Taylor Gets Lei'ed

AHHAH!!! Get it?! Hawaii, Pro Bowl? It's a play on words regarding the sex!!

Jason Taylor made the Pro Bowl. High-five, bro. While some d-bags questioned your leadership, heart and dedication, you went about your business and proved to us yet again that you are by far Miami's only talent on defense. Yeah, yeah, that doesn't exactly say much, but you get my drift. This despite sharing the field with teammates better suited in fetching you a post-game burger. This despite taking orders from someone who should be working under you. 

Nice work out there, fella.

Good talk. 

Kevin Everett

To hell with rivalries. You don't wish these kinds of injuries on anyone, and word of Kevin Everett's improved prognosis sparks a peculiar touch of Bills pride in me.

Great news here, boys.

Wayne

Huizenga is a solid owner, and I can't relate to several idiot comments made on various Herald and Sun-Sentinel article threads this year implying that Wayne has faltered in the past few years. Again, let me stress the "idiot" part of the previous sentence. Considering other teams and their higher ups, I'd say we're quite fortunate to have a guy who legitimately cares for the organization and does whatever possible to field a winner.

This semi-brief and completely random thought comes after reading this story on Wayne and the dreaded term -- "rebuilding". Disregarding the completely absurd questions involving the possibility of Michael Vick in teal and orange -- a notion that is sure to fan the flames of comical speculation, Huizenga's comments further communicate to fans (to me at least) that winning is objective No. 1. It's comforting to know that a fan is in the driver's seat, ya know?

Tecmo Reference

Courtesy of the Sun-Sentinel's Ethan Skolnick, Jesse Chatman on his 74-yard TD in Saturday night's exhibition win over the Jags:

"I felt them," he said of the chasing Jaguars. "But like I was telling the fellas on the sideline, I had to hit them with the Tecmo Bowl and go with the angle on them. That's why I worked hard all offseason. Me and Az Hakim, we worked out in San Diego, and the workout that we do, it gets you right. That's why I was able to lose all the weight that I lost."

ANY athlete who pulls out a Tecmo reference is OK in my book.

High-Fives to You, Jason Taylor

This is why Jason Taylor is one of my all-time favorites, and judging by some of his answers, he couldn't be a more perfect teammate.

Would you agree to play for free if it meant the Dolphins would make the playoffs?
JT: Playoffs, no, Super Bowl, yes. I’ve been to the playoffs before, our goal is not to make the playoffs, it’s to win the Super Bowl. [Our goal is] not to win 10 games or make the first round of the playoffs and see what happens. I get up every day and go to work, to win the Super Bowl, anything less than that is not a success – in our eyes, the fans eyes and our owner’s eyes.

...and this...

Can you win a Super Bowl with the Dolphins?
JT: I truly believe we can, if everyone buys into what we are trying to do, if we all give up bull crap excuses and does what were supposed to do, I know we can win.

Read all of Taylor's no-bullsh$# answers over at the Sun-Sentinel's blog.