge bucks for at most, 12 games a season? That's not too smart.

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Game, set, match. The man is a monster. Let's leave it at that. Whatever team he plays for is, at some point, going to be looking for a new DT, because: 1. the league has him on a short leash, and: 2. he's going to blow it. He can't help it... it's what he does. Rolling Eyes

That's an overly simplistic outlook. Haynesworth is a young guy and we have seen first hand how much a young player can grow and mature in this league. The bulk of his problems have occurred on the field because of his aggressiveness. I'm not really opposed to having a guy on the defensive line that has a bit of an attitude. There are plenty of players in the NFL that have done far worse and there have been a number of Redskins players that have had bigger problems than Haynesworth.

You have no problem making excuses for the behavior, that's just too bad. He is at least 24, which is clearly beyond this type of infantile behavior. I don't really care that it was a game situation... he should have been charged and convicted of assault and battery. The bottom line is, the best predictor of future behavior is (wait for it........)

PAST behavior. The man is a thug. Stomping the face of a defenseless opponent is just the surface. He will do something equally stupid in the future, and his team (whichever it is) will be stuck with a hole.

Regardless... it won't be the Redskins.

Countertrey wrote:

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Game, set, match. The man is a monster. Let's leave it at that. Whatever team he plays for is, at some point, going to be looking for a new DT, because: 1. the league has him on a short leash, and: 2. he's going to blow it. He can't help it... it's what he does. Rolling Eyes

That's an overly simplistic outlook. Haynesworth is a young guy and we have seen first hand how much a young player can grow and mature in this league. The bulk of his problems have occurred on the field because of his aggressiveness. I'm not really opposed to having a guy on the defensive line that has a bit of an attitude. There are plenty of players in the NFL that have done far worse and there have been a number of Redskins players that have had bigger problems than Haynesworth.

You have no problem making excuses for the behavior, that's just too bad. He is at least 24, which is clearly beyond this type of infantile behavior. I don't really care that it was a game situation... he should have been charged and convicted of assault and battery. The bottom line is, the best predictor of future behavior is (wait for it........)

PAST behavior. The man is a thug. Stomping the face of a defenseless opponent is just the surface. He will do something equally stupid in the future, and his team (whichever it is) will be stuck with a hole.

Regardless... it won't be the Redskins.

I completely agree. Until he turns his life an attitude around POSITIVELY, like ST had appeared to do, then I don't want 'em. We've done good keeping thugs out of the skins locker room, let's keep it that way.