Def. Coordinator Greg Blache joining Zorn?

It was inevitable. A 4-10 team routinely under astronomical expectations comparable to only a handful of other franchises in all of American sports had virtually resisted finger-pointing up until this point.

1. The offense-oriented head coach has already been stripped of play-calling duties.
2. The long-time executive VP of football operations has already been canned.
3. The QBs future with the team, despite impressive performances, is looking bleaker each week.

Now, the $100 million star tackle is calling out the coaching staff; infighting is just around the corner. It's official, the Washington Redskins are beginning to unravel less than two weeks shy of season's end.

Redskins Park's newest source of controversy: Scheduled for 10 rounds... Fighting out of the red corner, weighing in around 220ish I'd guess, your de-fen-sive coordinator, Greggggg Blache... And his opponent, fighting out of the blue corner, weighing in at 350 pounds... Albertttttttt Haynessssssworth!

"I'm still playing as hard as I possibly can. But you can only do so much within the system that's put around you. And I'm not talking about the players. The players have been great. I couldn't ask for any better guys. I'm talking about the system. And [the coaches] can say whatever they want about that [the reason he was sent home Friday]. The main thing it's coming from is what I said after the game about leadership and about the team."

Taking sides might seem juvenile but does anyone doubt that's exactly what new-sheriff-in-town Bruce Allen will be forced to do come offseason? With some admitted hesitation, I think I'm in Haynesworth's corner. Here's why:

Haynesworth, 28, is still in his prime, yet his production in his first year as a Redskin is visibly down from his final years as a Titan. He blames Blache's scheme, claiming it restricts the potential impact of defensive lineman so that linebackers can make more plays. He went on criticizing his coordinator for refusing input and seemingly rejecting change according to the Washington Post.

Greg Blache generally puts a top 10 defense on the field every year but this isn't the first case of a star player knocking the scheme in Washington. Big names seemingly have had trouble "fitting in" ever since Snyder took over in 1999. There's been Dana Stubblefield, Jessie Armstead, Jeremiah Trotter, LaVar, Adam Archuleta, Jason Taylor, and now Haynesworth. Even Landry seems to be playing the wrong position at times this season.

"We got great corners and safeties here that can play if they were used right. They make a million checks before the ball is snapped. Guys are sitting there thinking instead of reacting. Guys are sitting there thinking instead of playing. When you're sitting there thinking about what you're going to do when you're trying to run, you don't go as fast. When it's natural and it comes to you, you do it. You know? It's instinct. You know what I mean? What they want us to do is think and be robots. This is just ridiculous."

The Patriots are currently experiencing the same headache. Belichick holds his scheme above the players and thus seen names like Lawyer Milloy, Willie McGinest, Ty Law, Richard Seymour, Mike Vrabel, Rosevelt Colvin, Asante Samuel, Eugene Wilson, Ellis Hobbs, and soon-to-be Adalius Thomas leave through free agency. As a result, New England's so-called dynasty has seemingly come to an end.

Bruce Allen's in, Shanahan seems to be right behind him, and NFL Network reports he could be bringing his old defensive coordinator, Bob Slowik, with him. Ironically, Blache replaced Slowik in Chicago nearly a decade ago. The only certainty is that Haynesworth and Blache won't be playing for the same side in 2010.

But don't forget defensive backs coach Jerry Gray. A four-time pro bowl corner himself, Gray coordinated a defense in Buffalo from 2001-2005 that finished 2nd in the league twice before joining Washington's staff under Gregg Williams. Earlier this year, he turned down an offer from the University of Memphis and was recently reported to have interviewed for the head coaching job when Zorn is eventually dismissed.

"They don't want to take input. They don't," Haynesworth said. "[Blache] . . . doesn't want to change. I mean, I'm watching film, it's like, 'Dude, this day and age, you get killed the way that we're running stuff.' And we've got way more talent [than the Titans]."

Gray, 47, young, intense, and in tune, might be the answer.