Breaking news, football fans: Albert Haynesworth had a big lunch yesterday and then took a nap. He was both hungry and, then, tired.

We here at DCist headquarters have called former coaches, former teammates, third cousins to find out: is this normal? Should we be concerned?

I say no. I say Haynesworth looked like a man-eater for the snaps he was on the field (two-thirds of them) last Sunday in our beloved Redskins’ loss to New York. I say being big and hungry and occasionally lethargic may just come with the territory when your sole task is to occupy as much space and engage as many large men as possible. I say that while I’m not sure how this $100 million investment’s gonna turn out, it’s started somewhat promisingly.

I didn’t love the way the D played last weekend, but the buzz word for this week has been “perspective.” The Giants have a great offensive line and a dynamic run game which the ‘Skins were forced to respect. Yet while the optimists among us this week have been talking about how they slowed down the G-men ground attack, it seems pretty obvious that they over-committed themselves to stopping the run, and in doing so left Eli Manning with the time and space to enjoy one of those really nice herbal infusions he likes so much. That, and pick apart our cornerbacks with ease. When you factor in a virtually nonexistent secondary that made Akron’s own Domenik Hixon look like an All-Pro, Greg Blache’s defensive unit still got a key interception, forced and recovered a fumble, put up a goal line stand, and still only allowed 16 points. That’s not bad.

The offense was another story, and this week’s will-he-won’t-he was all about Jim Zorn giving Jason Campbell some slack on his leash. Honestly, if it doesn’t happen against the woeful Rams this week at home, will it ever? It’s obvious that the fanbase and the players are getting fed up with the futility — this, friends, is the week Zorn gets loose. They’ll need some measure of productivity from Santana Moss after last week’s embarassing outing, but the ‘Skins are going to the air a lot more this week. Unlike last season’s utter debacle against the miserable, awful Rams, the Redskins have too much on the line to overlook this game.

Of course, the one guarantee of the Jim Zorn era is that there are no guarantees, so I’d bet on a slow start and a better second half. Redskins take it, 23-13. This matchup may not have the appeal of a division rivalry or even a big name AFC team invading FedEx, but there ought to be plenty of motivation not to lose. After all, didn’t Steve Spagnuolo turn down the Redskins’ coaching position? He turned us down for the Rams? This man deserves to pay.