Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett explained his issues with Albert Haynesworth in an interview with 101 ESPN radio in St. Louis. Haslett qualified his statements by saying he likes Haynesworth and that he believes the defensive lineman can still thrive if returned to a 4-3 scheme. "He can do almost anything he wants. He doesn't want to do anything. To me that's the issue," Haslett said. "He's one of those guys you walk in a meeting and you tell him, 'Put down the phone.' The next day you have to tell him to put down the phone. The next day, you tell him to put down the phone. "You tell him, 'Don't read the newspaper in meetings.' The next day you have to tell him the same thing. It doesn't stick; it's an every-day thing." Haynesworth set an NFL record in 2009 with $41 million guaranteed as part of a seven-year, $100 million contract with the Redskins. He exasperated Redskins coaches by essentially refusing to be part of the team's 3-4 defense last season. "He just didn't want to play in this scheme. He didn't want to play in the 3-4," Haslett said in the interview. "He didn't want to do the things we wanted. Then we said, 'OK, if you're not going to do it, let's not do it. Let's play nickel, play the 3-technique.' "Then, it got to the point where he said, 'I don't want to play first- and second-down nickel. I just want to play third-down nickel.' Oh my God, you're relegating yourself to 10-15 snaps a game. Then after that he didn't want to do the blitzes, he just wanted to rush."