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Re: No Haynesworth against the G-Men
I think this whole thing is overblown. Yes, it would have been good for Haynesworth to get in a game or two, but it isn't neccessary. He is a DT with nearly a decade worth of experience. What he will do here is not much different than what he did in Washington and Tennessee. It isn't like a WR coming in who has to learn new routes, presnap reads and route adjustments, and getting timing with the Qb. A DT either tie up blockers for other plays or try to penetrate the o-line and make plays himself.
The only place I can see there being a potential problem is if he is two gapping, the ILB or MLB needs to get a little continuity on his tendencies on where he is going to open the gap. Not nearly as big of a deal as other positions have, but with both Spikes and Fletcher out the last couple of weeks it wouldn't have made much of a difference anyway.
I think this whole thing is overblown. Yes, it would have been good for Haynesworth to get in a game or two, but it isn't neccessary. He is a DT with nearly a decade worth of experience. What he will do here is not much different than what he did in Washington and Tennessee. It isn't like a WR coming in who has to learn new routes, presnap reads and route adjustments, and getting timing with the Qb. A DT either tie up blockers for other plays or try to penetrate the o-line and make plays himself.
The only place I can see there being a potential problem is if he is two gapping, the ILB or MLB needs to get a little continuity on his tendencies on where he is going to open the gap. Not nearly as big of a deal as other positions have, but with both Spikes and Fletcher out the last couple of weeks it wouldn't have made much of a difference anyway.