Is paying Jason Taylor $8.5M the best use of salary cap dollars?

[celts32]

No, it's a terrible use of cap space. They could have added 2 or 3 free agents with that cap space. It's like they are determined to get a good season out of him so that they can feel better about the 2nd round pick they traded. It seems almost more about saving face then an actual smart football decision.

[cobracai1]

I have no link but just saw on espn that the Redskins have released Jason Taylor. Crazy!

[Nflnick11]

ESPN redskins release JT

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by celts32

No, it's a terrible use of cap space. They could have added 2 or 3 free agents with that cap space. It's like they are determined to get a good season out of him so that they can feel better about the 2nd round pick they traded. It seems almost more about saving face then an actual smart football decision.

we need a poll of how many people really believe this. I know I can't understand the concept, but I hear it repeated over and over on this board. Can't it simply be that in their assessment, a player still has a shot at being worth the value? JT came on at the end of the year (amazingly weeks AFTER his injury had time to heal - imagine that) and maybe they expect, based on tape and workouts, that JT will be an impact player. I seriously doubt that DS sits in his office thinking, if I do x move, then the media/fans/whoever will think I have lost face. He would never make another decision again. I think it a lot more likely that they think, I am going to do x move and if people cry/media spins/etc then so be it. If they were in face saving mode, would they, knowing the media frenzy, go out and get Haynesworth. I doubt it. If anything they probably thought:

(rubbing hands together Dan says to Vinny) Man the media is going to go NUTS over this - hey can we find a way to ratchet it up to 110Mill without us having to pay it hehe that'll really get them good.
(Vinny grinning to Danny) Hehe Eric just got it up to 115Mill man its gonna be fun!

(inspired by, though not as good as, Skinny Tee )