NFL News OT: Jason Taylor to Jets

[zoostation]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Not sure what to think, but the Jets sure are being active.

Think Washington Deadskins

 

[Deus Irae]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Another high profile move of questionable wisdom. The pressure on team and coach to win it all this season will be beyond measure.

How is anything about this signing questionable?

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Clearly, it's all about selling PSLs. Really.

Yeah. If you go to the Jets webpage, there are a lot of them available and with financing plans. They forgot who their fans were.

 

[Patspsycho]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Can anyone here explain how the JETS were able to pay that much given their FA restrictions?

It's an incentives-laden contract, most of which would never be realistically reached. At most I think it's just one year at 3.75 with him being cut right before bonuses can be exercised for the 2nd year.

 

[NCpatriot]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

I'm VERY curious what that Jets payroll looks like for this season. It has got be significantly higher than anyone else in the NFL. They've signed almost everyone on the free agent market/trading block not named Julius Peppers!!

Anyone have any idea what they're spending on this season?

 

[AJY the Jets troll]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Every team is supposed to go all out every year to win a championship. You can go all out without mortgaging the future which is what the Jets have done. They aren't tied longterm to any of the multitude of question marks they've signed this off-season. I doubt Taylor has much left but the Jets with their pitiful pass rush are still better than they were yesterday. Prior to Taylor signing they didn't have one player that could beat an NFL Tackle one on one.

 

[shmessy]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

The Jets were super thin at that position. No rush ends. Now they got one. Even if he is not that good, it allows them to take best available in draft and not overdraft to fill a need.

He's a JAG at this point. But can't hurt.

$3.7 million for a JAG?

 

[eom]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

How did they get away with giving $3.7 million under the 8 final teams rule?

Because of the Final Eight rules that restrict the Jets from signing Taylor for more in the first year than what kicker Jay Feely received from leaving the Jets to join the Arizona Cardinals, Taylor will be on the Jets' books for $1.75 million in 2010, but he could earn another $1.25 million to $2 million depending upon his performance.

There is a second year to the contract that has a $750,000 guarantee, a source told ESPN.com's John Clayton. The first year of the contract is guaranteed, so Taylor receives a $2.5 million guarantee in his deal. Taylor's two-year deal could be worth a total of $13 million if he meets all the incentives in the contract.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Because of the Final Eight rules that restrict the Jets from signing Taylor for more in the first year than what kicker Jay Feely received from leaving the Jets to join the Arizona Cardinals, Taylor will be on the Jets' books for $1.75 million in 2010, but he could earn another $1.25 million to $2 million depending upon his performance.

There is a second year to the contract that has a $750,000 guarantee, a source told ESPN.com's John Clayton. The first year of the contract is guaranteed, so Taylor receives a $2.5 million guarantee in his deal. Taylor's two-year deal could be worth a total of $13 million if he meets all the incentives in the contract.

LOL This smoke and mirrors deal says as much about his agents ego as it does Jason's...

The real carrot was likely a staring roll in Hard Knocks...

It would be sad to see a guy do something that was obviously so repulsive to him he dragged his heels until his agent wore him down...if it wasn't so pathetic.

 

[ausbacker]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Not fussed at all.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Re: Jason Taylor to Jets

Jason Taylor says he only had one offer | ProFootballTalk.com

Recap: Taylor mopes about not getting an offer from the Dolphins, after he already turned down an extension last November. It sounds like he is not too excited about joining the Jets.

Interesting Points:

-It sounds like the Dolphins management/ Parcells didn't feel like playing his game again. Leveraging teams to drive up salary, as he did with the Patriots and Dolphins, isn't something that owners enjoy during the offseason.

-The Jets are STUPID for paying Taylor $3.5M. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that around double what he made last year? And last year, he was a year younger, with two rival suitors. Cap or no cap, it makes no sense.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

How is anything about this signing questionable?

Like Jason just stated in his maudlin farewell Miami presser, nobody thinks he can still play except he and Rex... Parcell's didn't want him back. Not sure he even wanted him last year. Apparently Sparano was in his corner, tried to sign him to an extension last November but Jason didn't like the terms and timing. Now he's befuddled because they haven't talked to him since and when he gave them his ultimatum this week they didn't even return his call... No mention of Bill weighing in, either. He's such a baby, acting like somehow the world conspired to force him to go play for people he doesn't like and whom he assumes don't like him either...tragedy abounds...wife is upset, he's worried about his legacy in Florida, but for some reason he just had to do this right this minute.

If Rex continues to unload veterans who helped get him off the hook last season and make phony incentivized backloaded signings like this, Hard Knocks could be worth the price of adding HBO... Like the guys on NFLN were just opining, it's all well and good to be ****y now but this team will have a spotlight on it all season and teams are now familiar with the Rex JETS and will be gunning for their matchups...

