innocentbystander {l Wrote}:bignick33 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:I'd love the Haynesworth move if I was a Pats fan. Shanahan may be a hall of famer, but he a) had Dan Snyder fucking up his shit all the time; and B) is not really a good coach. I think Belichick will be able to get him to buy in for at least a year, then after a superbowl loss to the Vince Young led Philadelphia Eagles he will go back to his sexual assaults and DUIs.
The problem with Haynesworth is that he's such a terrible human being. I don't want him within 500 miles of the Patriots or the city of Boston. I hope I'm not the one that gets assaulted by him.
I remember 1996 when the Pats drafted Christian Peter from Nebraska in their 5th round. Then Myra vetoed that move. Do you think Mr Kraft was only able to give the thumbs up here because Myra just passed?
I kind of doubt it, because the Patriots have gotten consistently more adventurous in terms of bringing in character risks leading up to this move. I think it's more of a function of the fact that they've had success (relative to other NFL teams) in avoiding off-the-field embarrassments in the last 10 years or so, and they're emboldened. As a result of their successes, there's a lot of trust in the football people that's been built up. Myra was known as being the "morality cop" for sure, but I genuinely believe that Robert and Jonathan (who are both involved with the football operations) want to avoid the embarrassments that have afflicted some NFL teams. They've always cared about maintaining a somewhat wholesome brand, and that's why spy-gate stung so much.
That being said, I think they're crazy for bringing in Haynesworth, because he's truly the worst. Trust in the football people is one thing, but this wreaks of arrogance.