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Yea but don't you know Adam... it's all the FO fault for not signing JT. It's that simple... remember?
*eye roll*

Why is everyone so determined to take sides on this?

Those on Taylor's side claim it was the result of inept management by Parcells and co.

Those on the Dolphins side say Taylor is a selfish traitor.

It's not this simple in reality. Both sides are to "blame" for Taylor not landing in Miami.

Who cares anymore? he is on the enemies sideline and all i care about is watching us sweep the Jets again this year

Something to talk about aside from the draft...plus it is a passionate subject.

Good post Fonzy couldn't agree more!!.

No use taking sides cause like you said both were extremely bull headed in all of this, if anything I'm pissed at both..

I don't think I'd be as upset with the FO if outside linebacker wasn't such a glaring need. To me bringing JT back was a no brainer..this just goes to show you that this regime is gonna do it their way and that is it..

As far as JT goes I'm sure his heart is still here but he's got a hurt ego. I think signing with the Jets has a lot to do with pay back not just about money. There is lots to this whole situation that's not being told!

I say let's move on and draft ourselves a few good replacements tonight and JT?..thanks for the hard work and memories..have yourself an injury free yet non productive time in NY!!

My thoughts exactly...

I hope that all of this dies down after the draft tonight. I'm sick of the daily threads about this. It's done, he's gone. Let's move on.

Maybe you can shed some light on that seeing as you have taken a side.

I am taking a side. Miami's.

THE TEAM brought him back after he gave it the bird in '08 (and if anyone for a moment feels that TAYLOR wasn't the architect of his departure in '08, then I have some really great waterfront property to sell you...on the Moon). That INCLUDES PARCELLS, IRELAND AND SPARANO. If any of those three said 'f$%k him, don't want him' he wouldn't have been here in '09.
Instead, they let bygones be bygones and brought him back.

They, like me, bought his false contrition. "I just want to be here, I'll play for whatever they want".

Then, as the season wore on, I did what the Trifecta did...they began to feel he was genuine. So, they came to him (even the purported aloofness of Parcells was put aside; it was BP who offered JT the resign in November and a raise to his salary).

Boy, are we gullible.

JT spurned them in November, and the team COULD have done what JT DID DO in the public. Ireland could have trotted out to reporters and said 'hey, we offered the guy a raise and he didn't want it'.

Instead, they did the only thing they could, and that is focus on the draft. If JT didn't want to talk contract, okay. How can they then count on him being here?

Then, the team wanted him to have surgery. Can you think why?
Because they wanted him healthy and ready to be a part of the team by OTAs and TC if he was going to play.

He declined.

You see, he has his own timetable, his own agenda as to what he wants to do. And if the team that he plays for doesn't do things HIS way, well, then he'll show them.

I really enjoyed watching him play here, and he played very well. He is one of the best Defensive players in our history, and one of the best players at his position for the last decade.

However, he has reached a stage in his career where he has been infected with Favre-itis. I am become Jason! I am bigger than the team! I demand RESPECT! Respect My Author-i- TIE!

Good riddance, mercenary.

I'll just add that I feel it's very ironic how both JT and the Favrester were both attracted to the same cesspool of filth, Jet green. It wears well with their attitudes.

Well put. I'm over it. Could've gone out with class. Hope he doesn't expect to retire as a Dolphin

In the end JT signed on with the Jets for more money than the Fins would've given him.......looking at the season ahead and the previous two seasons JT has played only 1 for the Miami Dolphins. To me his signing shouldn't be a big deal for that reason, as it made me used to him not being a dolphin anymore.

I dislike the Jets, but I still like JT the player. I also like Bart Scott who plays for the jests........so I will not root for the team(Jests) but I do hope JT has another solid season and loses to the Fins at least twice this upcoming season if not more.

Doesn't matter to me. There was an offer on the table in November. Taylor didn't take it claiming it wasn't how he was used to doing things, even disturbingly citing how Wanny and Spielman used to handle contracts.

He had an offer. He wanted more money. He thought he was entitled to more money after spending only 1 year trying to rebuild his name with the team after forcing his way out of dodge following the MOST embarrassing season this franchise has ever experienced.

BP tested his desire to be with the team with that contract extension offer back in 2009 .... Jason Traitor flunked that test.

He shoved a knife in to the back of the one constant in football: the fans. Realistically speaking, we are the only entity that has a vested interest year in, year out. Owners change. Players change. Coaches change. Everything but the fans.

That he decided to play for the sworn enemy of any and all Dolphans was akin to giving US the finger along with a big FU while he was at it. He yammers on about respect, but clearly has none for those who have supported him his entire career.

That is why I take sides. Because in the entire deal, we are the only ones truly affected. He's not hurting the team. Paw makes a great argument as to why so I won't repeat my thoughts on the matter. He's only hurting the fan base. He is not a Dolphin. He does not care to be. He should not be ever again.

..........and all those vile words he had for the Jets and their fan base now proves to be just EMPTY TALK. That's one of the most infuriating aspects of all of this.

Makes one wonder what he'll say about us once he been indoctrinated by puke green philosophy.

Did Zach Thomas retire as a Dolphin?

Wow.

If that report is true....dang. I don't think JT would do that though.

That's it right there. I don't care how much or how little Parcells offered him ... you just don't play for the Jets. Fireman Ed is correct ... he's a meathead.

Most moronic comment my idol has ever made. Hope to never see another one.

At the end of the day, Jason Taylor took the money!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't give a flying f--k what he said. Padon the aggressive tone. I personally feel like 2008 all over again(DTWS excluded). He knew which direction we were headed. He knew that we were trying to build something for the long term future. Even with JT, we still need an OLB. I don't need to pay a guy 2mil a year when all he's producing is 5 sacks a year. Sorry but in this day and age their is no team in the league who game plans for JT anymore.

Not to beat a dead horse here because at this point the whole JT thing is a non issue & since he is dead to so many of us maybe we should not talk about him anymore until about 5 years from now when he rises from the dead to go into the ring of honor when this dictatorship is no longer in power & we all forgive & forget & love him again but Joe Rose made a statement that after JT turned down the offer in November he changed Jt's role & had him go after the QM much , much less because he was pissed that his offer was turned down thus affecting Jt's stats. As for Marino's comments , well it seems not many of out past stars who were let go in not so great ways do not speak so highly of the organization.