Redskins trade for Jason Taylor (updated)

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

Here are my thoughts

1. We paid too much with a 2nd and a 6th....I dont know what that amounts too by draft points...but its probably close to a low 1st for 2 years max.

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5 This one really pisses me off.....our training staff.....last year we lost tons of guys for cramps and muscle pulls...injuries attributable to hydration and stretching.....NOW we lose 2 guys that arguably could have been avoided if they were loosened up more.
I dont blame the training staff....but...this is definately a trend that has not stopped which almost killed our season last year.

6 I love the fact that JT did that dancing thing....why? because he is flexible and has zero body fat...that means he's fit and unlikely to suffer bogus "freak" non contact injuries.

Even though the cons include a weaker run d and a loss of a very valuable 2nd rounder, I hesitantly approve due to the fact that there was NO ALTERNATIVE.
But I am still pissed at the training staff for sucking so bad.

On point 1. The truth it is a 6th rounder is worth nothing on those charts. The 34th pick plus the first 6th round pick is "worth" less than the 32nd pick. Next the value of a 6th rounder in 2 years is not worth a sixth rounder in the current year according to charts. So that sixth is more like a 7th and the best 7th pick and the 33rd pick are less than the 32nd pick according to the charts. So really that 6th rounder is worth next to nothing.

Point 5. I agree. It has to do with conditioning. I would blame the players over the staff tho. It probably has to do more with their offseason programs than anything.

Point 6. yeah, I always though it was dumb of him to do that stupid dancing show. I mean he was saying on the show that he was dancing 8 9 hours a day. He is bound to have lost weight and lost muscle. A smart player would save that for retirement.
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Honestly, we were forced into making this move. We needed to. Our D-line has been shit. AC helped us move from 19 sacks in 06 to like 33 in 07. This will help us move even farther. JT will finish out his contract and Vinny said that he expects him to play longer than that with the skins. This is a great move and again i have to say our staff did a great job. How do you lose a player before i eat lunch and have the best DE of the past 8 years signed before i eat dinner? On top of that we didn't give more than other teams were offering. On top of that our organization left enough cap to make a move like this. Good job on not blowing the cap before we actually needed it.

CAN"T WAIT TO SEE JASON IN CAMP!