wilbur58z Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Kelli Johnson just reported this on Comcast. She made it sound like Springs is missing because of all the trade talk. And she said Taylor may be holding out to see what kind of contract Landry gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Reparations Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 WTF? Thats all we need...even the local media is trying to stir up garbage. I can understand why so many people hate the media! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Taylor is just busy hunting his missing ATV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 maybe they're not there because its not mandatory?!?! hmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number twenty-eight Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 In the event Springs gets cut, I'm hoping the dollars are earmarked for Cooley first, defensive line help second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwanda Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 seriously who cares, this isnt training camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbur58z Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Kelli Johnson isn't stirring anything up. Other than Taylor skipping them in 2005, this is the first time two Redskins players have voluntarily skipped the opening of OTAs like this. Gibbs places a ton of importance on these things. They are "voluntary", but the guys are expected to be there, especially since Gibbs gave them extra time off. Unless they've cleared it with the Redskins for some reason, I'm sure Gibbs and company are not happy about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveStrongSkins Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 That sucks. Hopefully the front office does the right thing and makes sure Taylor gets a nice long extension. Landry should not come in and make more than Taylor. I get the impression Taylor doesnt really like being here anyways. Any chance he has to be away from Redskin park, he's gone. I dont like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Remember, a lot of guys complained last year about how they didn't want to work out in Ashburn and wanted to work out somewhere else. I remember Daniels and Wynn being two of them. I honestly don't care because we know Taylor and Springs will be there on Sundays in the Fall when it counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwanda Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Kelli Johnson isn't stirring anything up. then whats this "holdout" crap all about? its not the first time sean skipped the OTAs and hes certainly not the only nfl player to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbur58z Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Remember, a lot of guys complained last year about how they didn't want to work out in Ashburn and wanted to work out somewhere else. I remember Daniels and Wynn being two of them. I honestly don't care because we know Taylor and Springs will be there on Sundays in the Fall when it counts. The OTAs are not the workout part of the offseason. In the first three offseasons under Gibbs, the team had the players come in a month or so earlier to work out in the facility under the trainers. That is the part they skipped this year, and the part the players had complained about. They wanted to work out on their own. So Gibbs granted them that, even though a lot of the players still worked out in Ashburn anyway. The OTAs are when the team gets on the practice fields and start working through the schemes together and doing all the mental work. Gibbs very much expects them here for that. When Taylor skipped them in 2005, GW made him 3rd string safety in training camp because he didn't know what they had worked through during the OTAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jivelikenice Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Didn't Sean miss several OTA's last year as well? Pure speculation on KJ's part as to the reason..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGSKINS Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 umm, S. Taylor was in Ashburn during the offseason for conditioning programs. I saw it on redskins.com TV a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbur58z Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Taylor was going through the lead up to his trial before it was settled. That's why he missed it, and the 'Skins were cool with it. Unless there's some reason they know about, I doubt they're cool with it this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Not this again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm8899 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Money, Money, Money...Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Didn't Sean miss several OTA's last year as well? Pure speculation on KJ's part as to the reason..... He was still finishing the trial stuff up though I'm pretty sure. I mean this could just be rumor, I'm not sure how she'd already know after the first day who's missing OTA's for what reason, but on the other hand, Taylor's agent IS Rosenhaus, and although his contract really doesn't expire for awhile yet, I could see him wanting some bigger money now rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbur58z Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 umm, S. Taylor was in Ashburn during the offseason for conditioning programs. I saw it on redskins.com TV a while back. Landry wasn't a Redskin then. Might be why Kelli Johnson is speculating this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 So how is it that this reporter is privy to exact information on why they are missing the OTA's? Are they really that buddy buddy with the players they tell them something no one else knows(and stuff that is potentialy controversial). Or perhaps Kelli is just blowing smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 This is no big deal. Although I'm really not surprised to hear that Springs isn't around. When your team includes you in about a half dozen trade scenarios (assuming that what I read about that subject is accurate), then your motivation to show up at OTA's - in the 1st week of May, no less - might be diminished somewhat, to put it mildly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbur58z Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 She WAS speculating. She did not claim it to be fact. But the AP writer's basically saying the same thing concerning Springs. With Taylor, he's saying that Taylor might be just skipping them to skip them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nace14 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 what are we talking about here? practice? practice? come on we're talking about practice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy1972 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I think these guys are smart. Look what OTA's did for us last year. All that extra work and no one knew the offense and the best players were not put on the field on defense. So if I were a player, OTA's would stand for "Outta Town Antics". See you when training camp starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isle-hawg Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 :doh::doh::doh: Not what we needed to hear... I know many on hear want to dump Springs but he is without a doubt our Best CB. Yes I know he was hurt/didn't play most of the year LAST YEAR, but that is a key factor IMO why we went from top 10 D two years in a row to bottom feeder on D last year. Couple his potential loss w/Taylor skipping out/disgruntled this does not make for a good offseason especially without adding to the D-Line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jivelikenice Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I have no problem with players missing OTA's as long as they're doing the work on their own as I'm sure Sean is. Players prer in different ways and maybe this is what Sean needs to do to get him ready for this season.....Look at Sapp...He worked out in Miami and came into camp 45 pounds lighter....Lets wait til mini-camp before we jump all over this. If he doesn't show up for that then its a different story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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