Good thinking vs. no thinking

Washington defensive back DeAngelo Hall didn’t start the ruckus — that was teammate LaRon Landry, who took a cheap shot at Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan — but he happily joined in the fray, which nearly became an all-out brawl in Sunday’s 31-17 Falcons win.

Landry was fined $5,000 for his part, and Washington tackle Albert Haynesworth was fined $7,500 for coming to the aid of Hall, who was getting into it along the sideline with Falcons coach Mike Smith.

For his part, Smith was fined $15,000 and another Atlanta coach was tagged for $2,500.

Afterward, Hall — no stranger to controversy — wasn’t upset that his teammates got fined; he was upset more players didn’t get involved.

" ... I'm always ready to mix it up,” the former Falcon said. “And to see those guys kind of linger over there, yeah, I don't know what was going through their minds.”

Oh, I don’t know — maybe thoughts more intelligent than “I’m always ready to mix it up”?