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Great pick up for Redskins. Too bad for Taylor since he wants to win and now is probably in the toughest division in football.
Skins Trade For Jason Taylor
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Vinny Cerrato just announced the Skins acquired Pro Bowl DE Jason Taylor from Miami for a second round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round pick in 2010.
The Skins assume the final two years of Taylor's contract as is, Cerrato said, with no re-negotiation (Washington had about $8 million in cap space prior to the trade, Cerrato said). Taylor, 33, is set to make $8 million this season (including a $500,000 roster bonus, and $8.5 million next season, including the same $500,000 bonus).
Taylor has talked about playing just one more season before leaving the NFL for acting/Hollywood options, but Cerrato, Washington's executive VP of football operations, said, "I'm 100 percent confident he'll play more than one year.".
Cerrato said he began talking to the Dolphins this afternoon, following Washington's second practice. He said immediately after practice that the Redskins had had no contact with other teams about trades as of that point, so that would mean the deal came together in something like 90 minutes.
"We got him? Wow, that's awesome," defensive tackle Lorenzo Alexander said. "You're talking about a guy who can make a huge impact. He's a perennial Pro Bowler and a guy who was a defensive player of the year, so you know he can come in and really help you get after that quarterback.
"And from a leadership standpoint, he's someone who has been in this game a long time. He's seen a lot and he's accomplished a lot. I don't know him, but hopefully he's the type of guy who's going to want to come in and help the young players, such as myself. Anyway you look at it, it's a great move."
Cerrato said the season-ending injuries to starting left end Phillip Daniels and reserve end Alex Buzbee forced Washington to exhaust all options. He said Taylor will move to the left side with Washington - he played right end in Miami - and Andre Carter will remain the starting right end.
"We're fortunate there is a guy of that caliber on the market when a guy gets hurt," said Cerrato.
Taylor (6-6, 255 pounds) is a former NFL player of the year who brings elite pass rushing skills, something sorely missing on this line for years (though Carter had a strong season in 2007). Defensive line has long been an area of concern for Washington.
Cerrato said he expects Taylor would report to the team on Monday. Taylor has clashed with Miami, and new front office maven Bill Parcells in particular, about being away from the team for much of the offseason to participate in "Dancing With The Stars." Cerrato shares an uncommonly close relationship with Gary Wichard, Taylor's agent, and was confident the player was ready to make an impact and is focused on football.
"He's excited for a new start," Cerrato said of Taylor.
Starting tackle Cornelius Griffin said he is sad to lose a teammate such as Daniels to injury, but was eager to welcome Taylor to town.
"I think he can really help us," Griffin said. "He's a great asset to our team - he may be a future Hall of Famer - and I think he's someone who would look forward to working with me and Andre and some of the younger guys we have on the line."
Jason Reid broke the news of the trade to young defensive lineman Lorenzo Alexander, who responded : "We got him? Wow, that's awesome," defensive tackle Lorenzo Alexander said. "You're talking about a guy who can make a huge impact. He's a perennial Pro Bowler and a guy who was a defensive player of the year, so you know he can come in and really help you get after that quarterback.
"And from a leadership standpoint, he's someone who has been in this game a long time. He's seen a lot and he's accomplished a lot. I don't know him, but hopefully he's the type of guy who's going to want to come in and help the young players, such as myself. Anyway you look at it, it's a great move."
Taylor had 11 sacks last season - more than any Redskin - and has posted at least 8 1/2 sacks every season this decade. He has missed just four games since entering the NFL in 1997, and had spent his entire career with the Dolphins after being selected in the third round by the club.
Great pick up for Redskins. Too bad for Taylor since he wants to win and now is probably in the toughest division in football.
Wow, the battle third place in the division just got a little more heated.
They are moving him to right end??? Oh well, Washington is where high priced veterans go to end their career and fail.
true.
we shall see grasshoppa!
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That is a steep price to pay.
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This is an excellent pickup for the Redskins. Taylor brings a ton of talent and experience to the team and will greatly improve the D-Line. I can see Taylor crushing Romo, Manning and McNabb now. Look out NFC East. This is going to be a great year!
Best division in football just got better.
Can't wait for football season to get here!
good luck JT
Really? Eh, I can see Taylor not touching Romo like the last time he(Taylor) went up against the Cowboys O-Line and Romo's crafty footwork.
Trading draft picks should only be done on rare occasion. Skins are doing it way too much.
Great trade for the phins...A 2nd and a 6th round pick is alot considering what other star players (moss,etc) were traded for.
Romo's "crafty footwork" will not suffice this time around. The Redskins front seven is much better than Miami's at any given time. So the scenario you would like to see probably won't happen. At any rate what I'd like to see is the Redskins and Cowpokes in a playoff game so we can all watch Romo fall flat on his ass again in an important game. Wouldn't that be a classic matchup?
No, the scenario I would like to see this year will play out. Bet on it. You acting as if this trade will put the Redskins up top the NFC east is comical.
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@ Redskins in the playoffs? Playoffs????
Whoa, a second and a 6th for a guy who says he is going to play 1 more year before hollywood???
Classic Daniel Snyder. Love that guy owning the Redskins.
Oh, I also forgot that 8 mil is now off the books for the phins...Hate see JT leave, but, the phins are headed in the right direction.
Such a good move by the Phins.
Snyder just can't help himself. He could have picks 1, 2, & 3 in the draft and find a way to sell them off for Willie McGinest & a bag of pop rocks.
Way to much to give up for this guy. Wasnt he playing lb for the last two years? And now he's going to come in to one of the best running divisions in football and try to play end again? I really dont see him making a huge difference.
Fins did good. It might pay immediate dividends for the Skins but yeah they gave up too much, IMO.
he's past his prime, but i'd gladly pay a 2nd + a 6th (in 2 years) for 8-10 sacks and not getting embarrassed against the run.
along with andre carter (who was pretty underrated last year, had maybe the quietest 11 sacks in football), chris wilson (4 sacks in pure spot duty), and with Griffin/Golston on the inside, this has suddenly become a very solid pass rush without needing to use the blitz.
Only Cowboy, Eagle, and Giant fans are saying that the Skins gave up too much. Most of the boards around the league are pushing in the other direction, that the Phins should have gotten more.
Seriously, if you aren't willing to trade a 2nd and a 6th (in 2 years) for a guy that's gonna get near double digit sacks, then you are VASTLY over-valuing the draft. The odds of getting anybody at those spots who will match what he would do over the next two years (which he has said he will play - not 1) over their entire career is slim.
NFL draft picks used to be very under-valued around the league and fan bases, but that pendulum has now swung too far in the other direction.
The Redskins main problems have been some poor decisions in free agency + not getting much out of the draft picks that they did have. In NEARLY ALL of the situations where they have traded away picks for a player, the player they picked up STRONGLY outperformed the draftee who was picked at that spot.
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