It's not a question of whether Taylor is the better player...he is. It goes far deeper than an "Ellis for Taylor swap."
It will no doubt cost us more money to sign Taylor. If we stand pat, it costs us nothing and we have Ellis (albeit a crybaby)....but an Ellis who could very well have lead this team in sacks last year had he played the entire year.
If we do happen to make the swap, it will most likely have an adverse impact on us resigning TO, Hamlin, Canty and others... and this is for a player who would presumably share time with Spencer.
If signing Taylor has ANY effect whatsoever on re-signing the aforementioned, I'll gladly keep crybaby (Ellis) and his 12 sacks per year - PART TIME.
Is an extra sack or two worth the cost and the inability to resign those other guys?
I don't even want to think about having Roy back there without Hamlin or Crayton out there without TO.
We have a good thing in Ellis/Spencer IMO. It's a strength. We have weaknesses in other areas and by signing Taylor, we would presumably have a harder time coming up with the $ to address same.
Bottom line, IMO/FWIW... we can spend our money more wisely elsewhere........it's not a simple question of who is better.......Ellis or Tayor......Taylor is............dun't mean it's the thing to do.
Carry on people..