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Rampage;3479260 said:
I love it.
Haynesworth fails conditioning test
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I love it.
chicago JK
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Supposedly a 61 year old passed the test. I am awaiting confirmation if the 61 year old was a skins running back....but I believe he was a reporter.
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And he continues to be that non-distraction he promised to be when he returned.
Way to go Albert.
Way to go Albert.
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Golic did it
http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/70810/
Mike Golic, the 47-year-old former NFL defensive tackle who's now an ESPN commentator, took the test on ESPN's NFL Live. Golic completed the two 300-yard shuttle runs in exactly the allotted time of 70 seconds for the first run and 73 seconds for the second.
ESPN may have given Golic a bit of a break: He actually looked like he took a head start on the first run, and it was inconclusive whether he crossed the finish line in time. But Golic did pass according to the stopwatch being held by his radio co-host Mike Greenberg, and afterward he said he was unimpressed with Albert Haynesworth's inability to pass the same test.
"Albert Haynesworth should have made this test -- he should have made this test," Golic said. "You have to come in and they have to see if you're in shape, and he wasn't able to do it. That's a big problem."
I'm not sure how big a problem it really is for a defensive tackle to be too slow to complete two 300-yard shuttle runs, but when people like Golic (and me) are passing the test that Haynesworth can't, that gives Commanders coach Mike Shanahan ammunition in his public battle with his $100 million defensive tackle
http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/70810/
Mike Golic, the 47-year-old former NFL defensive tackle who's now an ESPN commentator, took the test on ESPN's NFL Live. Golic completed the two 300-yard shuttle runs in exactly the allotted time of 70 seconds for the first run and 73 seconds for the second.
ESPN may have given Golic a bit of a break: He actually looked like he took a head start on the first run, and it was inconclusive whether he crossed the finish line in time. But Golic did pass according to the stopwatch being held by his radio co-host Mike Greenberg, and afterward he said he was unimpressed with Albert Haynesworth's inability to pass the same test.
"Albert Haynesworth should have made this test -- he should have made this test," Golic said. "You have to come in and they have to see if you're in shape, and he wasn't able to do it. That's a big problem."
I'm not sure how big a problem it really is for a defensive tackle to be too slow to complete two 300-yard shuttle runs, but when people like Golic (and me) are passing the test that Haynesworth can't, that gives Commanders coach Mike Shanahan ammunition in his public battle with his $100 million defensive tackle
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UnoDallas;3480376 said:
It's a battle of wills between Mike and Albert. Haynesworth is lazy so there is really no motivation for him to pass the test if not passing it gets him out of practice.
One of them (Mike or Albert) will have to give at some point, I think that will be Albert but I'm sure training camp will be halfway over by then.
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Apluz;3480404 said:
Sounds like Shanahan is starting to capitulate publicly. NFL Network's ticker was running a quote from Shanahan that said Fat Al could practice even if he doesn't pass the conditioning test.
Gotta wonder if Snyder had anything to do with that latest statement.
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SaltwaterServr;3480426 said:
I would guess that Snyder is meddling at least a little bit because Mike don't back down often. Even though this was a battle I didn't think Mike could win if Haynesworth pushed back it dose not look good if he back tracks on what he said.
Haynesworth is there best D-line player so letting him play is better then letting him skate by... IMO Mike should of had the foresight to know that ol Albert would put it on the shelf if he took this course of action.
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Haynesworth misses over a weeks worth of training camp so the team decides to do an MRI on his knee, and to the shock of all there is no structural damage.
Haynesworth could drag this out thru all of traning camp but I expect him to pass the test soon. Reports are he now likes how Haslett plans to use him in the defensive scheme.
Karma would be that once he starts training for real he actually dose injure himself!
Haynesworth could drag this out thru all of traning camp but I expect him to pass the test soon. Reports are he now likes how Haslett plans to use him in the defensive scheme.
Karma would be that once he starts training for real he actually dose injure himself!
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romo2to;3480468 said:
Oh you mean there are other positions that do run 300 yards on every play?
