ESPN’s John Clayton brought up a great point regarding Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth possibly going to the Philadelphia Eagles. He wrote the following in one of his latest articles.
“The Eagles got away with trading Donovan McNabb to the Redskins,” wrote Clayton. Can the Redskins do the same if they move Haynesworth within the division? Mike Shanahan can’t have Haynesworth back because the Redskins run a 3-4 and Haynesworth simply doesn’t fit. There are 18 4-3 teams in the league, but many can’t afford Haynesworth. The Eagles can, and he would be an incredible fit along the Eagles’ four-man line.”
Like Clayton said, there are more and more teams moving to a 3-4 style defense and that does limit where Haynesworth can potentially go. If he ends up landing with the Eagles it wouldn’t be a big surprise since they do need help on their defensive front. Don
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