OK, just to make it clear, that was not Albert Haynesworth. The man who kind of passed the shuttle test was ESPN Radio Mike & Mike co-host and 16 year retired NFL player Mike Golic. Sure, he kind of jumped the gun and didn't exactly go "line to line", but he substantially finished it. Lindsay Murphy of Fox 5 also completed it. Ivan Carter of Comcast SportsNet also did it. But Haynesworth has yet to complete it.
Now granted, it does not look easy. I'll volunteer that it's highly unlikely I could complete the test. But I'm not a trained athlete. And from the results so far, we should question whether Albert Haynesworth is either.
Sure, I'm piling on. Haynesworth's contract is the fault of the Redskins, in particular owner Daniel Snyder and former yes man Vinny Cerrato. But Haynesworth, while living up to the "letter" of his contract, is not being a team player. He should have showed up for some of the off-season workouts. He claims he did his own plan, and appears lighter. But as this test proves, he's not in condition. So what does Mike Shanahan do now? I say make him run it until he makes it. Sure he took that huge roster bonus, but it's done. Make Haynesworth work for it. Have him run the shuttles everyday until he passes. Then run him to the ground in practice. He'll either live through it and be a better player or he'll end up weakened. Frankly at this point, as a Redskins fan, I don't care which Haynesworth comes out of it.
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You may have to remove Golic from the list. I mean he's re-engineered himself due to Nutrisystem. I don't know what he's eating.
I do think Golic started out too quick and didn't pace himself enough for the second run but nice job for him to complete the test successfully.
BMT, would you like to film you, me, Dr. Gonzo, and Q attempting the test? Would anyone care? ;)