 

[Deus Irae]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Like Jason just stated in his maudlin farewell Miami presser, nobody thinks he can still play except he and Rex... Parcell's didn't want him back. Not sure he even wanted him last year. Apparently Sparano was in his corner, tried to sign him to an extension last November but Jason didn't like the terms and timing. Now he's befuddled because they haven't talked to him since and when he gave them his ultimatum this week they didn't even return his call... No mention of Bill weighing in, either. He's such a baby, acting like somehow the world conspired to force him to go play for people he doesn't like and whom he assumes don't like him either...tragedy abounds...wife is upset, he's worried about his legacy in Florida, but for some reason he just had to do this right this minute.

If Rex continues to unload veterans who helped get him off the hook last season and make phony incentivized backloaded signings like this, Hard Knocks could be worth the price of adding HBO... Like the guys on NFLN were just opining, it's all well and good to be ****y now but this team will have a spotlight on it all season and teams are now familiar with the Rex JETS and will be gunning for their matchups...

It's a short-term deal that's loaded with incentives. The player is a pass rusher going to a team that loves to blitz, and he'll be in a position where that team can make situational substitutions as needed. There is no downside besides money, and money is irrelevant this season, as long as the team has the market to bring in the revenue. If he sucks, there's nothing lost by the Jets except the cash.

 

[eom]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

It's a short-term deal that's loaded with incentives. The player is a pass rusher going to a team that loves to blitz, and he'll be in a position where that team can make situational substitutions as needed. There is no downside besides money, and money is irrelevant this season, as long as the team has the market to bring in the revenue. If he sucks, there's nothing lost by the Jets except the cash.

I think that pretty much sums it up, and I believe the jets are currently in the midst of a big marketing push, so this sounds like the kind of deal that has a chance of paying for itself.

 

[nashvillepatsfan]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

It's a short-term deal that's loaded with incentives. The player is a pass rusher going to a team that loves to blitz, and he'll be in a position where that team can make situational substitutions as needed. There is no downside besides money, and money is irrelevant this season, as long as the team has the market to bring in the revenue. If he sucks, there's nothing lost by the Jets except the cash.

This pretty much sums up how i feel about it.



I would like to add, that some people in this thread bashing the deal, would probably have been praising the guy if he signed here. Next to Adam Seward, Taylor has always been a favorite potential signing on this board.

 

[JMarr]

Woody is pretty desperate to sell those PSLs, lol.
Apparentely, money is not an object and makes sense in an uncapped year. He's amassing quite the re-tread roster with big name aquisitions.

This is another signing that will whip Jets fans into a frezny of optimism, and now it's safe to say they will be AFC East favorites, as well as one of the favorites to win it all. Which is fine.

I might be mixed up, but hasn't Taylor always had Matt Light's number? He's always highly disruptive against us, so Rex probably thinks it sends yet another shot across the bow of NE (who had rumored interest last year).

Doesn't it seem that when BB really talks up an opposing player, he usually has no real interest in acquiring them? ie., Ocho Cinco, J. Taylor, Peppers, Shoebel etc. Ed Reed probably the exception to this, but he can't be had anyway.

 

[JoeSixPat]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

The fact that BB never even gave a hint of going after him this year, unlike last year, along with the fact that the Fish left him hanging out even with the Jesters sniffing around, tells me that Taylor doesn't have much, if anything left in the tank.

Glad that this is done for the season.....and actually happy the Jesters overpaid for him....at least IMHO.

The Jets aren't concerned about overpaying - trying to sell PSLs in a year without a Cap - and Taylor is an upgrade over Gholston (which raises another embarrassing issue as well)

But while I can't say Taylor couldn't have been any help in New England, the fact is that Belichick wasn't interested.

I can't help but think one reason Belichick might have been more than happy NOT to steal Taylor away from the Jets is the fact that letting him go there - especially at $4 million - all but ensures that the Jets won't pick up Adalius Thomas if and when we cut him.

Belichick does nothing without a reason - trading Vrabel last year instead of cutting him and letting him go to a Division Rival is another illustration of that (even though in hindsight I'd have preferred neither.)

 

[shmessy]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Clearly, it's all about selling PSLs. Really.

Bingo. Everything else is just noise.

If they could get Kate Gosselin to put on a helmet, they'd give her $4 mill too.

 

[Deus Irae]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Bingo. Everything else is just noise.

If they could get Kate Gosselin to put on a helmet, they'd give her $4 mill too.

From what little I've heard of Gosselin, since I don't really follow that stuff, there would be millions of people willing to pay to see NFL players beating the tar out of her. The Jets would more than recoup their investment on that one.

 

[Gwedd]

Re: Jason Taylor is a New York Jet - 1 Year $3.7M

Bingo. Everything else is just noise.

If they could get Kate Gosselin to put on a helmet, they'd give her $4 mill too.

Agreed. Another thing to consider is the odds of Taylor getting injured and not being productive for the JESTS. he hasn't had a serious injury yet, and at his age, even though relatively young, there is still only so much beating that body can take, regardless of how well he tries to keep it.