

By H. Leighton Steward
Fantasy replaces reality in Obama's green economy

Who would have guessed when the league resumed business in July that Albert Haynesworth, the disinterested defensive tackle, would con not one but two teams — New England and Tampa Bay — into paying him a salary?

If poor Billy Cundiff, the Baltimore Ravens' kicker, hadn't flinched in the final seconds against New England, both conference championship games this year would have gone into overtime. Think about that. Think about how little difference there was, qualitatively, among the NFL's Final Four. Has there ever been less?
Ndamukong Suh seemed like such a level-headed guy when he joined the NFL little more than a season and a half ago. Now, not so much.
The New England Patriots took just half a season to decide they didn't need Albert Haynesworth.
Albert Haynesworth didn't stay unemployed long.

As currently constituted, the Washington Redskins barely resemble a pro football team. They can't run the ball. They can't throw it. They can't stop the opposition from doing either. If the past three weeks are a preview of how it's going to be the rest of the way, they have no hope. Cancel the last nine games and just hold an extended minicamp.
The New England Patriots' defense hasn't exactly been drawing comparisons to Pittsburgh's esteemed Steel Curtain.
If the Patriots are the NFL's team of the last decade, the Steelers are a close runner-up.
Six games into his career with the New England Patriots, Chad Ochocinco has just nine catches _ and one vote of confidence from his offensive coordinator.
A person with knowledge of the names tells The Associated Press that Tennessee's Kenny Britt, Tampa Bay's Aqib Talib and Cincinnati's Cedric Benson and Adam "Pacman" Jones are among eight players who were subject to being suspended under the league's conduct policy for incidents during the lockout.
Eight players, including Tennessee's Kenny Britt, Tampa Bay's Aqib Talib and Cincinnati's Cedric Benson and Adam "Pacman" Jones, were subject to being suspended under the league's conduct policy for incidents during the lockout.
No more counting sheep for the 350-pound distraction who calls himself "the sleeping giant." It's time for Albert Haynesworth to resume piling up sacks.

To say 2010 was a lost season for the Washington Redskins' defensive line would be a huge understatement. Albert Haynesworth again was supposed to be the big man in the middle, but myriad problems limited him to eight games as his team limped to a 6-10 finish.
The Steelers were a team in flux a year ago, their star quarterback about to sit out a four-game suspension.
New England's Albert Haynesworth returned to practice Tuesday, one day after he pleaded no contest to a charge of simple assault.
And last Wednesday he said, "I want to do everything better. I'd like to rush the passer and get after the quarterback more. Instead of just getting the pressures, I want to get the sacks."
"Even if you hit him, it's not going to mean you're going to take him down. I mean, he's a guy that can break a lot of tackles and get away from the rush. Even if you're hitting him and he's going down, he still can throw the ball," Haynesworth said. "With him you've got to definitely emphasize finishing the rush and finishing the tackle because he can still get away."

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