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Pats Released Albert Haynesworth (1 Viewer)

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BREAKING: The Patriots have released DT Albert Haynesworth, I'm reporting. Wow.

 
This is the reason why you should never pay big money to anyone that steps on someone's head with their cleats. This guy is missing some screws...

 
Ochocinco is baiting the league and preparing for his coming out party once the playoffs begin. He's purposefully tanking it during the regular season so teams don't get film of him in this offense.

 
'SacramentoBob said:
It's about time the Redskins were on the winning side of this type of deal.
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They also fleeced the Vikings for a 6th rounder for McNabb when they were going to cut him anyways. Suckered the Broncos into giving them Gaffney for Jeremy Jarmon who didn't even make their team!Redskins = WINNING!
 
Redskins also got their starting QB from the Ravens for a back-up CB that didn't make the squad. Genius!

 
'TLEF316 said:
Jets are down a couple of d linemen and play new england this week.....
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LOL - he probably didn't even read the playbook though so he may not have much intel to give the Jetsies.-QG
 
'Drunken Cowboy said:
He is not and never was a 3-4 NT. If I am a team running a 4-3 I can't run to the phone fast enough.
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Agreed - except that the Patriots have been running a 4-3 as their base defense for most of the season, so I'm not sure that 4-3 teams will be eager to forklift him in.
 
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The problem I continually have with getting players like these...

is that the Patriots defense is incredibly young. Did his attitude rub off n any of the other players?

If it does, to just one solid long term prospect, it probably isn't worth it.

 
'FavreCo said:
'Raiderfan32904 said:
'The_Man said:
OchoCinco better keep his playbook handy, too
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was thinking that this is the next shoe to drop.
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Since he should have already been gone, it would not surprise me if he lasted the year. Belicheck once said how he liked Ochosucko and my guess is out of respect, he won't totally embarrass the guy by canning him mid season.
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i question your perspective on how belichick operates.
 
Almost two weeks ago, the Patriots heaved their highest-priced cornerback overboard two days before a critical AFC game.

Leigh Bodden and his $4 million contract left and the Patriots lost to Pittsburgh.

Two days after another Patriots loss, we have another release. Albert Haynesworth, pitched as a low-risk, high-upside acquisition at the end of July, is gone.

Albert's getting canned -- first reported by Ian Rapoport of The Boston Herald -- comes less than a day after Bill Belichick's dubious claim that Haynesworth sat the final 24 minutes of Sunday's game because his spot in the rotation never came up.

That was a crock. Haynesworth's final play as a Patriots was on a 10-yard Brandon Jacobs touchdown run on which Giants guard David Diehl got Haynesworth turned and -- instead of fighting the block -- Haynesworth tried to swim through it, making the hole for Jacobs to waddle through even larger.

There are unconfirmed reports of Haynesworth and defensive line coach Pepper Johnson arguing intensely on the sideline after the play. That argument was said to have been quelled by Jerod Mayo and Bill Belichick. A source told me that, later in the half, Haynesworth approached Belichick to apparently further explain himself and Belichick dismissed him with a wave of his hand.

If only Belichick were so easily able to wave away all the problems he's dealing with.

The moves the Patriots have made since the end of the lockout have been blunderiffic. Acquiring Haynesworth, Shaun Ellis and Chad Ochocinco -- nearly $12 million worth of washed-up players. Then banishing Bodden, a move that brings the tally to $16 million.

The Patriots released secondary players James Sanders, Brandon Meriweather and Darius Butler -- three guys who were far from All-Pro -- and still have found a way to get worse in pass defense.

Go back a little further and see that two of their second-round picks from 2010, Jermaine Cunningham and Ron Brace, are on the field as much as you and I. See that their third-round pick, wideout Taylor Price has caught exactly two passes and played in three games in his career. The Patriots had another third-rounder to screw up in 2010, but they traded a third and a fifth to Oakland for pass-rusher Derrick Burgess. Burgess is now fishing somewhere in Mississippi.

