Taylor Gets a Slap on the Wrist

Matty:

If Taylor did indeed miss a meeting, that is the reason he did not play. There may also have been some complex stuff that Williams planned to call that he felt needed more experience back there. But if he missed a meeting, that is the reason he did not start. That is the way Joe Gibbs operated for all his years here; I refuse to believe he changed that part of his coaching philosophy.

Again, I totally agree, curmudgeon. Vintage Gibbs. And if it was planned for him to be benched, it is also vintage Gibbs that he would have prepared him for it well ahead of time. We would not have seen him upset on the sidelines. But as I said before, it will be a POSITIVE in the long run. It will help in a positive way with his maturation. Gibbs is brilliant at handling and developing players.

I love how the staff is handling this. By not commenting or leaking, they are disciplining him without disrespecting him.

Matty:

If Taylor did indeed miss a meeting, that is the reason he did not play. There may also have been some complex stuff that Williams planned to call that he felt needed more experience back there. But if he missed a meeting, that is the reason he did not start. That is the way Joe Gibbs operated for all his years here; I refuse to believe he changed that part of his coaching philosophy.
I totally agree, but my question is was he being 'punished' in some way by not starting?

Perhaps he was, or maybe because he was sick and missed a meeting he lost out on some valuable gameplanning and Williams decided he just wasn't prepared enough to go out and play. That's the feeling I get, I just didn't want to jump on Taylor for missing a meeting when he maybe had a legit reason for it.

The coaches should tell Taylor he's lucky he's not playing for Tom Coughlin :laughing-