Albert Haynesworth has taken his last on-field nap for the Washington Redskins.
He has been paid $35.7 million since landing here.
Fans are angry.
And in a masterful stroke, the organization that paid Haynesworth – a player of known, ill-repute – have turned the fans almost entirely against him, not them.
Witness this email, which is representative of the majority of opinion amongst fans.
FROM: Mike Thompson RE: 9 in 10 disagree with you
Czabe, The Washington Post has a poll up and nine out of ten respondents think the Redskins did the right thing with Fatso. Albert represents everything that was wrong with the pre-Allen/Shanahan regime. Bravo, Bruce & Mike!
I just don't see how over-paying players, and then engaging in contractual grudge matches is a conduit to winning football.
Deion Sanders, overpaid, then a grudge match between him and Marty that chased Prime Time off to the Cincinnati Reds.
Laveranues Coles is threatened by Snyder with a big screen TV, because "that's where you'll be watching the games next year" if you holdout for a new contract. Traded to the Jets for Santana Moss, and incurring a whopping $9m "dead cap" charge for the knee jerk move.
Lavar Arrington, overpaid, then a grudge match between him and Gregg Williams ensued over Lavar not playing his position properly.
Now Albert.
It goes on and on.
But then again, the Redskins seem to be a marketing machine, that just happens to play football 16 Sundays every fall.
And people up here in the frozen tundra bitch about Ted Thompson.
ReplyDeleteI wish they would peek in on the Circus in Washington once in a while, just to realize how good we have it in Green Bay.
My heart goes out to ya 'Skins fans.
Redskins marketing machine...
ReplyDeleteSheesh, the only Redskins merchandise I will use is Redskins toilet paper, preferably with Snyder's face on each square, and then, and only if, this kind of TP is provided free at RFK when Maryland plays East Carolina where we can finally see some REAL football in DC.
But then again, the Redskins seem to be a marketing machine, that just happens to play football 16 Sundays every fall.
ReplyDeleteIf only thery DID actually play football 16 times a year...