Peyton Manning "recruiting" Albert Haynesworth

by Brad Wells on Feb 4, 2009 10:32 AM EST in Colts News

Typical Peyton, yucking it up at the Pro Bowl:

"Peyton addressed both teams and was very funny, saying, 'All right you coaches from Baltimore and Philadelphia, there will be no negotiations with Albert or DeMarcus Ware unless it goes through me,' " Haynesworth said, referring to the Cowboys' NFL sack leader with a year left on his rookie contract.

"Peyton told [Haynesworth], 'We can solve the situation (of) you hitting me. You can come to the Colts, and we'll be straight.' "

The Pro Bowl is a silly, useless game that is neither fun to watch or worth anything. It is, essentially, a paid vacation for players who sometimes play pretty well, and other times they get in because they are a "name."

In Peyton's case, he has always viewed the Pro Bowl as an honor, and unlike most of the players and the rest of us, he takes it seriously. No, he isn't watching game film or anything like that, but one of the points of emphasis he imposes on his AFC team is that they must learn the terminology of the coaches and their systems at the Pro Bowl. For this year's contest, Peyton and the AFC offense must learn the basic Baltimore Ravens playbook. This means they have to know that (and I'm making these words up here) that Scat-Right-22-Dumbo-Ears-Raptor-5 means a toss pitch to the running back going right with the guard pulling.

And no, Peyton Manning is not truly "recruiting" Albert Haynesworth. Haynesworth will become the highest paid defensive player in the league this off-season, and already he isn't happy with Tennessee's negotiating:

"I'll give the Titans their opportunity to sign me," he said. "But it's not very flattering that they're being slow."

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dont tease me

I’m going to take a second and imagine Haynesworth in a COLTS uniform.

SWEET

now back to reality

by BetterD on Feb 4, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions

i think it is a nightmare

he is a lazy problem causing jerk. the only reason he has played hard the last couple of years is so he can get a big contract with lots of guaranteed money. Once he has that he will tail off and just won’t play as hard. I’d never take the chance on him. Any player who intentionally stomps on someone’s face I’d never want on the colts.

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by bluegirl on Feb 4, 2009 11:31 AM EST reply actions

I couldn't agree more.

I will never get the image of “the stomp” out of my head.

I believe also that he has only played hard this season for a big contract. No thanks.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Feb 4, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions

completely agree

I really have no interest in him unless it was very cheap and with little risk of him being lazy and stomping on faces again. It just seems like WAY too big of a risk, especially considering the luck we have with DT’s. Let’s see…disease, suspended for weed, quits football, fails physical…can we add suspending for face-stomping to the list? I’d rather not

by psvirsky on Feb 4, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions