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Sapp slams Haynesworth; message to McCoy

Posted Jul 1, 2010 by Roy Cummings

Updated Jul 1, 2010 at 05:35 PM

By ROY CUMMINGS
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TAMPA – Warren Sapp had a few choice words for disgruntled Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth the other day. In ripping into Haynesworth, though, Sapp also gave us a hint as to what it will take for Gerald McCoy to become an elite-level defensive tackle.

Speaking to Vic Carucci and Howard Balzer on Sirius NFL Radio, Sapp questioned the belief that Haynesworth is an elite-level defensive tackle and explained the criteria once laid out for him to achieve that status.

“I don’t think the man’s had a 10-sack season,’’ Sapp said of Haynesworth, who has 28 career sacks, including a career-best 8.5 in 2008. “I mean, Tony Dungy told me when I was playing the game, he said, you want to be arrived in this game, you’ve got to get to 10 sacks. That’s what I tell all young defensive tackles, you want a name in this game, rush like an end, and then you get in the conversation.”

So there it is. The bar has been set for Gerald McCoy and Brian Price. If either of the Bucs top two draft picks from this year wants to be known as a dominant elite-level defensive tackle, he’s got to start by turning in a 10-sack season. The battle won’t end there, though, according to Sapp.

“Don’t give me one (signature season),’’ Sapp said. “That’s a rule of ours, isn’t it? I mean, one’s a fluke. Two, you become consistent. Now three, you’ve arrived.’’

Haynesworth, who says he was offered more by the Bucs than the Redskins but chose to sign with Washington during free agency last year, hasn’t arrived. Not according to Sapp.

“You can’t tell me that a man that has, what, [28] sacks in his life is one of the most dominant players to ever play this game,’’ Sapp said. “I mean, I don’t remember that game where he took it over, you know what I’m saying?

“I remember me and Brett Favre up in Green Bay going at it in the playoff game. I don’t have that signature game for Haynesworth. I don’t have that signature season. No. No. No. He’s not consistent enough. The numbers aren’t there.’’

The numbers are there on Haynesworth’s contract. The Redskins gave him a seven-year deal that includes $41 million in guaranteed payouts and could be worth as much as $115 million, but Haynesworth isn’t honoring it, Sapp said.

“Let’s stop the BS, like we like to say,” Sapp said. “I mean, c’mon, son. You sat at the table. The people told you they had a very lovely check for you….Albert Haynesworth, you took the check, now show up to the job, son.

“It’s that simple. You take that kind of check. I mean, I’ll flip dogs for you. I mean, c’mon, what you want me to do, you want me to return punts? I mean, what? C’mon. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.”