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Albert vs. Jacobs
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:31 pm
by DEHog
Big Albert Haynesworth, the Redskins' new $100 million defensive tackle, doesn't sound overly impressed with big Giants running back Brandon Jacobs.
"They all fall the same," Haynesworth said Wednesday. "What is he, 250? I weighed 250 when I was in the 10th grade."
For the record, Jacobs - who said he weighed 242 pounds in 10th grade - now is listed at 264 and coming off his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. Still, he now weighs in nearly 100 pounds lighter than the 6-6, 350-pound Haynesworth, the new centerpiece of Washington's defensive line.
But Jacobs didn't sound too impressed with Haynesworth, either. He said facing him on Sunday will be the "same challenge as usual," and while he's a "great player," he's beatable, too.
"He's a human being," Jacobs said. "He walks on two feet. He bleeds. He puts on pants one leg at a time. He's a great player, don't get me wrong. Probably one of the most dominant players in the NFL. But there's no reason to go in there and only think about him. They've got a whole defensive team."
Maybe so, but there's no doubt Haynesworth will command attention, especially since, as center Shaun O'Hara said, "In our eyes he was brought to the Washington Redskins for one reason: To stop our running game."
Asked about his challenges in lining up against Haynesworth on Sunday, O'Hara said "Have you seen him? He's a big son of a gun. I think he's a great player."
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:55 pm
by TincoSkin
dont think he was brought here to stop the gnats running game but if he does im a happy camper
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:25 pm
by VetSkinsFan
I think there will be LESS likely a chance that Jacobs makes it untouched to the safety level.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:21 pm
by SKINFAN
I think they are misdirecting, jacobs and the Gnats are prolly going to run away from AH come sunday.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:23 pm
by gay4pacman
thats the way to make him less effective. if he is running east west he can be contained. When he gets north south he becomes a lot more dangerous. good luck getting downhill with alby licking his chops.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:50 pm
by cleg
That sounds to me like Albert is in Jacobs head a little bit and he is trying to cover it up with bravado.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:55 pm
by CanesSkins26
"They all fall the same," Haynesworth said Wednesday.
I bet Landry strongly disagrees with that statement.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:07 pm
by rick301
CanesSkins26 wrote:"They all fall the same," Haynesworth said Wednesday.
I bet Landry strongly disagrees with that statement.
Actually, it depends how you knock them down!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:15 pm
by Countertrey
TincoSkin wrote:dont think he was brought here to stop the gnats running game but if he does im a happy camper
While I don't think the intent was specific to the Giants, but the fact that 2 of the 3 teams in our conference have excellent power running games certainly played into the thinking that resulted in Haynesworth coming to this team. This D line is built for all round dominance... to stop the inside (power) running game, and to collapse the pocket, with excellent strength and speed in the front seven to contain the outside running game, as well.
In other words, built for the NFC East.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:36 pm
by TincoSkin
Countertrey wrote:TincoSkin wrote:dont think he was brought here to stop the gnats running game but if he does im a happy camper
While I don't think the intent was specific to the Giants, but the fact that 2 of the 3 teams in our conference have excellent power running games certainly played into the thinking that resulted in Haynesworth coming to this team. This D line is built for all round dominance... to stop the inside (power) running game, and to collapse the pocket, with excellent strength and speed in the front seven to contain the outside running game, as well.
In other words, built for the NFC East.
thank you for expanding on my point
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:07 pm
by Fios
TincoSkin wrote:Countertrey wrote:TincoSkin wrote:dont think he was brought here to stop the gnats running game but if he does im a happy camper
While I don't think the intent was specific to the Giants, but the fact that 2 of the 3 teams in our conference have excellent power running games certainly played into the thinking that resulted in Haynesworth coming to this team. This D line is built for all round dominance... to stop the inside (power) running game, and to collapse the pocket, with excellent strength and speed in the front seven to contain the outside running game, as well.
In other words, built for the NFC East.
thank you for expanding on my point
He didn't, he clarified it. In effect, AH was brought here to stop the Giants running game ... not that very thing specifically but as part of the whole, yes, that's a large part of his attraction as a dominant DT. Particularly, as Tre notes, in the NFC East.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:22 pm
by Countertrey
Fios wrote:TincoSkin wrote:Countertrey wrote:TincoSkin wrote:dont think he was brought here to stop the gnats running game but if he does im a happy camper
While I don't think the intent was specific to the Giants, but the fact that 2 of the 3 teams in our conference have excellent power running games certainly played into the thinking that resulted in Haynesworth coming to this team. This D line is built for all round dominance... to stop the inside (power) running game, and to collapse the pocket, with excellent strength and speed in the front seven to contain the outside running game, as well.
In other words, built for the NFC East.
thank you for expanding on my point
He didn't, he clarified it. In effect, AH was brought here to stop the Giants running game ... not that very thing specifically but as part of the whole, yes, that's a large part of his attraction as a dominant DT. Particularly, as Tre notes, in the NFC East.
Exactamundo!
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:27 am
by tcwest10
Yeah, yeah...what he said.
Anyway, Jacobs wins. Haynesworth should never have opened his mouth.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:58 am
by VetSkinsFan
tcwest10 wrote:Yeah, yeah...what he said.
Anyway, Jacobs wins. Haynesworth should never have opened his mouth.
I don't think Jacobs wins. I saw a lot of Jacobs running away from Haynesworth. I also recall a redzone stop where they tried to pound it in. It was our edges that gave way.
they ran outside most of the time
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:35 am
by Redskin_ty
They really did not run up the gut like they did to us last year. We just need to get insync on offense for us to be effective
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:39 am
by ChocolateMilk
Redskin_ty wrote:They really did not run up the gut like they did to us last year. We just need to get insync on offense for us to be effective
Well our defense was just as bad as our offense.. I mean some one on this site said it (Sorry, forgot who), that 3rd downs were key. And we allowed them convert more than half of them in the 1st half. We stopped em in the redzone(which we have always been good at). But we can't keep allowing them to drive it down our throats.