Cooley comments on Jason Taylor

Whatever his reasons where I say good riddance. I don't want any player who isn't with the program on the rosters.

I think JC is beyond needing the $. I think he lost the fire to play and the workout schedule thing was a convenient excuse to get out. In a way I applaud his decision. He could have stuck around, gone thru the motions and collected a paycheck but deep down he knows he doesnt have the desire anymore so he took the first out he could get. I dont know why any Skins fan would be upset with him.

I think JC is beyond needing the $. I think he lost the fire to play and the workout schedule thing was a convenient excuse to get out. In a way I applaud his decision. He could have stuck around, gone thru the motions and collected a paycheck but deep down he knows he doesnt have the desire anymore so he took the first out he could get. I dont know why any Skins fan would be upset with him.

I agree, his agent said something similar, that they'd could've accepted the terms & then JT could've skipped a lot of the workouts, but he didn't want to do that. I appreciate that he didn't come back for the $, he might've been doing us a favor.

Can't blame him for being traded here either, but you can blame the Skins for giving up a 2nd round pick. Just take a cursory glance at trades of the past 5 years. How often have good players gone for 3rd round picks or less? A lot, especially when you factor in his huge salary. Nobody else was going to give Miami that much, not to mention we threw in a 6th rounder!

I liked the trade at the time but not the price we paid.

I think JC is beyond needing the $. I think he lost the fire to play and the workout schedule thing was a convenient excuse to get out. In a way I applaud his decision. He could have stuck around, gone thru the motions and collected a paycheck but deep down he knows he doesnt have the desire anymore so he took the first out he could get. I dont know why any Skins fan would be upset with him.

Good point. Deep down he just doesn't want to play anymore. I'm not mad at him, I'm just mad about the draft picks. But what's done is done and it's soooooo time to move on from this subject. Hopefully Vinny and co. will learn from this horrible trade.

I don't think this is a smear campaign (I also don't think there was one against Williams, people just thought there'd be one but this thread ain't about that).

I think this is simple ignorance (or arrogance) on Cerrato's part. Actually, I think he and Zorn/Blache had different ideas on Taylor and his future with the Redskins (one side thought he shouldn't have one, or at the very least he should work for it), Snyder overruled VC and now Vinny has to scramble to stay in lockstep with the organization's stance.

That's what I was thinking.
Maybe this was the F.O.'s way of getting rid of JT and saving face in what they lost (draft picks) to get JT and the huge salary they paid him. I agree Snyder changed his mind about keeping JT and VC had to scramble.
Who cares though, he is finally gone. He should have been cut a long time ago.

It seems like maybe the skin's wanted to make sure he was around to make sure he was healed up and had his strength back to 100% after last year. 8.5 mil is a lot of coin to risk a player not being back to 100% after an injury.

Also, and maybe more importantly, I believe Blanch is being pressured to change the scheme around Haynesworth (and to a lesser extent Hall) to add more pressure on the opposing QB's. Blanch didn't like Taylor's freelancing and he couldn't have both him and Haynesworth doing it, so he choose Haynesworth to be "that guy". In that case he needed Taylor around to learn the new LB/DE position nuances during the offseason workouts. Taylor wouldn't, therefore his effectiveness in the system was to much of a risk for his salary.

Good point. Deep down he just doesn't want to play anymore. I'm not mad at him, I'm just mad about the draft picks. But what's done is done and it's soooooo time to move on from this subject. Hopefully Vinny and co. will learn from this horrible trade.

Vinny & Co. never learn their lesson just look at this offseason. The Skins are back to their free spending ways for players I am afraid at the end of the day wont make much of a difference. I'd have rather had them get 4 $20 mil lineman instead of 1 for $100mil. As long as DS & Vinny are in charge this team will continue to rule the off season and be also-rans once the season starts.

Jason Taylor is full of himself , and SH$T with all the people struggling just to put food on the table he turns down that much money for 10 months. I would NEVER watch a movie with him in it. what an A hole he owed us that much after paying him 8 mill for 3.5 sacks last year (even though she was hurt)..

Jason Taylor is full of himself , and SH$T with all the people struggling just to put food on the table he turns down that much money for 10 months. I would NEVER watch a movie with him in it. what an A hole he owed us that much after paying him 8 mill for 3.5 sacks last year (even though she was hurt)..

He may have done us a huge favor by leaving. Especially if we use the cash wisely.

He may have done us a huge favor by leaving. Especially if we use the cash wisely.
Unfortunately that isn't a guarantee...it's a huge IF...