Jason Taylor Will Probably Not Be A Buccaneer

When I first read PFT's speculation that Tampa Bay could be a possible destination for Jason Taylor, I dismissed it. But after losing out on Jared Allen today, I could see the Bucs at least calling Bill Parcells to get a ball park figure of what kind of trade compensation he's looking for. At this stage in his career, Taylor isn't worth a first round pick, especially since you know Taylor isn't going to come cheap. But a lower pick plus Chris Simms? That may be doable.

I think there's a good chance that Simms is a Dolphin by this time next week. Parcells has ties with Simms going back to his childhood and he's got to be at least a little nervous having John Beck and Josh McCown as his only real options for a starter. Whether Taylor is part of those discussions or not remains to be seen. Even a second rounder plus Simms seems high for Taylor because there are some good values in the second round. But a straight swap of Simms and Miami's fifth or sixth rounder (which are at the top of their rounds) wouldn't be too bad considering the Bucs only have five picks this year.

In short, Taylor has been a good and consistent player, but I don't think the Bucs will give up anything to get him. And it's because he's a good and consistent player that he can get away with having photos like this taken of him.