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Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
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Originally Posted by D-cleater
No thanks. BJGE and Woodhead have looked awesome IMO.
The knock on BJGE is that he doesn't have the speed to take it to the house...name the last Patriots RB who did? Certainly not a 34 year old Fred Taylor with a bad wheel. I love the BJ/Woodhead tandem and I don't see what Taylor brings at this point that these two don't.
Id bet that Taylor is faster then all the RB's on the team. And thats at age 34.
Taylor would be a combination of Woodhead/Ellis. Hes fast and has size. Not to mention you can count on him to pick up on the blitz. Remember that nice block he had to save Brady earlier this year? Thats 13 years of experience.
But, thats all null if he cant stay healthy enough to actually use any of that in a game.
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Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
Love me some Fred, but frankly I'm mystified why they haven't IRed him at this point. And after last year when he was out until [surprise ] they brought him in for the Jags game, so I thought they had been saving him for that and the end of season/playoffs, but he disappeared off the roster again after the Jags game, IIRC. And not due to inury, that I recall, so I blamed O'Brien's playcalling natch. Anyway, this year I don't get it at all. Our run game with BJGE and Woodhead is doing way better than we expected, yet still holding a roster spot?
But hey, what do I know about football, I guess?
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Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
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Originally Posted by patriots pam
Love me some Fred, but frankly I'm mystified why they haven't IRed him at this point. And after last year when he was out until [surprise ] they brought him in for the Jags game, so I thought they had been saving him for that and the end of season/playoffs, but he disappeared off the roster again after the Jags game, IIRC. And not due to inury, that I recall, so I blamed O'Brien's playcalling natch. Anyway, this year I don't get it at all. Our run game with BJGE and Woodhead is doing way better than we expected, yet still holding a roster spot?
But hey, what do I know about football, I guess?
Thats because they know and see how good a back he still is. Why else would they keep that spot tied up for so long? He probably does outstanding in practices, but just cant get away from the injuries ingame...
I sure hope he catches a break soon. No pun intended
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Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
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Originally Posted by ScrewDrvr
Id bet that Taylor is faster then all the RB's on the team. And thats at age 34.
Taylor would be a combination of Woodhead/Ellis. Hes fast and has size. Not to mention you can count on him to pick up on the blitz. Remember that nice block he had to save Brady earlier this year? Thats 13 years of experience.
But, thats all null if he cant stay healthy enough to actually use any of that in a game.
Dude, you don't have to look it up to see that Woodhead is faster than Fred Taylor ever was or will be. But I did. From wikipedia:
Woodhead did not receive an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine so he had to use his pro day to show his abilities. According to a report on NFLDraftWatch.net, he ran the 40-yard dash in times of 4.33 to 4.38 seconds which would have been the second-fastest among all running backs at the NFL Combine in March 2008. He posted the best pro-agility time of 4.03 seconds, the second-best vertical jump (38½ inches) and the best 60-yard shuttle time (11.2 seconds)
Makes you wonder how so many teams missed on this guy. I for one have not seen him miss a blitz pickup yet. I think BJ and he make a great 1-2 punch. Plus, I have them both on my fantasy team and we all know that plays in to BB's decision on who to play :-)
Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
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The knock on BJGE is that he doesn't have the speed to take it to the house...name the last Patriots RB who did? Certainly not a 34 year old Fred Taylor with a bad wheel. I love the BJ/Woodhead tandem and I don't see what Taylor brings at this point that these two don't.
Before he got hurt in the Jets game he did rip off a good run that was called back due to a penalty, I think this guy is gonna surprise a few fans these last few games.
Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
No disrepsect but he's making $3,000,000 this year I believe and he hasn't even run for 400 yards in his 2 seasons with NE.
BJGE and Woodhead are a great duo for our style. Taylor's depth to the roster doesn't hurt but i would be pretty upset if he takes playing time from either back without them suffering an injury or being winded from a long drive.
Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
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Originally Posted by strngplyr
No disrepsect but he's making $3,000,000 this year I believe and he hasn't even run for 400 yards in his 2 seasons with NE.
BJGE and Woodhead are a great duo for our style. Taylor's depth to the roster doesn't hurt but i would be pretty upset if he takes playing time from either back without them suffering an injury or being winded from a long drive.
Belichick will not share your sentimentality. When healthy, Taylor is a weapon that Green-Ellis is not. He'll get carries.
Re: Fred Taylor Needs the Lions Warmup or Save him for the Jets?
] they brought him in for the Jags game, so I thought they had been saving him for that and the end of season/playoffs, but he disappeared off the roster again after the Jags game, IIRC. And not due to inury, that I recall, so I blamed O'Brien's playcalling natch. 
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