Springs and Taylor miss OTAs

[Pocket$ $traight]

According to Sportstalk 980 Springs and Taylor missed the OTAs today. It looks like the days of having Taylor at a discount are over. They need to resolve this before it becomes a bigger problem. As far as Springs, it should not be a big surprise considering their treatment of him. Hopefully he is just sending a message and does not want to leave.

The time to take care of our most talented player is now. EXTEND SEAN TAYLOR!

[GMScud]

Did they say Taylor's absence was salary related?? I would think if he turns in a better year this season (which given the improvements in the LBs and secondary seems like a certainty) he'd have a better bargaining chip for a bigger contract. Springs' absence doesn't surprise me one bit.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Did they say Taylor's absence was salary related?? I would think if he turns in a better year this season (which given the improvements in the LBs and secondary seems like a certainty) he'd have a better bargaining chip for a bigger contract. Springs' absence doesn't surprise me one bit.

They didn't give any detail but since he has been unhappy with his contract starting with the second that the ink dried , it is a pretty safe assumption.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Grim21Reaper

They didn't give any detail but since he has been unhappy with his contract starting with the second that the ink dried , it is a pretty safe assumption.

AND he has Rosenhaus as an agent. I remember when he was initially unhappy with the contract, but the whole gun charge thing shut him up.

[SantanaMan]

From KFFL ...

Redskins | Gibbs changes offseason policy
Tue, 8 May 2007 16:02:11 -0700
Joseph White, of The Associated Press, reports <A href="http://www.kffl.com/team/37/nfl">Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs has decided to change the policy he has used for a long time. Gibbs made all of the team activities and practices voluntary until the mandatory minicamp in June. Gibbs said he would try anything to get an improvement from the 5-11 record in 2006. Some of the players who took advantage of the time off include RB Clinton Portis, FS Sean Taylor, WR Santana Moss and WR Brandon Lloyd.

No need to be making it into a big drama when the boss says its ok.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SantanaMan

From KFFL ...

Redskins | Gibbs changes offseason policy
Tue, 8 May 2007 16:02:11 -0700
Joseph White, of The Associated Press, reports <A href="http://www.kffl.com/team/37/nfl">Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs has decided to change the policy he has used for a long time. Gibbs made all of the team activities and practices voluntary until the mandatory minicamp in June. Gibbs said he would try anything to get an improvement from the 5-11 record in 2006. Some of the players who took advantage of the time off include RB Clinton Portis, FS Sean Taylor, WR Santana Moss and WR Brandon Lloyd.

No need to be making it into a big drama when the boss says its ok.

Gibbs said it was okay for players to work out away from Redskins park in March and April, not miss OTAs. I clipped this from an article in the Post yesterday:

Organized Team Activity

The Redskins will begin their first "Organized Team Activity" practices tomorrow, and will conduct weekly sessions culminating with a minicamp June 15-17. The OTAs are technically voluntary, but the team places a premium on them and after Gibbs allowed veterans to work out away from Redskins Park in March and April, the implicit expectation is that everyone will participate.

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So I would say Taylor's absence is pretty significant.

[dall-assblows]

extension please

[MTK]

I wouldn't be so quick to assume it's a contract issue.

[JDALY27]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I wouldn't be so quick to assume it's a contract issue.

I'm sure it is!

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JDALY27

I'm sure it is!

How so?

Only once in his time as a Skin has he attended voluntary workouts. He's never held out, and he's never grumbled about his contract to the media. So why should we assume now it's his contact??

[BrunellMVP?]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

How so?

Only once in his time as a Skin has he attended voluntary workouts.

right, this seems par for the course...

[JDALY27]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

How so?

Only once in his time as a Skin has he attended voluntary workouts. He's never held out, and he's never grumbled about his contract to the media. So why should we assume now it's his contact??

He did grumble about his contract before but never held out. He wants big money and with Landry about to get paid he will not play without a new contract. I'm sure of it.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by JDALY27

He did grumble about his contract before but never held out. He wants big money and with Landry about to get paid he will not play without a new contract. I'm sure of it.

Whoa...he grumbled once, to the best of my knowledge. And that was when that idiot Kellen Winslow II supposedly opened his mouth about the deal Taylor received during their rookie season.

That being said, if Derrick Dockery can lock up a monster deal, no way in hell the Redskins will let Sean Taylor get remotely close to testing the market.

[dall-assblows]

why else wouldnt he be here. also he should have an extension because he is one of the best safties and should be paid accordingly

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by dall-assblows

why else wouldnt he be here. also he should have an extension because he is one of the best safties and should be paid accordingly

basically