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Taylor Not Ruled Out for Opener, Would Like to Play
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During the streak, Taylor said he has played with a broken arm, broken thumbs and knee injuries. "I put a cast on" the broken arm, Taylor said. "I do want to be back, but I have to be smart, too, because it's a long year. If it's not right, it's just not right."
Good Game for Frost
One player who may have benefited from the offense's dismal performance in the Carolina loss was incumbent punter Derrick Frost. Frost, who is locked in a battle with sixth-round draft pick Durant Brooks for the starting job, averaged 51.3 yards on eight kicks. He boomed several punts, including a long of 65 out of the back of his end zone early in the first quarter.
"I feel good about it," Frost said of the performance. "Obviously you can always do better, but I feel for the most part, for it only being my second game I hit the ball fairly well."
For now, Frost leads Brooks numbers-wise, averaging 45.5 yards per kick on 12 attempts to Brooks's 44.2 yards on 10 kicks.
Saturday may have been the six-year veteran's last chance to set himself apart, with Coach Jim Zorn saying the two punters are expected to rotate kicks Thursday.
"It's coming down to the nitty-gritty," Zorn said.
Sinclair Cut
Linebacker Matt Sinclair has been released by the team because of a back injury. "It's going to be at least three months, so they had to make room on the roster," Sinclair said, adding he has been told he has three fractures in a lumbar vertebra. "I just felt that Monday after the Jets game" on Aug. 16, he said. "I was dropping back in pass coverage and when I stepped over I felt it." . . . The team also released wide receiver Burl Toler ahead of today's 4 p.m. deadline for reducing rosters to 75. . . .
In the wake of Saturday's loss, Zorn told offensive starters they will play Thursday, a decision with which veterans agreed. "Yeah, no doubt we have to do this," wide receiver Antwaan Randle El said. "With the way we played, it's just the right thing to do."
Players said Zorn did not specify how many series they can expect to play. They'll game plan for the first two series, but if they prolong a drive, it could be one. Struggles weren't limited to the offense Saturday, but defensive starters will not play Thursday. "Obviously we didn't need to see the game tape to know we didn't play well," London Fletcher said. . . .
Tackle Jon Jansen said his foot is a little bruised. "No doubt in a couple of days, it'll be fine," Jansen said. He said he expects to be ready for the opener. . . . Free safety LaRon Landry, who has not played in preseason because of a hamstring injury, is expected to sit out against Jacksonville.
