Haynesworth hasn't done much, and neither has Ochocinco. With that, Haynesworth was released by the Patriots. Head coach, Bill Belichick, said today that it was the best move for the team to cut the former All-Pro defensive tackle.
"I'll just say this on the Albert situation: I thought that both he and myself -- speaking for the (coaching) staff -- we really tried to make it work," Belichick said. "He had a few physical limitations to overcome when he got here, but I thought he really tried to do what we asked him to do. We tried to work with him. In the end, it just didn't work out. I think the best thing we could do was just move on."
The end of Haynesworth's tenure was clearly shown in the Pats' 24-20 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, when Haynesworth struggled for much of the game; including getting dominated by guard David Diehl as Brandon Jacobs went in for a go-ahead ten-yard touchdown. Haynesworth was gone after the third quarter. New England's explanation? It was the "rotation," however clearly it showed that Albert was done here with the team.
"We had a lot of defensive linemen active, so they played in different rotations," said Belichick. "Vince (Wilfork) is a guy, obviously, that we don't want off the field. But the rest of those guys, they can't all play. One guy plays for a while, then somebody else plays, and they rotate. ... We had Kyle (Love), Vince, Albert, Gerard (Warren), and Ron (Brace) -- it's kinda five guys for two spots there."
As for Chad Ochocinco, we don't know if he will be released, but boy has he been awful. Ochocinco hasn't even reached the ten-catch mark and hasn't recorded a touchdown either, being outperformed by many guys, forcing New England to go with a two tight end set now with the Gronkowskis and Aaron Hernandez. It hasn't been a good year at all for him.
As for Albert, I don't know if he will find another team. He clearly needs to fix his worth ethic. That $100 million contract he signed with Washington has clearly ruined his career.
