http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&hl=118183&id=1305 FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer reports that the Dolphins have agreed to send DE Jason Taylor to the Redskins in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft choice. That wasn't so hard. Taylor has to pass a physical, which he should do with flying colors, but Washington is making an enormous upgrade by replacing Phillip Daniels with the 34-year-old All Pro. Though trading picks for vets is usually frowned upon, Taylor showed last season that he has tons left in his tank, registering 11 sacks despite playing hurt and facing constant double teams. He'll be good bet for improved numbers in D.C. opposite Andre Carter.
Wow! I didn't think they were going to trade him. I'm glad he's out of the division, but it sucks that we won't see him cry anymore.
just saw that on ESPN too and came here to post it...it's ridiculous how fast you guys post breaking news
Jason Taylor a Redskin Jets related due to the fact that we as fans don't get to laugh at that crybaby loser anymore. Dolphins send the 2nd round pick in the upcoming draft and a 6th round pick next year. Decent deal for both sides. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_y...g=ap-dolphins-redskinstrade&prov=ap&type=lgns Redskins get Jason Taylor from Dolphins ASHBURN, Va. (AP)—The Washington Redskins traded for defensive end Jason Taylor on Sunday, sending two draft picks to the Miami Dolphins. The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round pick in 2010. Washington executive vice president Vinny Cerrato said Taylor is expected to report to Redskins training camp on Monday. The deal came only hours after the Redskins lost starting defensive end Phillip Daniels to a season-ending knee injury.
Typical Deadskins. They paid WAAAAAAY too much for this jerkoff unless they figure to use him at half time in a Dancing-With-The-Stars fagala halftime show.
The Jets will play the Redskins in 2011, but they do play them in the preseason this year. So the first Jets home game of 2008 will be against Jason Taylor.
I'm still not really sure why there was so much bad blood between Taylor and Parcells the second Parcells took the job. Ya kinda had a feeling that a trade was gonna happen...just werent sure when.
GASP! Is this true? Can it be? Jason Taylor to the Redskins? HOLY COW! The other 5 threads on this said something similar.
Totally appropriate--the guy with the biggest mouth in football goes to the city where talking is everything, but getting things done never happens.
A smart play by the Dolphins. They unload someone that doesn't fit their scheme and is too old. In exchanged, one first day pick and a 2nd day pick in two years. Great deal, a real fleecing by the Dolphins. The Skins get someone that can help their defense now and teach the young kids and the Dolphins can continue their rebuilding process. Definitely a smart deal for Parcells.
Redskins get Jason Taylor from Dolphins Sun Jul 20, 8:09 PM EDT Jason Taylor wanted out of Miami, and Bill Parcells seemed only too happy to trade the ``Dancing with the Stars'' defensive end. So when the Washington Redskins lost a starting lineman to a season-ending injury Sunday, a significant swap quickly got done. The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010 for Taylor, who is leaving the only NFL team he's known. The six-time Pro Bowl defensive end - who was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year - fell out of favor in Miami after spending his offseason on a TV show rather than working out with teammates. The deal came about nine hours after starting defensive end Phillip Daniels was carted away from the practice field at Redskins Park with a season-ending left knee injury on Day 1 of training camp. It also came only about 1 1/2 hours after Washington executive vice president Vinny Cerrato told reporters: ``We haven't talked to anybody about anything.'' When he later announced the deal with the Dolphins, Cerrato said Taylor was expected to report to the Redskins on Monday - something the player's agent confirmed. ``We're fortunate there was a guy that caliber on the market when somebody got hurt,'' Cerrato said. ``Normally, in most years, there's not a guy of that caliber on the market.'' The 33-year-old Taylor has played 11 NFL seasons and he's started every game each of the past eight years. He had 11 sacks during the 2007 season, giving him 117 over his career. ``His play speaks for itself. I think it's easy to talk about Jason Taylor. He's got statistics and everything else to back up everything that he's done,'' Cerrato said. ``So we had to act after losing our starting defensive end Phillip Daniels, and talked to Parcells after practice today and we were able to work something out.'' Taylor said last month that his intention is to play one more season, and it seems clear that he wants to pursue a Hollywood acting career. That said, Taylor privately has told confidants that he isn't certain that he'll retire after 2008. Cerrato noted Taylor has two years left on his contract and added: ``I'm 100 percent positive he'll play longer than one year.'' Taylor's agent, Gary Wichard, said