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FWIW, I heard Charley Casserly interviewed the other day and he said the most other teams aren't really talking about it. Sure, other media outlets in other cities might be, but the league doesn't consider this organization to be a joke anymore and how this is being handled is one reason for that.
People are laughing at the Redskins, at Haynesworth for not passing the test, at Shanahan for needing Haynesworth to practice and being stopped by an arbitrary barrier of his (Shanahan's) own making. It's not nearly to the extent of the laughter at the Redskins for their woeful performances and mismanagement last year. But it's building.
I view that as an issue existing on the fan side, predictably being encouraged by the media during the otherwise relatively slow early preseason, and not the football side. This isn't a substantive issue any way you cut it. I'm more concerned about Haynesworth's knee than anything about a stupid conditioning test.
A little. I've been hating on him for 11 years. Can't change that overnight. It doesn't when The Network keeps showing the Pats-Eagles Super Bowl. He might be better than Jason Campbell, but he is going to skip and sail his share of balls to open receivers. If he beats Dallass week 1 I'll be right on board. Either way I need to see some wins in burgundy and gold before I really believe in the guy.dgreen said:Is this schtick?Sebowski said:That and not being a good game QB.fatness said:Is that McNabb's history --- not being a good practice QB? I'm not sure if it's something to worry about.Chewbanks said:Bye Jason, we hardly knew ye.fatness said:
Orakpo made it too but that's not surprising; he's already one of their best players.Countdown to the return of Ethan Albright...................
########while I understand that the boys at HH couldn't ask questions that your ol' pal buster would ask -if they ever wanted a 2nd interview- only Larry Michael could have gone easier on the short boy. Snyder was all but begging them to ask tougher questions
If it's about an apology then this is just the very same stupid power play I thought it was and I think less of Shanny for it, as I would imagine a number of players do too. I think Haynesworth's handling of this offseason has been atrocious, but both sides need to simply move on and prepare for the season. There's no reason to believe that Haynesworth is "acting out" at this point; you can't say the same thing about Shanny.fatness said:
Some key words in that report are: "One source", "suggested", and "may be able to".I'm not saying Shanahan is above that, but it's not like Reid is presenting some rock solid reporting here.
The best thing anyone can say about Heyer is that he has experience at both tackle positions. Unfortunately, he's not very good at either position. But, hey, he has experience!
I haven't seen a single pic or frame of video of Heyer this preseason, but these consistent reports from multiple sources about his awful play make it sound like he's a guy whose head's not in it and who doesn't have the heart or work ethic to prepare the right way this past offseason.
Also consider these quotes from Heyer:I haven't seen a single pic or frame of video of Heyer this preseason, but these consistent reports from multiple sources about his awful play make it sound like he's a guy whose head's not in it and who doesn't have the heart or work ethic to prepare the right way this past offseason.The best thing anyone can say about Heyer is that he has experience at both tackle positions. Unfortunately, he's not very good at either position. But, hey, he has experience!
So, he's claiming he's fully healthy and admits that means he's playing his best.
I don't believe him. Not one bit.
I saw him do the exact same thing when I was at camp on Monday. He rolled right and both receivers were covered. Instead of just throwing it out of bounds, he turned back towards the middle of the field and pretty much threw it to nobody. The closest people were some DL.
Also Kevin Barnes, Orakpo again, and Terrence Austin.
Also Selvish Capers and Byron Westbrook.
I love that man, and I'm not afraid to say it.
There's a few good quips in there somewhere. I'm fighting through the irritation, though, and will refrain.
I'm not so sure Shanahan is trying to "remake" anyone. Shanahan has been given control of the team, therefore he's going to run the team under his control/rules/methods/ideals/etc. You either buy in and get on board or you don't. Haynesworth, or anyone else, doesn't have to change anything. They just have to make a decision.
The quote from Keim was specifically about "remaking" people. Is the team/organization being remade. Absolutely, and rightfully so. It was a hellacious mess. But Shanahan isn't trying to force any individual player to be remade into something he's not. He's simply saying they have to decide to be a part of his team, which requires following his rules, or not.Haynesworth needs to make that decision, because the options aren't changing.
Keim's point seems to be that if Shanahan is trying to "remake" Haynesworth, it won't work. That leaves Shanahan as the one who needs to make decisions.
He's going more than "simply saying". He's stamping his feet, insisting, pouting, etc. Figuratively of course, but he's doing these things with his "my way or the highway" approach. It looks more like insecurity on Shanny's part than leadership/control, especially because he's got a legit injury as Shanny himself acknowledge, backed up of course by that very history. Let him get healthy and then insist upon rules, but to demand he jeopardize his health and potentially his career just for "rules" is stupid.
That's one of the 2 areas in which the Redskins have to be careful in dealing with Haynesworth. 1. If Haynesworth continues doing all that is asked, and won't take the test again due to injury concerns about his knee, and is forced to take it and the injury worsens, the Redskins are in a very shaky situation of causing a more severe injury when they knew that might happen. 2. Haslett being forbidden to talk to the press until Haynesworth passes the test is in violation of NFL rules. No one's made an official complaint about it, but coordinators have to be made reasonably available to the press on a regular basis. Haslett had some good things to say about Haynesworth, Shanahan muzzled him, and it's a matter of time until someone files a complaint with the league about it.
Good point. I'm surprised this hasn't been a bigger deal as I recall it was last year when Blache refused and Gray stepped right in. I actually am surprised we haven't really had an interview from Kyle yet as well. Can't wait to hear these two give some insight on the new systems.
If that is what Shanahan is trying to do, I agree. It won't work. I don't believe Shanahan has any interest in that, though.Shanahan has already made the decisions he needs to make, and that he has every right and prerogative to make. This is his ship. If Haynesworth doesn't want to be on it, he needs to get off. If he does want to be on it, he needs to fall in line. A football team should never be a democracy. It should always be an autocracy.
The Blache/Gray situation had to be cleared through the NFL because it happened during the season. I'm not sure the same rules about media access to coordinators applies during training camp.
Cooley pranks McNabbAn Ode to Colt and Yoder, by Chris Cooley
"Taking a look closer at what Todd Yoder can do for a team is more impressive than Megan Fox's ###"
"Yoder takes the same hit Lawerence Taylor put on Theisman while simultanously chewing up a beer bottle and he still has the wherewithal to piss on my broken ankle."
