Trade for Haynesworth?

[Warren]

Haynesworth is a cancer. Last Christmas the Redskins moved their practice time up so the team could get home early to be with their families. Haynesworth didn't like that so he protested by showing up over an hour late and urging his teammates to do the same. If the Texans show signs of crumbling down the stretch again, Haynesworth's brand of leadership isn't going to help them pull it together.

Maybe that's worth putting up with when he plays like has when the carrot of big $$$ is hanging in front of him, but based on his history (including 2009) there's no reason to believe the dominant Haynesworth would show up in Houston.

[gunn]

Originally Posted by Warren

Haynesworth is a cancer. Last Christmas the Redskins moved their practice time up so the team could get home early to be with their families. Haynesworth didn't like that so he protested by showing up over an hour late and urging his teammates to do the same. If the Texans show signs of crumbling down the stretch again, Haynesworth's brand of leadership isn't going to help them pull it together.

Maybe that's worth putting up with when he plays like has when the carrot of big $$$ is hanging in front of him, but based on his history (including 2009) there's no reason to believe the dominant Haynesworth would show up in Houston.

They're is alot of different dynamics to every situation. The Skins are a bad organization and last year crumbled within itself. The team virtually quit on Zorn and had no real leadership or direction to begin with. You could probably bring up a laundry list of "cancer" accusations about Randy Moss from 2006 too. Then he goes on and has the type of year in 2007 with the Patriots that breaks records.

[Warren]

I don't think the Moss situation is comparable because the 2010 Texans aren't the 2007 Patriots. The Pats had Belichick, Brady, and a bunch of other guys with Super Bowl rings, and could realistically offer Moss a shot at a ring of his own. The Texan players and coaches haven't earned the same respect as winners (and when Haynesworth was with the Titans he made it clear he does not respect Schaub) and are hoping to make the playoffs for the first time.

I also find it very telling that Shanahan inherited a roster full of holes yet is willing to part with a player as talented as Haynesworth relatively cheaply.

[Fonz the Boss]

Its plain ans simple.... if you want the best players on your team you gotta pay up. If they dont want to trade for Haynesworth because of the remaining contract then they can settle for their mediocre DTs on the roster.