By what you're saying there then you're saying it's a waste of time for any player to run this test, correct?
I mean there isn't a single player in the entire league who runs 300 yards on a single play.
It's a conditioning test. It's nothing revolutionary and it's something similiar to that of what pretty much every team out there does.
Fat Al is just a fat, lazy, useless sack of crap and he doesn't want to have to work hard so he's never in shape and never wants to do the things you're supposed to be willing to do in order to be the best.
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Our long national nightmare is over
RickMaese
Confirmed: Haynesworth passed the test this morning.
less than 10 seconds ago via TweetDeck
http://twitter.com/RickMaese/status/20545452181
RickMaese
Confirmed: Haynesworth passed the test this morning.
less than 10 seconds ago via TweetDeck
http://twitter.com/RickMaese/status/20545452181
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Mansta54;3484871 said:
Julius Peppers and TO will be Commanders
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And low and behold, he finally passes.
ASHBURN, Va. -- Albert Haynesworth has finally passed the Washington Commanders' conditioning test.
Haynesworth arrived early Saturday at Commanders Park and completed both 300-yard shuttle runs in the required times, ending a soap opera that had overshadowed training camp. He ran the tests in 66 and 70 seconds.
Haynesworth's success came on the 10th day of camp, and it meant he would be allowed to put on pads with his teammates for the first time. Coach Mike Shanahan had said Haynesworth could not practice until passing the test, and the showdown was seen by many as a statement of a new coach's uncompromising authority that wouldn't bend -- even for a two-time All-Pro with a $100 million contract.
Shanahan bristled Friday when asked by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley if he regretted how Haynesworth's conditioning test had become somewhat of a "circus."
"There has been no circus here at all," Shanahan told ESPN.com. "Our guys are coming here and getting down to business."
Haynesworth was the only Commanders player who had to take the test, a requirement because he was absent from the team's offseason conditioning program. He stayed away because he preferred to work with his own trainer and because he wanted to be traded, having made known his unhappiness with the team's switch to a 3-4 defense.
He failed the test on the first two days of camp, and a sore knee hampered his efforts during the past week.
Haynesworth had skipped the test for a fourth straight day Friday and missed nearly all of another practice, a day after a precautionary MRI exam showed no structural damage on his sore left knee.
He started the test Monday but stopped when the knee acted up. The knee has bothered Haynesworth for several years.
Haynesworth's absence from a mandatory minicamp in June riled many teammates -- including some who openly called him "selfish" -- and he will need to finish re-establishing any fractured locker room bonds as he returns from sideline exile.
Haynesworth failed the test on the first day of camp because he took an extended bathroom break after the first run. The two runs are supposed to be completed 3½ minutes apart, but Haynesworth was gone for 10 minutes.
He failed the test on the second day, as well, when he posted an inadequate time.
Haynesworth's will-he-or-won't-he became a national spectacle, and it became vogue for pundits, reporters and fans to attempt what has become known as the "Haynesworth conditioning test." A minor league baseball team in North Carolina has made it part of an upcoming promotion, offering season tickets for the rest of the year to anyone who can pass it.
To pass, Hayneworth had to complete the first run in 70 seconds or less, the second run in 73 seconds or less. Each run consists of 12 back-and-forth 25-yard sprints.
Haynesworth, meanwhile, had been reduced to standing to the side during practices, watching drills with a play sheet in his hand. He also has been staying after practice to walk through plays with assistant coaches to help him brush up on a defensive scheme he tried to avoid for so long.
Haynesworth shunned the 3-4 because he didn't want to play nose tackle, a position he felt wouldn't give him the freedom to make the plays that turned him into a defensive force in seven seasons with the Tennessee Titans. But Haynesworth showed up at camp looking perhaps 30 pounds lighter, making it easier for the Commanders to use him extensively at defensive end as well as nose tackle. The team also signed veteran nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu, taking the pressure off Haynesworth to carry the load at that position.
Shanahan has said Haynesworth would start working with the backups after passing the test. Saturday's practice was scheduled for the afternoon as part of the team's annual Fan Appreciation Day.
