Claims Redskins DT has dropped 32 pounds Brad Biggs
Albert Haynesworth’s personal trainer is adamant that the defensive tackle has put his time to good use while skipping all but one day of the Washington Redskins offseason program, including the mandatory minicamp.
Haynesworth has dropped 32 pounds since the pair began working out April 5, according to a report in the Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star. Tripp Smith, the son of Chip Smith, who founded Competitive Edge Sports in Atlanta, has essentially lived with Haynesworth this offseason.
“I think he's going to open some eyes when he gets to camp,” Tripp Smith told the newspaper.
Wow. To really open some eyes, Haynesworth might have to embrace his role as the nose tackle in the Redskins’ new 3-4 scheme. If Haynesworth shows up in better shape this season perhaps he will be posed to make a bigger impact on the field after already collecting $32 million from Daniel Snyder. Haynesworth picked his spots last season, according to scouts, and those spots were few and far between. It’s hard to say how impressive it is that Haynesworth has lost 32 pounds since April 5. How much did he pack on between January and then?
“Albert, he's the type of person that doesn't want to disappoint anybody, but he's very business-minded. I think it has motivated him quite a bit, just seeing what his teammates are saying about him,” Tripp Smith said. “And seeing what everybody in the press is saying about him."
Tripp Smith has traveled with Haynesworth during the offseason and has stayed in his home. They’ve been together for all but two weeks and will be working right up until camp begins at the end of the month.
“I told him, 'If you show up and are playing like an animal, they're going to forget about the fact that you didn't go to a two-day minicamp or whatever happened aside from football,'" Smith said. "We need to make sure we do what we need to do to basically blow people's heads off with what we've accomplished this summer.”
Haynesworth has put himself in a position where he is going to have to blow people away to be a welcome teammate in Washington.
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Is that good news? Lighter is not necessarily better at NT, but maybe he's trying to convince them he should be at the DE position (then who plays NT?) I don't know if this is exactly a sign that he's "bought in" with the scheme change, but I guess we'll have to wait and see. I agree with PG that it's hard to find optimism in any news about Fat Albert.
Two thoughts:
(1) One year and $32 million into the contract, it's about time
&
(2) For $100 million, he better turn heads
BIG KEMOEATU WILL PLAY NT...also signed Green from the Jets- no big names but big bodies..I think that fat Al will play SOME nt but primarily DE...Haynesworth was a force up the middle though last year when Blache played him on running situations...I think if he was to stay with the skins it would be smart to mix it up...
Haynesworthless coming to camp in shape? With a good 'tude after everything we have heard over the past 4-5 months ??? I know.. it's a conspiracy between Shanny and Wurfless... A smoke screen to lull the rest of the NFC East in to a comfort zone.. yep that's the ticket. I believe that! I also believe in Santa, The Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy! Personally, I HOPE this entire article is 100% TRUTH!!! It's just I have the MEGA DOUBTS!!!!!!!!!!
I have no reason to believe his trainer. I think Albert didn't even start working out until the missed mandatory minicamp in June. I am sure he has been seriously working out the last 3-4 weeks so as not to be made a complete buffoon when he does finally show up. Losing 32 pounds means he was horribly out of shape in the first place. We will see what kind of shape he is really in when camp starts, and he has to run sprints and do up-downs.
If you are that over weight, 22 pounds comes off quick.jdc15 hit it right on the head. He still left his team mates out to dry. No one man is ever that important.
As a redskins fan my thinking is I hope that he's in shape and ready to play 110% to make up with teammates and fans. If he is dominating and a good teammate I think it will all work out. On the flip side round is a shape and and I wouldn't be surprised if he's still a freekin jerk and bad teammate. HAIL!
'Skins fans are looking at this the wrong way. If Albert knew he'd play nose tackle, he'd have charged more.
'Skins fans are looking at this the wrong way. If Albert knew he'd play nose tackle, he'd have charged more.
As a redskins fan my thinking is I hope that he's in shape and ready to play 110% to make up with teammates and fans. If he is dominating and a good teammate I think it will all work out. On the flip side round is a shape and and I wouldn't be surprised if he's still a freekin jerk and bad teammate. HAIL!
Boy you know who they are referring to. Don't act like you know how to spell all of a sudden. Boy you have failed 26 classes since you started High school before you dropped out. You should be ashamed of ridiculing these folks when you just learned your ABC's a few months ago. I'm proud of you Son, but don't be the buttwipe everyone thought you would become.
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Jul 14, 2010
09:38 AM
It's hard to stay optimistic about this dude....Hail to the Redskins