Titans, Redskins Discussing Albert Haynesworth Trade Again

Washington may end its 350-pound headache by shipping Albert Haynesworth back to his old team.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Redskins and Titans are once again talking about a deal that would send Haynesworth to Tennessee. According to Mortensen, the only hangup is the Redskins wanting a pair of picks for the defensive tackle. Washington's asking price was rumored to be holding up a deal when Haynesworth was shopped around during the NFL draft as well.

At this point, it seems the real question comes down to how much the Redskins want to move on, and how willing they are to end up with egg on their face by admitting they made a horrible mistake by signing Haynesworth to a $100 million deal. There's no way they will get anything close to market value for him, but at the same time, playing an unhappy, unmotivated Haynesworth as a backup defensive linemen isn't exactly getting your money's worth for a player who's made $32 million in his first year and a half in town.

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The Redskins have played hardball with Haynesworth, but it's hard to see how they are winning. They benched him for the first part of training camp once he reported, then watched him looked confused, sluggish and out of place during his snaps in the preseason. They can clearly keep Haynesworth rotting on the bench, but all along he'll be collecting paychecks that make him the highest paid defensive tackle in football.

If they can get Haynesworth at a bargain-basement rate, it's hard to see how this isn't a win-win deal for the Titans. It's pretty clear that Haynesworth's best effort comes when he's got a new contract in his near future -- something the Titans realized when they saw him dominate in the final year of his rookie deal, then again when he was given the franchise tag. But he's also a 4-3 tackle playing out of position in Mike Shanahan's 3-4 defense. Send him back to Tennessee, where he knows the scheme and generally got along pretty well in the locker room and there's a good chance that Haynesworth goes back to being an unblockable force in the middle in spurts, even if he'll have to jog to the sideline for more breathers than a coach would like.

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