Commanders agree to terms on deal for Taylor

[ThreeSportStar80]

He is really smart... but he couldn't have done it without Vinny, who is Einstein smart.

Nice sig!

 

[Alexander]

All Hail Daniel Snyder

he traded for Jason Taylor because his starting LDE went down w/ injury, what a marvelous stroke of genius

If we lost Greg Ellis or Demarcus Ware and traded for Taylor, I strongly doubt you'd condemn the move.

 

[AsthmaField]

I do. They made it last season and have most of that roster returning. Plus, the addition of Taylor will only help them. I am not saying that the Skins are going to go 14-2, 13-3, or 12-4. They can make the playoffs with a 9-7 record. I don't think that is too hard to conceive.

They have talent on that team with Portis, Moss and Cooley. They will have to adjust to a new system on offense and a new DC but Dallas didn't do too bad adjusting to having a 1st time OC and a new DC.

Maybe you're correct. I just can't see it though. Zorn just doesn't impress me as anything other than a QB coach... and I'm not so sure how he would have done without Holmgren there to help him.

You say they did it last year... but it wasn't really their defense that got them to the playoffs. Heck, I'm not sure what did... but their defense just doesn't impress me at all. Many of their defensive players are old and will only be a year older this season. Their secondary is going to have problems, IMO and the DL (even with Taylor) isn't much to worry about.

I wonder about Taylor at LDE, too. I think he's always played on the right side but Andre Carter is so poor against the run that I can't imagine playing him on the strong side... so that means Taylor will play on the strongside.

I don't know... I see a mediocre team that is going to have coaching questions.

We will see and I'll easily admit if I'm wrong.

 

[bbgun]

Plus the fact they aren't adding Talor to Daniels but replacing a guy gone for the year. If Daniels were coming back i'd say this was a huge addition, but now it just brings them back to even and even isn't scaring anyone in the NFL. They weren't 9-7 because of their DE's.

Good point. Daniels plus Taylor would have been great cause for concern, and while he's better than Daniels, he's not twice the player.

 

[Alexander]

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Dallas Cowboys: Chad Johnson, Roy Williams, Anquan Boldin, Adam "Pacman" Jones and Darren McFadden



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Sources within the Cowboys organization has relayed ESPN radio, that the Cowboys are pursuing Roy Williams, if not Roy Williams then Anquan Boldin or Chad Johnson.......

Both Chad and Roy have expressed interest in playing for the Cowboys.

The ticket also mentioned that whisper of a move for Boldin are in the works.

Cowboys are also in talks with the Titans about Adam "Pacman" Jones. Pacman is flying out to Texas on Tuesday to meet with Michael Irvin.










we've been trying all offseason to get a playmaker opposite TO, from considering drafting Limas Sweed to making plans to acquire a playmaking vet, and actually making inquiries

This is your proof?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

If we lost Greg Ellis or Demarcus Ware and traded for Taylor, I strongly doubt you'd condemn the move.

but Jerry Jones isn't a reactionary prick

I'm not condemning the move, just the thought that Danny is somehow a changed genius

 

[Bob Sacamano]

This is your proof?

we haven't tried to get an explosive WR opposite TO?

speaking of which, where's your proof?

 

[slick325]

Dude, they have QCampbell at QB. The guy is awful.

You act like switching to an ENTIRELY new offense is going to turn that POS into a playoff QB.

Again, I am not saying that they are a Super Bowl contender. I am saying that they have a legitimate shot at being the 6th seed in the NFC. Along with Philly, Minny, Carolina, Tampa Bay, etc.

 

[AsthmaField]

Nice sig!

Thanks man. Appreciate that.

 

[Hostile]

Just back from vacation and this is the news I come back to.

IMO, Washington made a good trade. They filled an obvious need with the loss of Daniels and the uncertainty of Erasmus James.

I'd do that for a 2nd round pick any day of the week. Don't know why I should condemn them for doing the same.

Parcells sure isn't doing us any favors here. Oh wait, it's Jeff Ireland, Parcells is the "hands off" (wink, wink) director of football operations.

 

[superpunk]

FWIW, Flo absolutely demolished Taylor last season.

Not sure if that's been mentioned, but I doubt Jason could sit down for a month after that beating.

Although it was probably pretty easy to take a dump.

 

[Alexander]

I'm not condemning the move, just the thought that Danny is somehow a chaged genius

I don't think anyone outside of Commanders fans are saying that.

I would love to laugh at Snyder's ineptitude again, but this isn't one of those moments.

 

[Mansta54]

That was a good trade for the Foreskins, 2nd round in 2009 and a 6th in 2010? I'd pull the trigger on that as well...

Well I don't mean any harm but I'm glad you aren't our GM. He's 34yrs old with his best days behind him and isn't very good against the run...

 

[Hoofbite]

I don't think its a bad move by the skins. 2nd rounder, not bad at all.

2nd rounders are anything but sure bets, right Fasano?

However, I still don't understand why the injury to Daniels created a need for a Jason Taylor. If anything, the injury to Daniels created a need to pick someone up off the waiver wire.

If WAS wanted Jason at all, why would Daniels be the person who gives them enough security to not follow through the with the trade.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I don't think anyone outside of Commanders fans are saying that.

I would love to laugh at Snyder's ineptitude again, but this isn't one of those moments.

you misunderstand what I've been saying this whole time

because never once did I say this move was an inept one

one team needs a pass-rusher, and there's one who is on the outs...doesn't take much to pull that one off, just losing 2 DEs in a span of a day

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

They dont have depth at DE do they? I mean if they think that JT at age 34 is going to go 60 snaps a game and last the season as a 4-3 DE then they are in for a surprise.

If they had done this before Phillips went down I would be much more concerned. I dont think the skins have had line depth on either side of the ball since Snyders been running the show.

This isnt Madden with fatigue turned off.

 

[big dog cowboy]

2nd rounders are anything but sure bets, right Fasano?

Well, to be honest he has a lot of company.

 

[Alexander]

we haven't tried to get an explosive WR opposite TO?

speaking of which, where's your proof?

Why would I need to prove something not stated as fact?

You are the individual claiming that we indeed made a serious run at Chad Johnson. And you come up with this yardbarker nonsense from someone named Kolb4starter?

 

[random Cs]

Look, this is a dumb move and it improved the Commanders this year. But some of you like Alexander have a hard time reconciling the two.

Let me try to dumb it down for you.

There is this thing call the "long term view" and a thing called "the short term."

The Commanders defense is improved a bit by this move. However, they still have a rookie coach who is in over his head and who will struggle as every young coach does (especially one that has never even be a coordinator before). And they have a GARBAGE QB running this offense: QCampbell will lose them more games than Jason Taylor wins them. So despite the small improvement of the defense, they are not a threat this season.

Maybe they are 7-9 instead of 6-10 now.

Then Taylor walks.

And the Commanders are out of a prime draft pick that could help their team long term.

Thus this is a stupid move.

The ONLY reason this would be a good move or problematic is if they were already a contender and this was a missing puzzle piece.

But between Zorn and QCampbell, the team is going to flounder hard.

That's alot of analysis for a dumbed down version.

The stupid move was not drafting a DE in the last decade because this is what happens.

This is a good move.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Why would I need to prove something not stated as fact?

You are the individual claiming that we indeed made a serious run at Chad Johnson. And you come up with this yardbarker nonsense from someone named Kolb4starter?

you don't think making the trade for JT is reactionary

we have 2 DEs go down in Washington and they made a play for JT, I say it's reactionary, you've still haven't proven why it isn't..

if say Dallas was seriously considering adding a playmaker opposite TO, am I still wrong?