Not certain if this is the best place to post this, but in any case....

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ag_D...t&type=lgns

So Taylor expects to be released this offseason by the Redskins. Assuming this happens, do we go after him? I know he's 34 and near the end of the road, but alot of people wanted him here last offseason, and I think he would be a good short-term fix. Taylor and Jenkins could split time at RE, and then we could have time to groom Thompson, and use a high pick on the OL instead of using one on a DE. Another scenario is we sign him and start him full time at DE and put Jenkins back at DT. In any case, he could also be a situational pass rusher at the worst, or even play a little OLB if the case may call for it. His signing would be rather cheap anyway, so I think it's worth a try. He may not be what he used to be, but he's still a decent player. Thoughts?

As long as he would accept the vet minimum with a low signing bonus.

Heck, KGB is still making more than him

Meh, doesn't really excite me anymore.


I doubt he'd want to come here anyway. I can see him retiring.

Hollywood Here I come.

Good grief- are you kidding? A 34-year-old DE? Why? Yes, he's a name- but Peppers (except for last season) is a force.

Sorry- I pass on this one big-time.

Im not trying to make a comparision but you guys do know that White was 32 when he got here? Not exactly a spring chicken.

And again. Im not comparing production rather just age.

If he's cut, I think he'll retire. If he was interested, I would bring him in with an incentive based contract to play as a situational pass rusher on the right end backing up Jenkins. I don't think he's a 3 down end anymore, but I believe him when he says this dog can still hunt. You can always cut him from camp if he doesn't have the burst anymore.

[quote name='chunkymonkey' date='Dec 19 2008, 04:25 PM' post='217575']
If he's cut, I think he'll retire. If he was interested, I would bring him in with an incentive based contract to play as a situational pass rusher on the right end backing up Jenkins. I don't think he's a 3 down end anymore, but I believe him when he says this dog can still hunt. You can always cut him from camp if he doesn't have the burst anymore.
[/quoteEven if Ted was interested, no way Taylor has an interest in playing here. He'll retire now.

TT showed some interest in him last off-season but never pulled the trigger. If Taylor was cut/released I can see TT once again showing interest in trying to obtain him but the question will come down to if he, Taylor, wants to come to GB.

I'd take him for his experience and leadership, and hopefully be able to coach some of the younger guys along. Leadership was something missing this season and he could help in that area, along with providing some very quality depth.

Will he hurt? Absolutely not. Can we survive without him? Absolutely. He's a nice to have but no longer need to have after his injuries / struggles this season.

Interesting speculation. You'd think the Redskins would want to get something for him and trade him rather than let him go.

Taylor's made for Green Bay
Pass rusher may be a free agent

Posted: Dec. 19, 2008 8:22 p.m.

Greg Bedard- Journal Sentinel


NFL Beat: Taylor's made for Green Bay

Just a few days after Albert Haynesworth's Pro Bowl berth set the stage for him to become the headliner of the unrestricted free agent market in 2009, another big name could be available as well.

Washington Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor thinks there's a very real possibility the team won't want to pay him the $8 million he's set to make next year, so they'll release him.

"Would I be surprised? No. If I'm not back, I wouldn't be surprised," Taylor said Wednesday on Washington radio station WJFK (FM-106.7). "And I'm not worth it. So I would not be surprised at all."

Haynesworth and Taylor both available this offseason?

There isn't a fan in the NFL that wouldn't endorse their team acquiring both players. And frustrated supporters of the Green Bay Packers would probably be at the head of the line.

It's been a weird but ultimately disappointing year for the 34-year-old Taylor. He went off and did Dancing with the Stars, which irritated Miami Dolphins poobah Bill Parcells to the point that he traded Taylor to the Redskins for a second-round pick in '09 and a sixth-rounder in '10.

A knee injury nearly ended his season in the exhibition season. Then Taylor got kicked in the calf and an ensuing infection necessitated two surgeries.

He's missed four games and is on pace to set career lows in tackles (25) and sacks (1.5). Taylor who has correctly called himself "hardheaded" over the course of his career, likely returned too fast from both injuries. But he's not one to make excuses.

