Taylor Gets a Slap on the Wrist

Its only fair to the other safeties that went to all of the meetings that they should get the playtime.

taylor will feel better this week and get the start vs the Giants.

This is an example of what I said soon after Gibbs signed on here. The players will have to get used to playing for Joe Gibbs. It does not matter who you are or where you were drafted or how much of a signing bonus you got. If you break a team rule - or if you make repeated stupid plays - you will find your butt on the bench.

That never happened at Miami. And that never happened here since Gibbs left twelve years ago. But them's the rules folks. If players who think they are entitled to a starting job or to playing time don't adjust, they are going to be very unhappy campers.

Hopefully, Taylor learned a lesson. I'm not going to bet the ranch on the fact that he did because this one instance probably has to overcome a lifetime of his football abilities getting him preferential treatment that he has gotten used to. But the next time he does something like this, he'll probably "catch on".

100% on target, Curmudgeon. And not just Gibbs. Any of the all-time truely great coaches operated that way. If Taylor is the guy we think he is, he will turn this into a positive and learn from it. Could not have been handled better than the way Gibbs did it with a mild slap and no publicity.

Note to Taylor.......Grow up!!! This is real life. Not some school where they hold your hand! Step up and start being a man!

From everything I've read today Williams has denied that Taylor was being punished so we should probably not be so quick to jump to conclusions.

He said they were running some complicated stuff and Taylor will earn time as he deserves it.

With the way Lott has stepped up I don't see the need to rush Taylor. Looking good in the preseason is one thing, making plays when the bullets are live is a whole different ball game.

Taylor was visible upset, whatever the reason he was sidelined hurt him you can tell he wanted to play ball, I liked it, it showed me something about that boy. He is not just out there to collect a paycheck he wants to earn it. Swoop is going to be a play maker and he will get his time.

I agree, Williams said he went with experience. I sense he is the kind of guy that will try to stick with Lott for a while now, because of the day he had. Also, Taylor said he had no idea why he wasnt playing, other then the sick thing. That didnt sound like someone who missed a team meeting to me, wouldnt he remember that?

I mean give the kid a break he was benched for whatever reason. But when he was picking off passes and making tackles, forcing fumbles everyone was like this guy is great, and I love him, best move the redskins made skipping KWII and taking him. Now I hear, grow up, he got burned by galloway. I know he will be somthing special because one he is a play maker and two he has the coaches that will teach him how to play the game of Football.

I wondered where ST was! I only heard his name once. I watched a good bit of the post-game show with HOF Coach Gibbs, and a snippet from Smoot and Dock, but not the whole thing. No one mentioned it. I read it this am in the Washpost.com.

I hope he didn't miss a meeting and it's like the coaches have said, I think Taylor's talent is overwhelming the coaches a little bit, I think their having a tough time believing this kid is as good as he is, and continue to be a little overly cautious. I say turn him loose!!!!!!!!!!!!