Is paying Jason Taylor $8.5M the best use of salary cap dollars?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by 44ever

Not only is he worth 8.5 but when he comes out in 09 and has a monster season. We will be asking him for another 2 years. Watch and see.

LOVE to watch and see that...but we'd overpay for him for those two years. Just like Bruce Smith. Love to see him stick around, he's a GREAT guy and he has an outstanding work ethic...he's good for the team and the community.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by jsarno

LOVE to watch and see that...but we'd overpay for him for those two years. Just like Bruce Smith. Love to see him stick around, he's a GREAT guy and he has an outstanding work ethic...he's good for the team and the community.

Let me rephrase my first post. He's worth the 8.5 but not the picks we lost for him.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by 44ever

Not only is he worth 8.5 but when he comes out in 09 and has a monster season. We will be asking him for another 2 years. Watch and see.

I can easily see this happening if 2010 is uncapped. Haynesworth changes everything for our defense. The guy makes everyone around him better. I think Taylor will be worth every penny we spend on him in 2009, although i'd like to talk to him about an extension now to free up some cap space.

If we could cut his cap number in half this year, it would give us space to go after a starting caliber LB, FS, or a WR like Devery Henderson in free agency.
I say FS and WR would be nice to address because in FA because theyre both fairly cheap and theres some good players out there (compared to OL and DL) and they are positions where we could use some help. I'm 90% sure Landry will be moved to SS this year and itd be nice to give kareem Moore some competition for the starting FS spot. By all appearances, ARE will be gone in 2010, moss needs to move to the #2 or slot position sometime soon, and if we dont upgrade the position soon, it means we're counting on Kelly and Thomas to BOTH turn out to be good. I think Thomas can be a star but Kelly may only end up being more of a #3/posession WR.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I can easily see this happening if 2010 is uncapped. Haynesworth changes everything for our defense. The guy makes everyone around him better. I think Taylor will be worth every penny we spend on him in 2009, although i'd like to talk to him about an extension now to free up some cap space.

If we could cut his cap number in half this year, it would give us space to go after a starting caliber LB, FS, or a WR like Devery Henderson in free agency.
I say FS and WR would be nice to address because in FA because theyre both fairly cheap and theres some good players out there (compared to OL and DL) and they are positions where we could use some help. I'm 90% sure Landry will be moved to SS this year and itd be nice to give kareem Moore some competition for the starting FS spot. By all appearances, ARE will be gone in 2010, moss needs to move to the #2 or slot position sometime soon, and if we dont upgrade the position soon, it means we're counting on Kelly and Thomas to BOTH turn out to be good. I think Thomas can be a star but Kelly may only end up being more of a #3/posession WR.

Agreed BHA. But the question is does JT see himself playing past 2010?

[gully]

I think JT will be cut for an instant savings of 8.5M, but I reserve the right to be wrong. I also think that we are hellbent on trading down, which makes some sense. Who would trade up? Lots of teams have extra picks in the second round, and DET has 1, 20, 33 which is a lot of ammunition.

at #13 there will be someone still on the board that a team out there craves, whether it's Stafford, Sanchez, or Andre (Awol) Smith.

[celts32]

No, it's a terrible use of cap space. They could have added 2 or 3 free agents with that cap space. It's like they are determined to get a good season out of him so that they can feel better about the 2nd round pick they traded. It seems almost more about saving face then an actual smart football decision.

[cobracai1]

I have no link but just saw on espn that the Redskins have released Jason Taylor. Crazy!

[Nflnick11]

ESPN redskins release JT

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by celts32

No, it's a terrible use of cap space. They could have added 2 or 3 free agents with that cap space. It's like they are determined to get a good season out of him so that they can feel better about the 2nd round pick they traded. It seems almost more about saving face then an actual smart football decision.

we need a poll of how many people really believe this. I know I can't understand the concept, but I hear it repeated over and over on this board. Can't it simply be that in their assessment, a player still has a shot at being worth the value? JT came on at the end of the year (amazingly weeks AFTER his injury had time to heal - imagine that) and maybe they expect, based on tape and workouts, that JT will be an impact player. I seriously doubt that DS sits in his office thinking, if I do x move, then the media/fans/whoever will think I have lost face. He would never make another decision again. I think it a lot more likely that they think, I am going to do x move and if people cry/media spins/etc then so be it. If they were in face saving mode, would they, knowing the media frenzy, go out and get Haynesworth. I doubt it. If anything they probably thought:

(rubbing hands together Dan says to Vinny) Man the media is going to go NUTS over this - hey can we find a way to ratchet it up to 110Mill without us having to pay it hehe that'll really get them good.
(Vinny grinning to Danny) Hehe Eric just got it up to 115Mill man its gonna be fun!

(inspired by, though not as good as, Skinny Tee )

[QueensRedskinsFan]

Bye Jason Taylor, you were a complete waste of time/life as a Washington Redskin

[CRedskinsRule]

^^^^ i refreshed the Locker Room and Saw Taylor was released. Man Danny boy got me good on that

[Pocket$ $traight]

I guess we don't have to argue this anymore...

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I guess we don't have to argue this anymore...

we can always argue whether or not it was a good move.