Jul 21st 2008 10:23AM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, Saints, AFC East, NFC East, NFC SouthI didn’t think it was possible, but bless Bill Parcells and the Redskins’ braintrust for this — the trade of Jason Taylor to Washington has managed to disrupt Favremania long enough for people to talk about something that will more-than-hypothetically alter autumn Sundays. Just imagine what we’d be talking about if this went through:
Now, I’d heard some interesting rumors in recent weeks about Taylor. I’d heard a good one last week about a three-way deal between the Giants, Dolphins and Saints, with Taylor going to the Giants to replace Michael StrahanJeremy Shockey going to New Orleans to give Sean Payton the tight-end weapon he so desperately wants, and second- and fifth-round picks going from New Orleans to Miami.
Transaction (three-team deal) rarely, if ever, seen in the NFL? Check. One likely Hall of Famer replacing another? Check. Super Bowl champions? Check. Two of the most-discussed, and divisive, players of the offseason? Check. It would have been the perfect storm of media saturation.

And the deal, actually, makes sense. The compensation seems to match all around, and Payton and Parcells are close. That being said, it just seems too good to be true. And, if there was ever any substance to the rumor in the first place, it too good to be true. All’s not lost, though. Taylor-to-Washington was good enough to stop the BS stench coming from Green Bay for, like, five minutes. And for that we should be grateful.