Brian Orakpo
05-14-2009, 09:22 PM
He could've done that anyways.
Yeah he could have. Honestly im shocked he didnt sign with the Patriots. Even before he was released I had a feeling he would be and sign with New England. I guess he really likes Miami because you would think he would take a shot at getting a championship. Then when he did retire he could sign a 1 day contract and retire a Dolphin.
Pocket$ $traight
05-14-2009, 11:06 PM
I am not sure that I understand the animosity towards Taylor. Being upset with the front office makes sense because it turned out that they grossly overpaid for the guy. In their defense, they never expected to only have him for one injury plagued year.
For the people who are mad at Taylor. What did he ever do to us besides play through two potential season ending injuries? Are you the same people who criticized his lack of production even though he was hurt and not a true 4-3 end? Moving him to Strongside backer wouldn't have worked either. It was obvious that he was not going to live up to his contract here.
For the people who wonder why he would go back and play for a lower salary you have underestimated his pride. We aren't talking about Dana Stubblefield. This guy is a warrior and doesn't want the last memory of him being hurt and misused.
It was best for all parties that he moved on. I wish him luck. Personally, I think he took a lot of unfair criticism.
They do hit on some but to be honest Fletcher was a Greg Williams move all the way. It's not like bringing in Fletch. was this brillant find. He wanted to play with his old defensive coordinator. Actually if they would've just paid Pierce then we wouldn't have the need to sign Fletcher in the first place.
I think the FO actually does a decent job of drafting guys. I just wish they'd do it more often and then reward the guys that deserve it.
Was Fletcher a good move or not? That's all it boils down to. If he didn't work out I doubt you would be so ho-hum about it.
tryfuhl
05-15-2009, 01:29 AM
I am not sure that I understand the animosity towards Taylor. Being upset with the front office makes sense because it turned out that they grossly overpaid for the guy. In their defense, they never expected to only have him for one injury plagued year.
For the people who are mad at Taylor. What did he ever do to us besides play through two potential season ending injuries? Are you the same people who criticized his lack of production even though he was hurt and not a true 4-3 end? Moving him to Strongside backer wouldn't have worked either. It was obvious that he was not going to live up to his contract here.
For the people who wonder why he would go back and play for a lower salary you have underestimated his pride. We aren't talking about Dana Stubblefield. This guy is a warrior and doesn't want the last memory of him being hurt and misused.
It was best for all parties that he moved on. I wish him luck. Personally, I think he took a lot of unfair criticism.
Seemed like he just didn't care, didn't wanna be here, and hell maybe he didn't, but he wanted a trade too. I commend him on playing where he wants for lesser money though, he's gotten what he needs money-wise from the game. His interviews and stuff just made it seem like he didn't care and had a sour attitude towards playing here.
Ruhskins
05-15-2009, 02:00 AM
I am not sure that I understand the animosity towards Taylor. Being upset with the front office makes sense because it turned out that they grossly overpaid for the guy. In their defense, they never expected to only have him for one injury plagued year.
My problem with Taylor is that since the beginning (as it appears now) he didn't want to come here. If he was so "loyal" to the Dolphins, he should've sucked it up and stay with the Dolphins. The Redskins didn't want to re-structure his salary and were willing to pay him 8 mil, even after the terrible season he had due to injuries, yet he still cried b/c the team wanted him to show up for camp.
For the people who are mad at Taylor. What did he ever do to us besides play through two potential season ending injuries? Are you the same people who criticized his lack of production even though he was hurt and not a true 4-3 end? Moving him to Strongside backer wouldn't have worked either. It was obvious that he was not going to live up to his contract here.
I never criticized his lack of production. Like I said, if he was loyal to Miami he should've stayed there. If not, he should've sucked it up, (get paid 8 mil, poor guy), and make it to training camp (which he was being paid for!)
For the people who wonder why he would go back and play for a lower salary you have underestimated his pride. We aren't talking about Dana Stubblefield. This guy is a warrior and doesn't want the last memory of him being hurt and misused.
If he was such a warrior, he should've handled Parcells ignoring him. And if was such a "character" guy, maybe he should've done what people always criticize players for not doing, which is to fulfill his contract.
People here complaint SO much about the FO, yet in my eyes, here's a player that the front office paid a lot of for, had the misfortune of having a plagued-riden year, and he didn't work out because he wasn't happy. Please, complain about getting a bust like Archuleta or a nut-case like Brandon Lloyd. I wanted Jason Taylor here this year, because I thought he had it in him to have a rebound this year when healthy. Well turns out he wasn't happy and he was cut. So screw him.
Oh yeah, and the next person that mentions the overused line "the Redskins got schooled by Parcells", don't forget to add that Parcells also schooled Jason Taylor.
skins89moss
05-15-2009, 03:10 AM
I read every post on Jason Taylor to the Dolphins. Look we signed him because we needed a pass rusher and we had the training camp injuries to our DE's. The thing is JT is not big enough to line up in a 4-3 DE position. I'm sure his preseason injury did not help his cause since he did little off season training due to his apperance on Dancing with the Stars. Will watching Taylor during the season he was getting blocked by a TE at times and he still could not get pressure. He played hurt and tried his best but it just wasn't a productive season for him. He did us a favor by refusing to show up at off season work-outs cause he even said he wasn't worth 8million dollars.
Let hope we learn not to panic when a player is lost for the season lets have confidence that his backup can get the job done. Thats why they have backups right?
Sonny9TD
05-15-2009, 07:32 AM
You mean the Redskins? How?
Obvious to me. But hey maybe this is the year. But that has already been said for the past 2-3 years. But if Colt Brennan or Todd Collins were playing you probably would want to keep them too since it would be difficult to have less skills than JC. But we will see this season. I'll be here to eat crow if needed. At least we would be in the playoffs if i did have to.
Sonny9TD
05-15-2009, 07:38 AM
Brian O. taking Jason Taylor's place is going to be a good move.
Sonny9TD
05-15-2009, 08:29 AM
Don't bother, he's anti-JC all the way
So if people don't agree with your opinion you say don't bother. Pretty arrogant. Not surprising from a TK. I really don't want to rehash JC again. I'm just hoping we win. Even with JC.
SmootSmack
05-15-2009, 08:38 AM
So if people don't agree with your opinion you say don't bother. Pretty arrogant. Not surprising from a TK. I really don't want to rehash JC again. I'm just hoping we win. Even with JC.
What's a TK?