Redskins trade for Jason Taylor (updated)

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

YES!!!!! Do you guys not comprehend the concept of backups? There's no team that has 30 starting caliber players! There are starters and backups. Like there are bosses and secretaries. Not everyone is at the level to be a starter in the NFL. For whatever reason-lack of strength, speed, stamina, whatever-Evans is NOT a starter in the NFL.

This is pretty ridiculous. Not the fact that there are starters and backups on every team. That much is obvious. What I find ridiculous is the notion that players can't move between the designations in your mind: once a player is a backup, he's a backup for life, and if he's a starter, he's earned a starting job for life.

Demetric's been a pretty good backup, which means on about 27 teams in the NFL, if the starter goes down, he gets first crack to prove he can hold the fort...as a starter. We apparently aren't one of those 27 teams.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

This is pretty ridiculous. Not the fact that there are starters and backups on every team. That much is obvious. What I find ridiculous is the notion that players can't move between the designations in your mind: once a player is a backup, he's a backup for life, and if he's a starter, he's earned a starting job for life.

Demetric's been a pretty good backup, which means on about 27 teams in the NFL, if the starter goes down, he gets first crack to prove he can hold the fort...as a starter. We apparently aren't one of those 27 teams.

So... let's say you were the GM. Daniels goes down on the first day of camp. You have $9M or so in your back pocket. Jason Taylor is in Miami just dying to get out of town. Are you really going to say nah, we don't need this move. Give the starting job to Demetric Evans?

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

This is pretty ridiculous. Not the fact that there are starters and backups on every team. That much is obvious. What I find ridiculous is the notion that players can't move between the designations in your mind: once a player is a backup, he's a backup for life, and if he's a starter, he's earned a starting job for life.

Demetric's been a pretty good backup, which means on about 27 teams in the NFL, if the starter goes down, he gets first crack to prove he can hold the fort...as a starter. We apparently aren't one of those 27 teams.

And if this happens Week 3, then he'd probably get that chance, but day 2 of training camp when there is a better option out there at a reasonable price, you take the better option.

If you're driving a '00 Jetta that breaks down and you have the option for a free '04 Dodge Neon or a '02 Mercedes for $1,000 that you have to spend, are you taking the '04 Dodge Neon? Sure it gets you from A to B, but it's a friggin Dodge Neon and the Benz is a better car than you had initially and is affordable. I know that's not a direct comparison but c'mon dude, wake up..

[hail_2_da_skins]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

And if this happens Week 3, then he'd probably get that chance, but day 2 of training camp when there is a better option out there at a reasonable price, you take the better option.

If you're driving a '00 Jetta that breaks down and you have the option for a free '04 Dodge Neon or a '02 Mercedes for $1,000 that you have to spend, are you taking the '04 Dodge Neon? Sure it gets you from A to B, but it's a friggin Dodge Neon and the Benz is a better car than you had initially and is affordable. I know that's not a direct comparison but c'mon dude, wake up..

I'll take the Benz.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

And if this happens Week 3, then he'd probably get that chance, but day 2 of training camp when there is a better option out there at a reasonable price, you take the better option.

If you're driving a '00 Jetta that breaks down and you have the option for a free '04 Dodge Neon or a '02 Mercedes for $1,000 that you have to spend, are you taking the '04 Dodge Neon? Sure it gets you from A to B, but it's a friggin Dodge Neon and the Benz is a better car than you had initially and is affordable. I know that's not a direct comparison but c'mon dude, wake up..

I just think the team is overvaluing it's chances of competing this season.

And yes, those chances just got significantly better. But I think we can agree that this move, in the long run, is probably costing the team a win or two (or perhaps less than a win, if you're optimistic about Taylor's abilities). But the NFC East is at it's all time high point this year. Anyone can take it, and there are three other teams around who are looking to make this 1-2 year rental of Jason Taylor a total waste for us, no matter how well he plays.

I'm not telling the team not to be competitive here, I think we have the talent to win the thing if everything breaks right, but I wish they'd be smarter about it, and not willingly offer something significant into a buyers market.