I'm sure the Kraft family is quite affluent, but wasting $16 million on non-performing employees will cause an eyebrow to rise when it comes time to look at budgetary decisions.

Haynesworth is far from the worst personnel move of the last few years. But his failure shines a light on the fact Belichick and his personnel caddies swung and missed so badly on what the team could expect from Haynesworth and do as a defense.

He was supposed to be a 4-3 beast for the Patriots, buddied up inside with Vince Wilfork, crushing the pocket back in the face of the quarterback where Andre Carter and perhaps Cunningham would clean up with sacks.

Hand in the dirt, go kill the quarterback and all that. None of it's really happened. The Patriots continue to be the league's worst defense.

And Haynesworth was better than neither Kyle Love nor Gerard Warren. According to ESPNBoston's Mike Reiss, Haynesworth played 133 of 561 snaps in six games. He was inactive for two. He had six tackles. Messages to Haynesworth haven't been immediately responded to.
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http://www.csnne.com/blog/patriots-talk/post/Curran-Haynesworth-just-another-personne?blockID=590286&feedID=3352
 
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The Bucs only have about 3 healthy defensive linemen right now. Albert finally gets to play in a 4-3. Tampa wanted him when he was a free agent too. I bet they're pretty happy to get him in this scenario instead.

 
'Grahamburn said:
The Bucs only have about 3 healthy defensive linemen right now. Albert finally gets to play in a 4-3. Tampa wanted him when he was a free agent too. I bet they're pretty happy to get him in this scenario instead.
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Once again, the Pats ran a 4-3 as their base defense throughout this season.
 
As he met with the Tampa Bay media Thursday, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth said he should have signed with the Buccaneers when he was a free agent back in 2009.

“This is where I should have been like three years ago,’’ Haynesworth said. “But I think all good things come to somebody that waits.’’

Instead of signing with the Bucs, Haynesworth signed with the Redskins. Haynesworth previously has said the Bucs’ offer was greater than Washington’s. When things didn’t work out with the Redskins, Haynesworth signed with the New England Patriots, who waived him Tuesday. The Bucs claimed Haynesworth off waviers Wednesday, and he went through his first Tampa Bay practice Thursday.

Haynesworth gave a pretty interesting answer when he was asked why he didn’t sign with the Bucs in 2009.

“You want to know the truth on that one?’’ Haynesworth said. “It was too pretty, it was too much water, too much sun here. I had just bought a nice, big boat, a good fast boat, and I really thought like if I came here I’d mix my time in with football and boating. When I was at Tennessee, during the offseason then I’d do the boating and do all my toys and playing around and all that. I figured with the water and the sun being here all year round, I was a little afraid of myself on a Tuesday going for a boat ride or something like that. I should have trusted myself and known, but I was kind of scared of that.’’

Haynesworth isn’t scared of Tampa Bay’s recreational opportunities this time around. Haynesworth said he felt he wasn’t getting enough playing time in New England. That shouldn’t be a problem with Tampa Bay.

The Bucs lost defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to a season-ending injury Sunday. They had to finish the loss to New Orleans with only two healthy defensive tackles (Brian Price and Roy Miller) because reserve Frank Okam was out with an injury. Haynesworth said Tampa Bay’s 4-3 defense is similar to what Tennessee used when he played for the Titans during the best seasons of his career.

“I think I can be pretty effective,’’ Haynesworth said. “I’m an older guy and I think they brought me in here to play hard and also to teach some of the younger guys how to play. I’ll be somewhat of, I guess, a mentor. … Get off the ball and disrupt and show them really how good it is that the grass ain’t greener on the other side always.’’
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'Grahamburn said:
Haynesworth gave a pretty interesting answer when he was asked why he didn’t sign with the Bucs in 2009.“You want to know the truth on that one?’’ Haynesworth said. “It was too pretty, it was too much water, too much sun here. I had just bought a nice, big boat, a good fast boat, and I really thought like if I came here I’d mix my time in with football and boating. When I was at Tennessee, during the offseason then I’d do the boating and do all my toys and playing around and all that. I figured with the water and the sun being here all year round, I was a little afraid of myself on a Tuesday going for a boat ride or something like that. I should have trusted myself and known, but I was kind of scared of that.’’
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:lmao: :lmao:
 
