A lot of money[Haynes]worth to the Redskins

It wasn’t long for Albert Haynesworth to find a new home. Haynesworth found a new home in Washington, as the Redskins offered the big guy a 7 year $100 million dollar deal. In the deal, $41 million is guaranteed with incentives as well. It was a day ago, where the Redskins also gave CB DeAngelo Hall a six year deal worth up to $54 million.

Was this a good move? I don’t know. I was surprised that the Redskins offered him a deal after a couple hours into free agency. The Redskins did need an interior tackle and they got him, but they could’ve gotten someone else without spending so much. The Skins are known for being big spenders with Dan Snyder at the helm. That is what they did, by spending $100 million worth on Haynesworth. I know the guy can play and he is a monster for opposing lineman to cover, but there are some uncertainties with him. The guy hasn’t even played an entire NFL season due to injuries and has been known to take plays off. What if the Skins lose Haynesworth in the middle of the season due to another injury for a few weeks or even the entire season? What do you do now? You’ve invested so much money on the guy and in return he won’t be on the field. You won’t be getting you monies worth from the guy.

To me, the Redskins mentality is “we want to win a Superbowl and we want to win it now” type of mindset. I understand that, every team wants to win the Superbowl. That’s what you’re competing for every season, but it’s their approach in how they’re pursuing it, which I do not like. The Redskins are buying their way to the Superbowl. This isn’t the first time where the Redskins have paid a large sum of money for a player. Dan Snyder is known for spending a lot of money in free agency. I’m a true believer in building the team from drafting young talent and developing them over a time period. I’m not saying don’t get free agents, but it has been a trend with the Redskins year in and year out. Being a Packers fan, the Packers have drafted well for the past 2/3 years and are developing their younger guys. Their first round draft picks have been questionable at first, except for Aaron Rodgers. Last year the first player they selected in the second round was Jordy Nelson, the year before it was Justin Harrell in the first round and Hawk in 2006. The Packers are building their team via the draft. Greg Jennings was drafted as a second rounder in the 2006 draft along with Johnny Jolly and Will Blackmon. Now Jennings is the second WR on the depth chart and a very good one along with Donald Driver. The Packers usually don’t spend too much in free agency because they building their team with young talent instead paying big contracts for big name players like the Redskins and Cowboys.