Haynesworth signed a seven-year contract with $41 million in guaranteed money when he joined as a free agent with the Commanders last year, but he was a disappointment in 2009 because of his fitness and performance. Several injuries frequently kept him from practicing during the season and caused him to miss four games.
ASHBURN, Va. -- Albert Haynesworth has finally passed the Washington Commanders' conditioning test.
Haynesworth arrived early Saturday at Commanders Park and completed both 300-yard shuttle runs in the required times, ending a soap opera that had overshadowed training camp. He ran the tests in 66 and 70 seconds.
Haynesworth's success came on the 10th day of camp, and it meant he would be allowed to put on pads with his teammates for the first time. Coach Mike Shanahan had said Haynesworth could not practice until passing the test, and the showdown was seen by many as a statement of a new coach's uncompromising authority that wouldn't bend -- even for a two-time All-Pro with a $100 million contract.
Shanahan bristled Friday when asked by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley if he regretted how Haynesworth's conditioning test had become somewhat of a "circus."
"There has been no circus here at all," Shanahan told ESPN.com. "Our guys are coming here and getting down to business."
Haynesworth was the only Commanders player who had to take the test, a requirement because he was absent from the team's offseason conditioning program. He stayed away because he preferred to work with his own trainer and because he wanted to be traded, having made known his unhappiness with the team's switch to a 3-4 defense.
He failed the test on the first two days of camp, and a sore knee hampered his efforts during the past week.
Haynesworth had skipped the test for a fourth straight day Friday and missed nearly all of another practice, a day after a precautionary MRI exam showed no structural damage on his sore left knee.
He started the test Monday but stopped when the knee acted up. The knee has bothered Haynesworth for several years.
Haynesworth's absence from a mandatory minicamp in June riled many teammates -- including some who openly called him "selfish" -- and he will need to finish re-establishing any fractured locker room bonds as he returns from sideline exile.
Haynesworth failed the test on the first day of camp because he took an extended bathroom break after the first run. The two runs are supposed to be completed 3½ minutes apart, but Haynesworth was gone for 10 minutes.
He failed the test on the second day, as well, when he posted an inadequate time.
Haynesworth's will-he-or-won't-he became a national spectacle, and it became vogue for pundits, reporters and fans to attempt what has become known as the "Haynesworth conditioning test." A minor league baseball team in North Carolina has made it part of an upcoming promotion, offering season tickets for the rest of the year to anyone who can pass it.
To pass, Hayneworth had to complete the first run in 70 seconds or less, the second run in 73 seconds or less. Each run consists of 12 back-and-forth 25-yard sprints.
Haynesworth, meanwhile, had been reduced to standing to the side during practices, watching drills with a play sheet in his hand. He also has been staying after practice to walk through plays with assistant coaches to help him brush up on a defensive scheme he tried to avoid for so long.
Haynesworth shunned the 3-4 because he didn't want to play nose tackle, a position he felt wouldn't give him the freedom to make the plays that turned him into a defensive force in seven seasons with the Tennessee Titans. But Haynesworth showed up at camp looking perhaps 30 pounds lighter, making it easier for the Commanders to use him extensively at defensive end as well as nose tackle. The team also signed veteran nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu, taking the pressure off Haynesworth to carry the load at that position.
Shanahan has said Haynesworth would start working with the backups after passing the test. Saturday's practice was scheduled for the afternoon as part of the team's annual Fan Appreciation Day.
Haynesworth signed a seven-year contract with $41 million in guaranteed money when he joined as a free agent with the Commanders last year, but he was a disappointment in 2009 because of his fitness and performance. Several injuries frequently kept him from practicing during the season and caused him to miss four games.
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SkinsHokieFan;3484878 said:
You can be sarcastic if you wish but yall keep drama in your camp and you know it. I live here and follow your BUMS closely, there's always drama as yall continue to lose consistently. The CIRCUS continues!!!!!
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SkinsHokieFan;3484867 said:
I'm not sure if it's a "National" nightmare, but it will be interesting to see how it plays out from here on in.