DOLPHINS: Jason Taylor signing with Patriots?

Sat Mar 28 13:55:04 GMT 2009

Dave,
Your comments are totally on target. Jason's career is over - this is  
just about grabbing the gold ring before he retires.

Step back and think about it - it's his last chance. Is there anyone  
on this list who feels Jason can really contribute to
the Pats or any other team on a significant basis? If the answer is  
"no - he can't", what does that say about the Pats
if they sign him? The Pats look to me as the next coming of the  
Deadskins under George Allen if they keep going after
older players at the end of their careers.

If he signs with them, I'll still always love the guy. His spot on the  
roster means the Pats have one less roster spot for
a more qualified player.

Michael

On Mar 28, 2009, at 8:34 AM, D.P. Frog wrote:

> At this point Jason Taylor is about Jason Taylor, it not about  
> loyalty nor anything else
> as it was when he did "Dancing with the Stars".  Jason is still  
> trying to capture that  one
> season on the top of the heap, just as Junior Seau did joining the  
> Pats.
>
> IMHO people would have a higher regard for him is he avoided New  
> England and
> played for someone not in the division, but this is about Jason
>
>
> dave
>
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:24:32 -0700
> > From: fscott41 at yahoo.com
> > To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
> > Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: Jason Taylor signing with Patriots?
> >
> >
> > Signing with the Pats would be act of treason to me. JT has always  
> been one of my favorite dolphin players, but this would take the  
> cake. I would love to see him back in aqua and orange for a one year  
> deal, but I don't think Tuna would ever do it.
> >
> > --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Dixon Tam <taminator at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Dixon Tam <taminator at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: Jason Taylor signing with Patriots?
> > > To: "Miami Dolphins Discussion" <dolphins-disc at phins.com>
> > > Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 1:21 AM
> > > Didn't Zach Thomas say he would
> > > never sign with the Pats out of loyalty for the Dolphins?
> > >
> > > If JT chooses NE, he would lose whatever respect I have
> > > left for him. I didn't like the way he handled his
> > > situation last off-season.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:10 PM,
> > > ldouglas <ldouglas at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > i love JT but I hope he falls flat on his ass if he signs
> > > with the
> > >
> > > Patriots. Much success in life or with a non AFC-East team,
> > > but the
> > >
> > > Patriots are team-non-grata
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/28/09, Dixon Tam <taminator at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > ESPN Insider reports Jason Taylor has the Patriots at
> > > the top of his list
> > >
> > > > because NE would offer his best (and last?) chance at
> > > winning a Super Bowl.
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > *With no resolution in sight for the Julius
> > >
> > > > Peppers<http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3530 
> >situation,
> > >
> > > > the New
> > >
> > > > England Patriots <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nwe 
> >
> > > might be
> > >
> > > > taking advantage of the fact that
> > > there is an older but similar player on
> > >
> > > > the market, and they wouldn't have to wrangle a
> > > trade in order to acquire
> > >
> > > > him. *
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > * Having been released nearly a month ago by the
> > > Washington
> > >
> > > > Redskins<http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was>,
> > >
> > > > Jason Taylor <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1245 
> >is
> > >
> > > > in no hurry to sign with a new team,
> > > but two sources have informed
> > >
> > > > Yahoo!
> > >
> > > > Sports<http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/around_the_nfl/post/Pats-Kraft-open-to-idea-of-adding-Taylor?urn=nfl,150318 
> >that
> > >
> > >
> > > > the Patriots are Taylor's top
> > > choice. According to the sources, Taylor
> > >
> > > > sees New England as his best chance to win a Super
> > > Bowl ring, and he is
> > >
> > > > aware of coach Bill Belichick's reputation of
> > > deftness in handling veteran
> > >
> > > > players. *
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > *For the Patriots, a deal with Taylor makes sense for
> > > all the same reasons
> > >
> > > > that a trade for Peppers would make sense. The team
> > > has a need for a
> > >
> > > > disruptive pass-rusher, and while Taylor had somewhat
> > > of an off-year in
> > >
> > > > 2008, it is believed by some that the reason for it
> > > was the defensive scheme
> > >
> > > > in Washington as opposed to declining skills. For his
> > > part, Patriots owner
> > >
> > > > Robert Kraft played coy about the situation at the NFL
> > > owners' meetings,
> > >
> > > > saying of Taylor's potential with the team,
> > > "I'm sure that can happen if he
> > >
> > > > wants it." *
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > * Another possibility to fill the role is the draft,
> > > and a report in the
> > >
> > > > Boston
> > >
> > > > Globe<http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/03/27/patriots_scout_versatile_end/ 
> >indicates
> > >
> > >
> > > > that the team may use a first- or
> > > second-round pick on Cincinnati
> > >
> > > > defensive end Connor Barwin, who led the Big East with
> > > 11 sacks in 2008. The
> > >
> > > > added bonus with Barwin is that he played his first
> > > three seasons for
> > >
> > > > Cincinnati as a tight end, and the team may have
> > > visions of him playing a
> > >
> > > > role similar to Mike
> > >
> > > > Vrabel<http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1257 
> >,
> > >
> > > > who was traded to the Kansas City
> > >
> > > > Chiefs<http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=kan>earlier
> > > this
> > >
> > > > offseason.
> > >
> > > > *
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
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> > > >
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