Title: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on December 12, 2008, 06:45:40 pm http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/04/26/huizenga-taylor-deserves-trade/
Quote “He deserves that. If we can get him placed in a spot where he can go to the big game, then we would do that,†the Sun-Sentinel reports that Huizenga said on ESPN Radio 760 AM. “We’ve had a lot of conversation but we never really got down to saying trading him. That never happened. What’s the best thing for Jason? He’s got a big career ahead of him yet…He should go where he can go to the big game.†Apparently Huizenga doesn’t think his own team can go to the Super Bowl. Well, it is week 14 and once again Jason Taylor is on a team that is not a contender. The Dolphins are however, still in the hunt for the AFCE division title. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: doctord56 on December 12, 2008, 08:18:35 pm http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/04/26/huizenga-taylor-deserves-trade/ Well, it is week 14 and once again Jason Taylor is on a team that is not a contender. The Dolphins are however, still in the hunt for the AFCE division title. This is known as "Irony". Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Defense54 on December 12, 2008, 08:55:09 pm You should be loyal to your Team after 10 seasons. I know business is business. I totally get that..........but if your Team is willing to uphold your contract and PAY you , you shouldn't want to go anywhere else. When the press asked him about leaving he should have said what Zach did..........I'm a Dolphin until told otherwise. He tried to make up for it with the newspaper ad when he left but it was already too late. But I give him some credit for not going to New England or a division rival. That would have been fucked up.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on December 12, 2008, 11:49:14 pm The thing is, he wanted to be on Dancing with the Stars, when as a leader on this team, he should've been in Miami participating in the offseason program and setting an example for the younger players.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Thundergod on December 13, 2008, 12:56:53 am I thought the off-season program wasn't mandatory for vets. If JT's career/off the field projects wasn't enough to set an example for these 20 something yr. old MEN, then sir, you have problems. Parcells didn't want him/like him. Nothing to kick himself over, and really, what are the chances Miami wins the Super Bowl this year or next? Besides, JT wasn't staying here long anyways.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Dave Gray on December 13, 2008, 01:22:17 am He probably feels dirty for leaving. But then he takes a bath in money and it's okay.
I doubt he's crying himself to sleep at night. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on December 13, 2008, 08:15:59 am I thought the off-season program wasn't mandatory for vets. If JT's career/off the field projects wasn't enough to set an example for these 20 something yr. old MEN, then sir, you have problems. Parcells didn't want him/like him. Nothing to kick himself over, and really, what are the chances Miami wins the Super Bowl this year or next? Besides, JT wasn't staying here long anyways. The only reason the off season program is not mandatory is because the NFLPA collectively bargained for that. Realistically, the league says coaches cannot force players to be there, but those "voluntary" workouts are not really voluntary. If you don't participate, you'll draw your coach's ire. If JT had not gone on with this Hollywood gig and stayed in Miami to work out, none of this would've happened. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on December 13, 2008, 10:37:34 am He probably feels dirty for leaving. But then he takes a bath in money and it's okay. I doubt he's crying himself to sleep at night. He didn't leave because he wanted more money. He left because he wanted to play football in January. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Defense54 on December 13, 2008, 01:31:10 pm I thought the off-season program wasn't mandatory for vets. If JT's career/off the field projects wasn't enough to set an example for these 20 something yr. old MEN, then sir, you have problems. Parcells didn't want him/like him. Nothing to kick himself over, and really, what are the chances Miami wins the Super Bowl this year or next? Besides, JT wasn't staying here long anyways. Agreed. But can you imagine the Team now if he had stayed? Parcells didn't like him because he saw that JT didn't have his head in the game anymore. Dancing for the Stars is great for retired Football players.........not currently employed ones. JT has become about JT. This thread is about weather he made the right decision last year. I believe he has serious doubts. I just hope Parcells uses his 2rd draft pick wisely on a more then capable replacement on the defense. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Dave Gray on December 13, 2008, 02:40:16 pm I'm not saying that Taylor is a mercenary. But, he's stinkin' rich for doing his job. I bet he's alright playing wherever he has to.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: DolFan619 on December 13, 2008, 03:12:05 pm I'm sure he thinks about what could've been. It's not like he didn't have an opportunity to stay in Miami. Bottom line, Jason made his bed, now he has to sleep in it. It is funny though seeing the team he left behind, a team he thought that had "no chance and no talent" has a chance to play football in January, while the "contender" he wound up at will probably be home for the holidays.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: NADS on December 14, 2008, 09:58:46 pm Parcells is big on branding a team. Zach and JT were the old guard. They took up a lot of cap room. Zach missed a lot of games in '07, but Taylor missed parts of a lot of games with nagging injuries--a bad thing by Parcells. Probably the only thing JT regrets is there isn't a team in LA to go to.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: StL FinFan on December 15, 2008, 02:46:26 pm I'm sure he is not losing sleep over it. The Dolphins may make the playoffs, but they don't have much of a chance of going any further.
