Under the Radar: D.J. Moore

That guy was just itching to go on that ride.

under the radar?

You must be at leat this tall to ride be on the radar

That’s what she said

More than likely, he’s pretty low on the depth chart and has to really establish himself during camp to see any sort of playing time. With the guys ahead of Moore, it seems like quite the up-hill battle for him. I imagine that his size is a huge problem for a coaching staff that realizes how piss poor we have been in pass protection for a few seasons now. Placing a guy in the starting rotation who will be at a size disadvantage 99% of the time and has no real game experience seems like a red flag. Maybe he can play nickel and be successful, he has been there during OTA’s and minicamp, but regardless of position he’ll really have to impress during camp. He might be unemployed by the time the 53 man roster comes out.

There is nothing “egregiously wrong” with your opinion, no one said there was, so stop whining because I and others think differently. Now you have to be honest and admit that you really do not know how he would perform if given a chance. He’s not had his chance yet, so I will reserve judgement until he does.

I think of it as if it was happening to us. What would everyone think if we happened to have a poor season and fired Lovie and Co., then decided to switch to the 3-4 and Peppers decides to do exactly what Haynesworth is doing? We’d all be calling for the guy’s head on a platter.

They can go into arbitration, just like everyone else. Nothing is stopping them from trading him, except their desire to trade him and what they think the market can offer.

Playing extremely hard on game day has nothing to do with his desire to learn a new defensive scheme in the off-season.

I’m not making a connection between the two so why you have, I have no idea. I said I doubt that he plays “extremely hard” on game day and made a comment about him refusing to learn a new defensive system even though it could be very successful for his team..but you’d have to care about the team to do something like that.

His not showing up to camp has nothing to do with his value as a teammate…..Haynesworth has sought out less media than Revis or Johnson yet you’re not calling them locker room cancers.

I don’t have to be the one to call him a “cancer,” go listen to his current and former teammates give you their impressions. As for Revis and Johnson, both players are holding out for contract extensions that they are due. Haynesworth is bailing on his team after completing 1 year of a 7 year, $100 million dollar contract. No matter how you slice it, he’s refusing to learn the 3-4 that the Redskins are learning even though he signed a contract to play for the Redskins. I highly doubt there was a clause that claimed “we will never switch from a 4-3 if you play for us.” Somehow some event made him forget that NFL franchises have the ability to change the way their teams play football.

As far as the discussion of his play last year, you seem to be glazing over the career numbers that the rest of the line had while Haynesworth was on the field. Haynesworth isn’t just a good DT, he makes everyone else on the line better. You also seem to be excusing the absolute sea change on defense.

I’m not glazing over his career. I said he’s a good player and there was a reason why he received such a massive contract. I’d say that’s not glazing over anything he’s accomplished. He is a great player and don’t you think his teammates know it? Don’t you think they are looking forward to success from a dominant player on their line? Looking for veteran leadership in a time of change? But yeah, it’s ok that he’s doing what he’s doing because the Redskins lied to him. Please. Obviously the Redskins have confidence that he can be one hell of a NT in a 3-4 defense, too bad the position isn’t “sexy” enough for him and now he has to leave. Boo hoo.

Also, I don’t understand how I can be “excusing the absolute sea change on defense” when I’ve been discussing it so much. Are you thinking before you make accusations?

The change of defensive scheme has very little to do with the effectiveness of the scheme, and everything to do with the coach they brought in wanting to do it his way. That’s fine and all, but Haynesworth was sold a false bill of goods, and then you want him to eat what’s served to him.

Yes, you are correct about the scheme, the players and coaches are the ones who have to make it successful. That’s something the team must accomplish on their own personal commitment and hard work. It would be a lot easier to see results with such a disruptive force like Haynesworth buying into the system like the rest of the defense. “Haynesworth was sold a false bill of goods” huh? Explain that one to me again..

You can talk about loyalty to the organization and all that fun stuff all you want to, but when you’re talking about a league that can cut you at any time asking a player to play out their contract because that’s what they get paid for is silly.

Do you think I’m asking Haynesworth to play out his entire 7-year contract? He’s not going to play that contract, I’m not stupid. The whole point is he’s played 3/4 of one season out of those seven total seasons. The team obviously thought highly enough about him to make him the richest defensive player, I guess he doesn’t feel like he owes them anything after only one season. You’d think you could depend on a guy to be around the next season after he gets paid like that.

I have more respect for a player that is holding out for football reasons than one that is holding out for more money.

So you have more respect for Haynesworth who is attempting to bail on a team he just signed the largest defensive contract with last season because he doesn’t want to learn the 3-4 and in the process is hurting the success of the franchise in 2010, the players, the coaches and the fans instead of two players who are the best at their respective positions trying to get paid like they deserve? Your morals are a bit backwards, Skiz.

Are you seeing a trend here like maybe his actions speak that he feels his displeasure is worth more than the success of the team? That’s the mentality that I don’t care for and wouldn’t want on the Bears. When T.O. was in S.F., Philly and Dallas nobody would deny what he could do on the field but what they could deny with is his “me” attitude and his antics that made him a liability to the locker room. Haynesworth isn’t far off.

Conjecture and double talk huh? I guess that’s what you call distributing facts. Come on Mr. Associate Writer, do you’re homework a little more. Read about Revis and Johnson and then tell me that their situations are the same.

Of consistently playing hard and earning the respect of his teammates, then I would be a lot more willing to give him the benefit of the doubt in this situation. But his production last year was very marginal, and he’s already been paid $32 million.

Now, none of his teammates past or present (with the possible exception of DeAngelo Hall) seem to have anything positive to say about him and his decision to no-show to camp. The pattern with Haynesworth just seems to be “show up and do the bare minimum.” Or, if he can come up with an excuse not to show up, just skip camp alltogether…