Jim Haslett Says Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth "Doesn't Want To Do Anything"

Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett didn't hold back when explaining his issues with Albert Haynesworth in an interview with 101 ESPN radio in St. Louis. Haslett qualified his statements by saying he likes Haynesworth, and he believes the defensive lineman can still thrive if returned to a 4-3 scheme, but he also described Haynesworth as a lazy player who either has trouble listening to -- or plain ignores -- his coaches. “He can do almost anything he wants. He doesn’t want to do anything. To me that’s the issue,†Haslett said. “He’s one of those guys you walk in a meeting and you tell him, ‘Put down the phone.’ The next day you have to tell him to put down the phone. The next day, you tell him to put down the phone. “You tell him, ‘Don’t read the newspaper in meetings.’ The next day you have to tell him the same thing. It doesn’t stick; it’s an every-day thing.†Haynesworth set an NFL record in 2009 with $41 million guaranteed as part of a seven-year, $100 million contract with the Redskins, but Haynesworth fell out of favor with new coach Mike Shanahan in 2010 and repeatedly clashed over workout routines and playing time. The Redskins suspended Haynesworth for the final four games of the season for "conduct detrimental to the team." Haynesworth exasperated Redskins coaches by essentially refusing to be part of the team's 3-4 defense last season. “He just didn’t want to play in this scheme. He didn’t want to play in the 3-4,†Haslett said in the interview. “He didn’t want to do the things we wanted. Then we said, ‘OK, if you’re not going to do it, let’s not do it. Let’s play nickel, play the 3-technique.’ “Then, it got to the point where he said, ‘I don’t want to play first- and second-down nickel. I just want to play third-down nickel.’ Oh my God, you’re relegating yourself to 10-15 snaps a game. Then after that he didn’t want to do the blitzes, he just wanted to rush.â€

Source: NFL.com

 

Hello Jim, he's been like that since he left the Titans...wake up doofus!!!

 

The only time his fat butt did anything was when he was in a contract year. Before that nothing after that freaking nothing. I honestly think he stuggle to get onto a team after the Skins drop him

 

Some team would take a chance on him...they always have money to waste on a useless slob.

 

Tie a porkchop to the QBs jersey, I'll betcha he plays every snap then.

"Come get it Tubby!!"

 

I think what needed to happen was that he needed to be signed to a 1 year contract every year. Unfortunately Dan Snyder is a freaking moron.

 

'Unfortunately'?

Nothing unfortunate about it unless you are a Skins fan. I love this.

 

I say unfortunately because I want all teams in the NFL to be good, I want a challenge for my team and I want crapty owners out.

CoughDanSnyderMikeBrownCough