straight....

The day after the dolphins trade for a 33 year old NT with questionalbe charachter,who missed most of last season, they are going to trade away a 33 year old DE who is 1 season removed from being defensive player of the year and is the current 'man of the year'....

ok now that i've had 3 or 4 drinks it makes perfect sense to me!

im a fan and wish JT and Zach would have retired here...
i just hope bill knows what hes doing because im not very impressed w/ FA thus far..
But i do have faith

was on the wall.  You could feel the posturing, the moves, hear the rumors, etc.  So not really a surprise when it comes to pass.

I think there may be two ways of handling it -- do and take what the organization wants, OR since there's two suitors, let Jason pick which team he'd like to go to and take those picks.

The only thing that looms heavy is that it is IMPERATIVE that the team get Calvin Pace to replace the outside rusher position.

Nothing lasts for ever........

for JT.  Be nice if an early 3rd or 4th in 09 was added as well.

He is our new JT or Zach. He has the whole package, the new face of Dolphins D... Still plenty of time for more moves to be made though.

...from a sentimental standpoint, but it's also the right thing to do.  I actually feel bad for Taylor.  Going to Green Bay (frozen hard turf and bitter cold during the last third of the season) or Minnesota (very hard playing surface) is going to shorten his career.  He's such a physical freak that staying in a nice climate and on a forgiving turf probably would have kept him around for another five years, barring injury.  But moving to either of these teams is going to shorten his career...I'd bet three years, tops, and they'll probably be injury-plagued years at that.

I still haven't gotten over Csonka, Kiick, and Warfield in '74, or Jake Scott being traded to the Redskins for a 7th round pick.  Apparently, Jake Scott has never gotten over it either.

Such is the business of the game.  Make the trade with Minnesota for the higher picks and let the rebuilding continue...onward and upward.

Go Dolphins.

Jerry Jones said something about surprises in the draft or something like that when he was asked about McFadden... maybe I'm just tired, but could JT go play with Zach in some kind of big big deal?
ahhh nevermind, that's crazy talk...

two first rounders really- one this year and next. a second and a third in this years draft would be okay..

and love that jason cole thinks the fins can grab a first rounder.. yeah, that's not gonna happen..

i wish JT the best and yes, this is right the thing to do.

is an all-time Dolphin great, not to mention he's had a superb career in the NFL.

All that said, this move (assuming it happens), is not hard to understand. The fins have almost zero chance of being a playoff contender next year, and potentially the year after (i'm going with the typical 3 year plan here).

What point does it serve for a player of JT's caliber, who is still highly regarded, to play out his days and retire 2 years from now on a 7 or 8 win team?

If you can get the picks people are saying we can get for him, then make the move. JT will play on a contender ideally, and we'll get a 2nd rounder plus another pick to help us be a real playoff team say 3 years from now.

Just as with Zach, this is business guys, nothing personal. THey are professionals, both JT plus Parcells & Co. It makes sense for all involved.

Espn just said that parcells stated that jason taylor will play in miami in 2009 unless he retires

signed Faneca, 5 for 40 and 21 guaranteed...

That's because of Jason, and the possibles of Pace and Long... heh, heh, heh.

This is really PAINFULL!!
Just hearing Journey 'In hte city'.
JT and ZT in the same year.
I just one to be alone, sorry for no making any comment, know this is part of the game and was espected, but still, it HURT like a mother F""&er
REally gat the most out of this one.
See ya at draf time.

If Taylor stays, Jason Coles at Yahoo was very irresponsible. The comment about him having already moved away is true, he's staying in LA while filming "Dancing With The Stars." That doesn't mean he can't find a weight room out there and isn't planning on returning. I think Coles got some cheap heat off of going out on a limb making a guess.

Or, maybe I just don't want it to happen and will find any way to explain it otherwise.

a variety of quality articles and sources online who all state that they consider Cole (the original story writer) as being highly regarded and with integrity.

My theory is that word got out that a trade was in the works. Cole got word of it and obviously reported it. Parcells certainly can't be happy that what he wanted kept under wraps was made public. Then again, maybe it is a way to up the price for JT by making it seem that he's unavailable. Remember, you have no leverage as a GM when you openly say a guy is going to be traded.

I still have a hard time imagining Parcells being cool with his team captain and veteran leader, moonlighting on TV, etc.