it's possible Taylor will play beyond the coming season. ``The Dolphins got real good value for Jason,'' Wichard said. ``And he's excited about going to Washington - he wanted an opportunity to compete in the playoffs in 2008. At the same time, this is the end of his years with the Dolphins, so it's kind of bittersweet.'' The Dolphins declined comment even after the Redskins announced the deal. ``Right now we're not prepared to confirm that,'' Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene said. Taylor didn't return phone calls seeking comment. The new Dolphins regime led by Parcells, the executive vice president of football operations, fumed this offseason as Taylor focused on non-football interests rather than working out in South Florida. Taylor finished second to Kristi Yamaguchi in this year's ``Dancing With the Stars'' competition in Los Angeles, and as he became a TV celebrity, his feud with Parcells escalated. At one point Taylor said he was unhappy he had spoken ``probably less than a minute each'' with Parcells and new general manager Jeff Ireland - something the player perceived as a sort of silent treatment. In mid-May, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano made a cryptic announcement that Taylor wasn't expected to take part in any team activities through training camp. That signaled the Dolphins were intent on making a trade - especially because in April, they had drafted two potential replacements for him: Clemson's Phillip Merling in the second round, and Hampton's Kendall Langford in the third round. But if the trade had not been made, Wichard said, Taylor planned to report to the Dolphins before their camp starts Saturday. There had been speculation Taylor might hold out. Last season, he was chosen NFL Man of the Year and was the lone Pro Bowl player for a Dolphins team that went 1-15. His departure is the latest move in a major roster shakeup. Zach Thomas, the other anchor of the Dolphins' defense over the past decade, was released in February and signed with the Dallas Cowboys - meaning he and Taylor, who are brothers-in-law, go from being teammates to being members of NFC East rivals. In Miami, Taylor played primarily at right end, but Cerrato said Washington will move him to the left side, where Daniels was the starter. Andre Carter plays right defensive end for the Redskins. Wichard said he first became aware the deal might happen Sunday morning. ``When we heard Daniels went down, that started it on a fast track,'' Wichard said. Daniels tore a left knee ligament on the initial play of 7-on-7 offense vs. defense drills. He stayed down on the turf for several minutes before being taken away on a cart, a towel draped over his head. He's expected to have surgery Friday. ``Not a good way to start, at all,'' middle linebacker London Fletcher said. ``It's a big blow to our defense. Phil was a tremendous leader, excellent at playing the run, and was going to be our third-down attack guy. With him going down, it's like we're replacing two guys.'' Daniels has played 12 seasons in the NFL with Washington, Chicago and Seattle, accumulating 59 sacks. The Redskins also lost another defensive end, reserve Alex Buzbee, to a season-ending injury during their afternoon practice. Buzbee ruptured his Achilles' tendon. ``With Phillip gone, and now Buzbee gone, there's a hole there,'' Washington's Jim Zorn said after running his first training camp practices as an NFL head coach. ``And Phillip has created a big hole.'' One quickly filled with the trade for Taylor. --- AP Sports Writer Steven Wine in Miami contributed to this report. The Associated Press
We will b/c he's not winning anything w/ the skins either. Hopefully he's still playing in 3 years when we play the skisn, we always seem to have bad years when we play the NFC East but maybe seeing Taylor's face on the other side will give us the confidence to beat them knowing we always pounded Taylor's Miami teams.
Taylor is 33 and has already said he's only going to play for one or two more years. This is a horrible trade for the Redskins. Extremely short-sighted of them to give up those two good future picks in the hopes it does something for them now. It's moves like that that make Snyder the loser he is and always will be. In my mind, the Dolphins came out huge winners. The skins, on the other hand, are going nowhere and Snyder has foolishly traded away future picks for no immediate gain. Taylor is an upgrade for them, but they still won't win their division. But we should only hope that the Skins do well, well enough to diminish the value of those picks.
See how this works Chad Pennington Fans! The Parcells Ran Phins get rid of an aging player while they can still get something for him because they realize they are not going to win the Sb this year so they can build for the future. They realize they are playing for 2010 and are acting as such! They are letting their young guys play now so they can be ready when the team is ready in the future.
The difference is Taylor really is at the end of his career as he is more concerned w/ Dancing while Chad is all about Football PLUS Miami nwas terrible w/ taylor. This is a guy who never had a playoff sack.