'msommer said:
What's his contract like these days?
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He doesn't have one. Bucs signed him for like 700 grand for rest of the year. Not guaranteed, unlike his money with the Pats. If they cut him after one game, they only have to pay the pro-rated amount of that salary.I still don't fault the Pats for trading for him, it was a worthy risk. If he had been right and motivated, wrecking ball. Looks like he'll go the Buster Douglas route, one payday and cash in.
 
On the other hand, Andre Carter has looked pretty good after coming to New England from Washington as well.

So 1 out of 2 successes in obtaining WAS defensive linemen, I guess?

I am a Pats hater, but gotta give them credit on that one, at least...

 
'massraider said:
'msommer said:
What's his contract like these days?
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He doesn't have one. Bucs signed him for like 700 grand for rest of the year. Not guaranteed, unlike his money with the Pats. If they cut him after one game, they only have to pay the pro-rated amount of that salary.I still don't fault the Pats for trading for him, it was a worthy risk. If he had been right and motivated, wrecking ball. Looks like he'll go the Buster Douglas route, one payday and cash in.
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Are you sure?I thought Haynesworth was claimed off waviers, so Tampa Bay picks up the remainder of his contract. I believe it is not outrageous, but some incentives may kick in.
 
'dgreen said:
'Grahamburn said:
Haynesworth gave a pretty interesting answer when he was asked why he didn’t sign with the Bucs in 2009.“You want to know the truth on that one?’’ Haynesworth said. “It was too pretty, it was too much water, too much sun here. I had just bought a nice, big boat, a good fast boat, and I really thought like if I came here I’d mix my time in with football and boating. When I was at Tennessee, during the offseason then I’d do the boating and do all my toys and playing around and all that. I figured with the water and the sun being here all year round, I was a little afraid of myself on a Tuesday going for a boat ride or something like that. I should have trusted myself and known, but I was kind of scared of that.’’
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:lmao: :lmao:
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'Dexter Manley said:
'SacramentoBob said:
It's about time the Redskins were on the winning side of this type of deal.
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They also fleeced the Vikings for a 6th rounder for McNabb when they were going to cut him anyways. Suckered the Broncos into giving them Gaffney for Jeremy Jarmon who didn't even make their team!Redskins = WINNING!
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Fleeced? Only If you think you team is making fantastic 6th round picks. Redskins cut both of their 6th round picks this year. So they traded away a player they were going to cut anyways for a future player they are probably going to cut anyways.
 
Kudos to Jim Washburn as the only guy to get HOF level production out of Big Al.

That one two year stretch was the best I can ever recall by a DT. Titans were a top D that (didn't just say it but) actually did funnel plays to him. Cs and Gs were blocking him and he slipped by somehow. 330-350 pound guys aren't supposedly to be slippery like that. He injured QBs with big hits-IIRC seven of em'. It's not a stat ya root for, but I don't think you can deny the dramatic game changing effect it can have. There were some incredible times coming out of the combine and college ranks for DTs and Big Al hunted down Greg Jennings. No one believed it, made excuses and all and a week or two later he caught Greg Jennings from behind. Definitely the fastest I've ever seen a DT move in a game. It almost defies logic. Forced fumbles and fumble recoveries were unusually common.

He never grew up. He was still some elementary school kid playing peewee ball show boating in really dopey immature ways. Stepping on Gurode was so bad I was surprised he was still allowed to play in the NFL. He didn't stop. His attitude improved, but he still did plenty of junk on gameday. I remember people here discussing that guy that (IIRC) played for the Bears and Packers and body slammed QBs.

If you cut out those two years, this dude is like Mandarich level waste of potential. For once we actually didn't have to believe any draft reviews but instead saw that he could do it, he just didn't. Pathetic.

 
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