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The Dancing Redskin Star

As noted earlier, the Redskins lost starting DE Phillip Daniels on the first series of training camp and backup DE Alex Buzbee that same afternoon. Well, so what> Daniels gave us (if memory serves) 2.5 sacks last year.

Now Dan Snyder has gone back to his free wheeling ways and traded 2009 second-round pick and a 2010 sixth ti Miami for Jason Taylor. As peter King observed:

There aren’t many teams that would have a major injury two hours after sunrise and have a better player in-house two hours before sunset. The Redskins historically have done the wrong kneejerk thing. This was the right kneejerk thing.

Also from King:

I have to hand it to Snyder and Cerrato. This was a very good trade for them. I’ve been hard on them, and rightfully so, for some of the dumb trades and free-agent signings (do we have to relive them?) of the past six or seven years. But this offseason was a smart time for Washington, because it was a time to get its financial house in order, not a time to go crazy over some barely above-average wide receiver.

And, finally:

My one asterisk question to Cerrato: “You know Taylor said this could well be his last year, then he might move to L.A. to act or dance or whatever. How much of a chance do you think he’s one and done?’’

“Zero,’’ Cerrato said. “I’m 100 percent sure he’s going to play out this contract [which has 2008 and 2009 to run] and then some. I wouldn’t be surprised if he signed another contract and played several more years.’’

Taylor’s agent, Gary Wichard, said as much Sunday night. Taylor should be in Washington Monday and begin practice Tuesday. And to think he thought he’d be in a Parcells jail this year in Miami.

The ‘Skins probably can’t expect to do better than third in their very tough division this year, what with a still unproven QB learning his third (or is it fourth?) offense since joining the league. But the team’s headed in the right direction and several years of Taylor playing DE would be a huge boost to our prospects. Count me happy.