Taylor fires his agents (here we go again)

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Originally Posted by joecrisp

Somehow this doesn't surprise me. I was just talking about this yesterday with Matt, after I had a conversation with one prominent Redskins player who strongly criticized (to put it mildly!) the deal that Mato and Moorad negotiated for Taylor. I had a feeling this move was imminent, considering that another player would be so adamant about his opinion of the deal, which leads me to believe that it has been a topic of locker room conversation, and perhaps a source of embarrassment for Taylor.

Seeing as you are on the inside........What is your opinion on the situation..Is it ok to become worried....... :confused:

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Originally Posted by jpgirth

Seeing as you are on the inside........What is your opinion on the situation..Is it ok to become worried....... :confused:

I wouldn't worry about it too much. He has a contract that was negotiated in good faith-- regardless of its value in relation to the contracts recently signed by other top draft picks-- and a reneg holdout (which is what I assume most folks are concerned about) would be an extremely bad move on his part at this point, both in terms of his progression as a player, and his relationship with the team and the fans.

Taylor's performance in camp thus far has been unspectacular, and just to underscore that fact, Andre Lott is ahead of him on the depth chart. While Taylor may be very upset by the deal that was negotiated for him, it wouldn't make any sense for him to pull himself out of camp, especially when it appears he has so much work to do to get to where he should be.

I think the most important thing for Taylor to do right now is to quickly hire another agent, probably Rosenhaus, and stay focused on football. It also wouldn't hurt if the media would get off his back-- but it would help if he would open up and let the world know what's going on inside his head. He's simply increasing the pressure on himself, as well as the media's scutiny and curiosity, by making these decisions without explanation or clarification.