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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 877816"><p>At the risk of repetition, the simple answer is probably the best one: Taylor provides experienced depth particularly on the left side. Of all those names behind last year's starters, there's Patrick with about a 1/2 season worth of snaps under his belt and looking like a keeper; Light with a smattering of inauspicious snaps (151) probably belongs just outside the bubble where you put him. And that's it as far as experience goes.</p><p></p><p>Retaining Taylor, at this juncture anyway, should be viewed in the same light as Taylor starting last year--risk mitigation. There's just no way to know what these other guys might offer until you put them on the field after a bunch of mostly non-contact camp and preseason play against 2nd. stringers, 3rd. stringers and camp bodies. The issue is more accute with a truncated offseason and maybe a shortened preseason. </p><p></p><p>The terms of the new contract are murky, but it does not appear there is any new impediment to cutting him or maybe trading him if they're happy with somebody else coming off the bench, though doing that after asking for the pay cut smacks of bad faith so I'd discount that happening.</p><p></p><p>Why Taylor would take the pay cut is perhaps the more interesting question. Why not say "no", get cut and test the market? The answer may be a simple one. It's kinda late for that to start with. He's coming off biceps surgery at age 30, was at best an adequate starter when healthy, and perhaps more importantly there's no opportunity to visit a team for a medical exam. The market for his services would not be good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 877816"] At the risk of repetition, the simple answer is probably the best one: Taylor provides experienced depth particularly on the left side. Of all those names behind last year's starters, there's Patrick with about a 1/2 season worth of snaps under his belt and looking like a keeper; Light with a smattering of inauspicious snaps (151) probably belongs just outside the bubble where you put him. And that's it as far as experience goes. Retaining Taylor, at this juncture anyway, should be viewed in the same light as Taylor starting last year--risk mitigation. There's just no way to know what these other guys might offer until you put them on the field after a bunch of mostly non-contact camp and preseason play against 2nd. stringers, 3rd. stringers and camp bodies. The issue is more accute with a truncated offseason and maybe a shortened preseason. The terms of the new contract are murky, but it does not appear there is any new impediment to cutting him or maybe trading him if they're happy with somebody else coming off the bench, though doing that after asking for the pay cut smacks of bad faith so I'd discount that happening. Why Taylor would take the pay cut is perhaps the more interesting question. Why not say "no", get cut and test the market? The answer may be a simple one. It's kinda late for that to start with. He's coming off biceps surgery at age 30, was at best an adequate starter when healthy, and perhaps more importantly there's no opportunity to visit a team for a medical exam. The market for his services would not be good. [/QUOTE]
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