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Tenshot13 on December 17, 2008, 05:01:06 pm According to him, he isn't kicking himself
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flsphyde16sbdec16,0,3954441.column[/b]]http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flsphyde16sbdec16,0,3954441.column (http://[b) Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Tepop84 on December 17, 2008, 05:22:27 pm According to him, he isn't kicking himself http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flsphyde16sbdec16,0,3954441.column (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flsphyde16sbdec16,0,3954441.column)links are tough Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on December 17, 2008, 05:33:54 pm According to him, he isn't kicking himself I don't believe him. I am not saying he is a lier, just a professional that would not throw his team under the bus. He still has a house in Fla, and rents in Wash. Consider Fla his home and defended the decision as right at the time and talked about how much Pennington means to the Dolphins. Sounds like a guy who would not have asked to be traded if he had any inkling of what the respective records would be at this time in the season. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on December 18, 2008, 04:48:38 pm Wow he is brutally honest in this piece.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2008/12/jason_taylor_im_not_worth_8_mi.html "I'm a realist. You can tell me the truth, and I'm fine with that. Because at the end of the day, most of us know the truth and some times some guys are just afraid to admit it, but I'm not worth 8 million dollars...." Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: fyo on December 19, 2008, 01:49:45 pm From the same article:
"But at the end of the day, I'll be the first to tell you, I stink right now. I need to play better." Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: bsfins on December 19, 2008, 02:08:39 pm Dumb Question here, But Would be Able to even Sign Pennington if Jason was on the roster? I know Chad isn't exactly cheap,but not franchise QB expensive either....
Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: Tenshot13 on December 19, 2008, 02:14:36 pm Dumb Question here, But Would be Able to even Sign Pennington if Jason was on the roster? I know Chad isn't exactly cheap,but not franchise QB expensive either.... We had the most cap room in the NFL at the time so I'd say yea Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: NADS on December 20, 2008, 01:27:51 am Dumb Question here, But Would be Able to even Sign Pennington if Jason was on the roster? I know Chad isn't exactly cheap,but not franchise QB expensive either.... Not cheap but at a price tag of $11M and we already have 9 wins...that's at least good value. I think Jamarcus Russel costs $8M per TD pass. Title: Re: Is Jason Taylor kicking himself? Post by: JVides on December 21, 2008, 10:20:28 pm I thought the off-season program wasn't mandatory for vets. If JT's career/off the field projects wasn't enough to set an example for these 20 something yr. old MEN, then sir, you have problems. Parcells didn't want him/like him. Nothing to kick himself over, and really, what are the chances Miami wins the Super Bowl this year or next? Besides, JT wasn't staying here long anyways. TGod, bravo, sir. JT himself said that when he was traded, Miami had no Pennington at QB. This team would be nowhere near sniffing 11 wins if Henne or Beck were calling plays in the huddle. 2 sacks today, including a forced fumble. I agree with him; this dog can still hunt. |