How Do You Replace Jason Taylor?

by MyronB on Dec 20, 2011 4:07 PM EST

Jason Taylor's long, Hall Of Fame career is coming to an end. He's been a great team player, a great resident of the South Florida community, even when he went to Washington and New York. So How do you replace a player like Jason Taylor? It's the same question Dolphins fan's have been asking the same question about the quarterback postion for the last ten years. How do you replace Dan Marino? The answer is you don't. It's hard to replace a Hall of Fame player with another one in his place. I've the list of hybrid, OLB/DE for the 2012 draft, and the the selections are pretty slim. The only two players I see drafting are Vinny Curry from Marshall or Alex Okafor from the Texas Longhorns. They are both High Character players, with second or third round talent. Okafor has good speed for a big man. Curry is a nightmare to contain. If you liked Jason Taylor's work ethic, character, and playing abilities, you also enjoy either Okafor or Curry.

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Umm...

We’re not replacing Jason Taylor, the sack master who is having DPOY type seasons. He’s now a pass rushing specialist that helps take pressure off Wake, the player that has replaced Jason Taylor. He doesn’t have the career like Taylor, but he’s more effective than Taylor is right now.

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by Finhead83 on Dec 20, 2011 4:11 PM EST reply actions

Duh

with Koa Misi! obviously.

by phinhead on Dec 20, 2011 4:41 PM EST reply actions

I hope youre kidding.

Load is great vs the run but his pass rush is really bad. If we don’t get a a Qb in the draft I really want a pass rusher. Look at Aldon Smith in SF guy is a stud and just 21!

RG3 and Dwayne Allen in the draft

by UpstatePhinFan on Dec 20, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions

He was being sarcastic.

More of Moore in 2012!

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by joel311 on Dec 21, 2011 10:04 AM EST up reply actions

yeah wake replaced jason taylor

But even though we replaced him, our pass rush still isnt as good as it should be. draft another pass rush specialist in the ladder rounds, have him study under JT for a year or two, then boom we have replaced the hall of famer.

by west coast phinfan on Dec 20, 2011 5:00 PM EST reply actions

Or you simply offer him a job as soon as his career is done

He can teach guys like Misi how to transition from DE to OLB because he has done it. Brian Cox hasnt. Its already a known fact that in the offseason, Misi was studying gametape of JT, in hopes of learning the moves he lacks.

There is just some things you cant learn from gametape, and the stuff you do learn can be lost by other coaches trying to teach you a different way of doing things. IMO, the best way to replace him is by giving him a full time position that allows him to pass his knowledge on to the next generation.

Not to mention, that will be a surefire way to bring some respectability back to this franchise.

by dolphinfan4lyfe on Dec 20, 2011 5:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

We sign him for one more year,...

That way we don’t have to worry about it just yet,…IMO

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by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 20, 2011 5:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Yeah,

I hope who ever the new coach is will want to resign him! Omar Kelly said that he doesn’t want to retire just yet.

by phinhead on Dec 20, 2011 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

He has done enough to extend another contract to him,....IMO

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by Ohiofinfan4life on Dec 20, 2011 6:01 PM EST up reply actions

absolutely, keep him at least one more year, let the younger guys keep learning from him

and let the man retire a Dolphin!

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by daytonadolfan on Dec 20, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions

id resign JT for one year

And then draft another pass rusher to complement wake in the 2013 draft’s first round, after we deal with QB, TE, RT, one of the safety positions and KR this year.

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by AnishB15 on Dec 20, 2011 8:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions

KR?

Not happy with Gates being in the Top 10?

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by joel311 on Dec 21, 2011 10:05 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, Gates looked TERRIBLE the first 8 games or so,

but he has REALLY picked it up the last few weeks. Once he takes one to the house maybe the flood “Gates” will open up and he’ll start doing it 3 or 4 times a season.

by MMANDIA on Dec 21, 2011 12:41 PM EST reply actions

He just really had to learn to pick the gap to shoot and when to take the ball out of the end zone.

I’m fine with Gates as a return man.

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by Finhead83 on Dec 21, 2011 12:57 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed, I hope to see him be able to transition to PR as well.

Can we stop with the Bess experiment already? I think he “may” have reached his ceiling.

by MMANDIA on Dec 21, 2011 1:20 PM EST reply actions

Bess actually has been doing well on PR

He’s not breaking 70 yard returns and isn’t getting TDs, but he’s averaging 11.9 yards per return. That number ranks him 5th in the NFL on punt returns. He’s not flashy, but he does a solid job at helping shift field position.

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by Finhead83 on Dec 21, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions

I've noticed that as well watching the games.

Never bothered to check the stats though. On TV it “looks” like someone faster than 4.6 would’ve broken off some LONG ones. Besides, why risk getting him hurt out there, too valuable on 3rd down.

by MMANDIA on Dec 22, 2011 7:19 PM EST reply actions