JT's Decision Coming Post Draft?!?

by David_Wyatt on Apr 17, 2010 10:08 AM EDT

So Steve Wyche had an interesting blurb today regarding the JT situation:

Intrigue abounds in the Taylor story. Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said Thursday that he hadn’t given Taylor a specific deadline to decide on the team’s offer, but he expected an answer before next week’s draft. Wyche spoke with Taylor’s agent, Gary Wichard, who indicated he will speak with the veteran linebacker when he returns from Costa Rica early next week and a decision most likely will be made after the draft. Given that the Dolphins have said they won’t address Taylor’s situation until after the draft, it might be that Taylor is waiting to see the team’s stance.

You all know that I have been in favor of this move from the start, but if JT comes back to Mike T on Monday, and says I'm going to wait until after the draft, I would have only one thing to say to him "You may wait until after the draft, but the Jets offer won't be there". If I'm Mike T, I'm swiping that offer straight off the table if he wants to wait post draft. We don't need ???'s going into the NFL draft, we need a clear depth chart that clearly indicates need/value. Waiting on JT might not effect the need all that much, because it is after all just a two year deal, but it definitely effects value, and where we should be targeting the talent at the pass rushing positions.

This is not 100%, and we don't need to go back over all the details of why he should be here, why people don't want him, we have done that a 100 times already, but with your business caps on, and your draft jerseys, there really is only one question left.........

Poll

If Jason Taylor says he wants to wait until after the draft to make a decision, do you as the Jets, pull the offer from the table and move on??

Yes, we can't go in with question marks

364 votes

No, give him time

49 votes

413 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm not a fan of this deal

I hope he does not come here. I feel he’s too old. Does he still got it? can he command a double team.? He would only be a third down rusher. As much as that is a Jet need, I feel was should address that need through the draft.

by BIG OH!!!!! on Apr 17, 2010 10:14 AM EDT reply actions

You have to move on as though he won’t be signing. Then you re-evaluate whether you can still use him with the players you’ve already drafted.

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by dvdvil on Apr 17, 2010 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

Now that Osi is on the block, I’d rather we throw our hat in that ring. But yeah, if this guy doesn’t sign by the time the draft comes around its time to rescind.

Im of half the mind to sign him and then cut him on the last day of camp.

by Crackback on Apr 17, 2010 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Crack do you see Osi as a DE or OLB in the 3-4?

I could see him at either, but I certainly would prefer Osi over Taylor, if we put him at DE it gives a lot more options in the draft. Like Hughes or Weatherspoon round 1 or Worilds, Sapp, or Misi round 2.

by Judgegavel on Apr 17, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Osi is definitely an OLB in the 3-4.

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by John B on Apr 17, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Although the Jets play 4-3 a lot more than people realize.

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by John B on Apr 17, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Agree with John, definitely an OLB. He would be a nice fit too, I ithink; but probably a little expensive. Might be able to get Kiwi though, with him being in the last year of his contract and all, which seems to be the M/O of late.

by Crackback on Apr 17, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

This would just be ridiculous. The guy either wants to be a Jet or he doesn’t. If this is the case, Mike T ought to pull the offer since it would be obvious JT was just using the Jets as leverage.

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by John B on Apr 17, 2010 10:36 AM EDT reply actions

he is waiting on the dolphins. we don’t need this nonsense.

with santonio in pocket, we have one less need entering the draft. let’s stock up on young defense and forget this guy. if he wants to sign, i don’t know what would change between now and after the draft, except the dolphins offer…

by JetsFan1991 on Apr 17, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

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As much as I dislike this whole circus. I’d probably give him time and draft as if this dude isn’t coming. What says that this dude will even work out in the scheme. Granted he has talent, but I wouldn’t put 75% of my eggs in one basket, especially with all this Favre-esque dilly dallying. Anyways, just IMO.

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by King A! on Apr 17, 2010 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

It seems everybody forgot about how Parcells got fed up with his dancing a couple years ago. Now it seems like Miami doesn’t want to go through that again. Why should we?

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by dvdvil on Apr 17, 2010 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

thats enough. screw him. hes a prick.

by joey d on Apr 17, 2010 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Draft as if he aint coming

If he decides before the draft, great, if not lower the monetary offer after the draft. Either way the Jets need to draft a pass rusher because two years out of JT doesn’t answer the long term pass rushing problems

by JETSKID123 on Apr 17, 2010 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

I'm not a fan on waiting for him

tell him the offer cannot be promised to be intact after the draft, and it’s anybodies game. If he’s comfortable with this, fine, no hard feelings.

But we don’t need him that badly. Hell, I’d still kind of rather have A. Thomas than JT.

by Bro Namath on Apr 17, 2010 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

This is crazy

Tannenbaum needs to call his agent and tell them they have until Thursday to give a decision. Taylor is acting like he has tons of choices he only has two, and the Dolphins really don’t want him. I think they are only showing a half hearted interest in him to please their fanbase. Like most have said on here, its obvious he doesn’t want to be a Jet. He is just using the Jets to get a deal out of the Dolphins. I say give him a deadline and he fails to reach a decision tell him the deal is off the table.

by chrebetsthebet on Apr 17, 2010 3:55 PM EDT reply actions

There is nothing complex about this

People apparently just aren’t paying attention. JT said in an interview he does not want to play for the Jets, and will only really consider it if the choice is between Jets and retirement. That means 31 other NFL teams have to tell this guy to take a hike, even though Miami is the only team out there even telling him “maybe”. He’s clearly hoping Miami fails to address their need to replace his over-the-hill ass in the draft, and decides to sign him again. It’s that simple.

What IS confusing, however, is the fact that our organization continues to entertain this nonsense and that we have fans who want him here.

by nationalist88 on Apr 17, 2010 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

Excellent points

nobody seems to want to consider how ultimately unlikely this signing is.

by Bro Namath on Apr 18, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I meant to choose the first choice in the poll

I didn’t really read the answers, I just saw “yes” and “no” and I’m thinking hell “no” I don’t want him here votes no. lol

Anyhow, Jason Taylor should just retire. Or go to Arizona and hook up with Carrie Rhodes and go make some movies or something.

by Exystence on Apr 17, 2010 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

Screw waiting on him...

By the disdain that JT showed towards the Jets and the fans of the team in the past I kind of get the feeling that he is attempting to be some sort of distraction for the Jets since he is taking this long to decide. Maybe in his mind the Jets get comfortable with the idea that he is going to sign and because of it will ignore the need for a pass rusher in the draft and in the end he jumps back to Miami and we are left still having that need. The offer needs to be taken off the table and lets go into the draft and get what we want and need! He’s wasting the Jets organization’s and us the Jets fans’ time!

by Mac N Cheese on Apr 18, 2010 3:48 PM EDT reply actions