"You asked me in particular what my problem is. Do I think I'm too old? No. Have I been hurt? Yes, I've been hurt. I've had two surgeries in the last two months, and haven't had but one in 11 years," Taylor said. "But at the end of the day, I'll be the first to tell you, I stink right now. I need to play better. I need to get comfortable and play better."

Despite his age and production this season, Taylor still thinks he is capable at playing at high level. He might not be an 8-million-dollar man, but close.

"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," Taylor said. "You know what, I'll tell you, I may not be worth $8 million, but I know one thing, this dog can still hunt. This dog can still hunt. Put me in the right situation, the right position and I'll hunt all day."

If Taylor is on the market - whether by free agency or trade - he will be at the top of the list for a lot of contending teams. And one team that should be monitoring his situation very carefully is the Packers.

General manager Ted Thompson kicked the tires on a possible Taylor trade in the off-season but never made an offer. In retrospect, it was a disastrous non-move. Taylor could have helped the Packers in the two areas that ultimately led the team to their doom this season: pass rush and veteran leadership.

Thompson thought Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila would come back from surgery and have another effective season. Thompson was wrong and KGB was cut before the season was halfway over.

The transition for Taylor to the Packers' defense would have been easy: Taylor played in the system his first eight years in Miami where Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders was the linebackers coach.

Taylor, a guy young players on the Dolphins would walk through walls for, would have also helped fill the veteran leadership void left after Brett Favre trade. He would have been that fiery, take-charge leader the monotone Packers sorely lacked.

Thompson whiffed on Taylor the first time around, but he may have another chance in March. Thompson should not waver again.

The added bonus with Taylor is if the Packers do fire Sanders and bring in a coordinator that uses a more multiple scheme, Taylor can play right outside linebacker there. It's the position he won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 under then-coach Nick Saban, who once said Taylor could have rivaled the best 3-4 outside linebackers in league history if he played there his whole career.

Just don't play him on the left side like the Redskins did.

There's still two questions to be answered about the ultimately Hollywood-bound Taylor: Would he want to play if released or put on the trading block (he said he would have to think about it), and would want to play for the Packers?

Sources said at the time of the possible Packers trade for Taylor that Green Bay was not on his preferred list of destinations. That was mostly because of the uncertainty at quarterback following the Favre trade. Aaron Rodgers, while still lacking a signature victory, has since shown he should have a long and successful career.

And while Green Bay isn't exactly bright lights and big city, Taylor didn't enhance himself being in the nation's capital. Exposure is overrated in the NFL. This isn't college football where television coverage makes or breaks you. You play well on a good team in any NFL city and people will know your name.

The Packers would be instant Super Bowl favorites in the NFC next season if they did two things: Sign Haynesworth and trade for Taylor.

Taylor will go to NE where old washed up players go to die.

And win Super Bowls

If he is released I have a feeling he'll retire too. But his leadership might be just the medicine a defense like ours needs - if he would be interested. I'd bet TT would at least inquire...

examples please

Junior Seau? Tim Dwight, Doug Flutie?

Randy Moss?

I would like to see him come to GB, if he came cheap with maybe an incentive based contract. I think he could help in the leadership department.

Seau made some contributions there, how long ago was Flutie and Dwight?

They were both there in 05. Tim had 19 catches and 3 TDs that year. Flutie...not so much...

Lost to Denver in the 2nd round of the playoffs.

If we were going to a 3-4 Taylor might be interesting as an OLB.

But I don't think we will. So I would pass on him since I think he wants too much money.

Personally, I would just be happy with dumping the ZBS.

If Taylor came here I think that would be great. He has versatility and hopefully he can come back from his injuries. We wouldn't need him to be a 15 sack a year player we'd need him to be at least a 10 sack a year player to at least take pressure off Aaron Kampman. Plus I think he'd be a great mentor for guys like Jeremy Thompson, or whatever other young end we decide to bring in.

He wants a lot of money for a guy his age -- our luck, he'd go KGB on us.

Last I heard he said he "Wasn't Worth the 8 million a year" he's getting so i dunno, if he could be had cheap sure, but I doubt he'd even wanna come here, he's ready to go Hollywood.