Three-hundred yards in 70 seconds. That means you have to run a little more than 1/6 of a mile at a 6 minute 51 second mile pace. Then take three and a half minutes of rest (triple the amount of time you just spent running). Now go back and run another 300 yards, this time in 73 seconds. Again, that's a little more than 1/6 of a mile, this time at a 7 minute 9 second rate. 

Anyone out there think they can do it? That's what I thought.  For the average, somewhat-athletic human being, this is doable. The bar for this so called "conditioning test" is being set lower for Albert Haynesworth than it would for most high school football players.

Former NFL lineman and current ESPN anchor Mike Golic did it wearing his son's cleats in high grass, 16 years removed from his playing days. Not to be topped, 61-year old magazine writer James Fallows made it too. Forget sprints, this is a fast paced jog.

So you're telling me that a 29-year old All-Pro NFL player in the prime of his career cant pass the test? On his pro day at Tennessee leading up to the 2002 NFL draft he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds.  I don't care that he's a defensive lineman or that he weighs 320+ pounds, this guy is an animal. Forget all the Fat Albert talk, despite his size, he can run.  That's part of what makes him a pro bowler.

Either new Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan isn't being a fair judge of the conditioning test or Albert Haynesworth is doing everything he can not to suit up in the Burgundy and Gold this fall. If Haynesworth doesn't pass as soon as his knee heals (by the way, how did he hurt his knee without even practicing?), something fishy is going on.