Taylor Price to have a huge year?

[supafly]

He won't have Tate's numbers from last year. Tate was a 3 last year for most of the season, neither Price nor Tate will be a 3 this year unless something unexpectedly changes on the Depth Chart.

If anything, he may have taken over Tate's role, although that is pure speculation of course.

I do believe that BB will allow him the opportunity to show us something.

A couple/few chain moving catches or an injury (which is likely), and he may have more of a role here than you think.

Of course, I was not viewing Tate's 24 catches as anything super productive anyway, so I think we're closer to agreeing than you realize.

My response of him potentially being a WR3 was a comment in response to someone claiming that he'd never cut it as a WR1..but my point is that by next yr with Branch being gone, he may be able to have an NFL career as a 3 or a 4. I wouldn't see why not?

 

[sbpatfan]

I havent seen a reciever tear up the playing field like Price since julian Edelman in that 2010 preseason.

 

[Banjo]

I say they should sub Branch out for Price vs. the Bills and late game blowouts. let him get his reps.

 

[Water Boy]

I was intrigued with the 2010 draft as there were many decent 3rd round WR prospects. I was sweating bullets as the WRs came off the board and was psyched when the Pats grabbed Price with the 90th pick. The question that has always remained in my mind is how Price graded out on BB's draft board relative to the other WRs taken in this portion of the draft. Was he a preferred target or a consolation pick?

National Football League: NFL Draft Tracker 2010

Other receivers taken in 2010 round 3:

77 Damian Williams - USC- Tenn Titans
78 Brandon LaFell - LSU - Carolina Panthers
82 Emanuel Sanders Southern Methodist - Steelers
84 Jordan Shipley - Texas - Cinn Bengals
87 Eric Decker - Minnesota- Denver Broncos
88 Andre Roberts Citadel- Arizona Cardinals
90 Taylor Price - Ohio - NE Pats

 

[Aßßynormal]

I havent seen a reciever tear up the playing field like Price since julian Edelman in that 2010 preseason.

Yes, plus Edelman is a very good punt returner. He'll be tough to beat out as a #4, until you realize Edelman can't stay healthy (or hasn't stayed healthy so far)

 

[strngplyr]

I have high regard for Price, but Brady is going to get the ball to Welker, Branch, Ochocinco, Hernandez and Gronkowski before he thinks about Price. Price will either have to wait for an injury to another receiver before Brady really works him into the lineup. I do not think he will have that big of a year, but we will see.

I agree with this.

2010's WR Stats:
W. Welker 86 848 7TD
D. Branch 48 706 5TD
B. Tate 24 432 3TD
R. Moss 9 139 3TD
J. Edelman 7 86 0TD
T. Price 3 41 0TD


2010's TE Stats:
A Hernandez 45 563 6TD
R. Gronkowski 42 546 10TD
A. Crumpler 6 52 2TD


2010's RB Stats (Receiving):
D. Woodhead 34 379 1TD
B. Green-Ellis 12 85 0TD
S. Morris 7 77 0TD
K. Faulk 6 62 0TD
F. Taylor 2 6 0TD


Huge drop off in between the 1/2 and 3 production last season. I don't think the offense will change from last year. Welker will be the #1, will see the most targets, will have the most receptions, but probably won't lead in yardage. Branch and Ocho will fight for the #2 spot, right now I'd give it to Branch simply because he is on the same page as Brady at all times, Ocho isn't there yet as far as we know, Ocho has much more talent and ability, but in this offense if you can't get on the same page as TB you aren't that useful.

That doesn't leave a lot of room for a #3 WR. Hernandez and Gronkowski will get more touches than last year and we will probably have more emphasis on the running game with 2 and 3 TE sets. I wouldn't be surprised if Hernandez leads the team in yards when the season is over, either.

 

[supafly]

I say they should sub Branch out for Price vs. the Bills and late game blowouts. let him get his reps.

Not the worst of ideas, that's for sure.

I believe that Belichick will certainly give him an opportunity, otherwise--how can he assess him properly?

In regards to Branch--there's always (unfortunately) the possibility of a nagging injury or two throughout the yr. That may lead to a few games or more of Price action.

Price is here for 2 reasons (currently):

1. For the future, as of 2012 and beyond
2. For current depth

But he will still get a chance or two one way or another this yr. We all know that it's a long yr. We can't bank on Branch or Ocho as playing every single snap.

 

[strngplyr]

I don't know. I am thinking he can replicate the 24 receptions of Tate, including a few TD's.

Tate had the uncontested #3 spot last year. I surely don't see Tate or Price in that spot since we brought in Ochocinco and didn't lose Welker or Branch who were #1 and #2 last season.

Edit: I am assuming Welker, Branch, and Ocho enter the season as the top 3 on the depth chart. If Price makes it into the top 3 I think he will replace and improve on Tate's numbers. But he has to get on the ahead of the current top 3 first.

Edit2: also assuming a similar offensive philosophy as last year if not even moving further towards the TE side, i don't see too many 4wide sets

 

[supafly]

I agree with this.

2010's WR Stats:
W. Welker 86 848 7TD
D. Branch 48 706 5TD
B. Tate 24 432 3TD
R. Moss 9 139 3TD
J. Edelman 7 86 0TD
T. Price 3 41 0TD


2010's TE Stats:
A Hernandez 45 563 6TD
R. Gronkowski 42 546 10TD
A. Crumpler 6 52 2TD


2010's RB Stats (Receiving):
D. Woodhead 34 379 1TD
B. Green-Ellis 12 85 0TD
S. Morris 7 77 0TD
K. Faulk 6 62 0TD
F. Taylor 2 6 0TD


Huge drop off in between the 1/2 and 3 production last season. I don't think the offense will change from last year. Welker will be the #1, will see the most targets, will have the most receptions, but probably won't lead in yardage. Branch and Ocho will fight for the #2 spot, right now I'd give it to Branch simply because he is on the same page as Brady at all times, Ocho isn't there yet as far as we know, Ocho has much more talent and ability, but in this offense if you can't get on the same page as TB you aren't that useful.

That doesn't leave a lot of room for a #3 WR. Hernandez and Gronkowski will get more touches than last year and we will probably have more emphasis on the running game with 2 and 3 TE sets. I wouldn't be surprised if Hernandez leads the team in yards when the season is over, either.[/QUOTE]

All great points. FWIW, my response was in regards to Price having the potential to be a possible WR3 in the future, when Branch leaves next yr, or in case of an injury this yr.

But I will still stand by my prediction that I believe that he can duplicate the 24 catches and a couple/few Td's of Tate's numbers last yr (maybe not the yardage or yds per ave/catch)

Anything can happen in regards to injuries and players needing a fire lit under them. Price will see the field, just not as often as he'd like. It may come in garbage time, it may come in the last 2-3 games of the season, or someone ahead of him may become injured (my likely scenario).

 

[strngplyr]

I agree with this.

2010's WR Stats:
W. Welker 86 848 7TD
D. Branch 48 706 5TD
B. Tate 24 432 3TD
R. Moss 9 139 3TD
J. Edelman 7 86 0TD
T. Price 3 41 0TD


2010's TE Stats:
A Hernandez 45 563 6TD
R. Gronkowski 42 546 10TD
A. Crumpler 6 52 2TD


2010's RB Stats (Receiving):
D. Woodhead 34 379 1TD
B. Green-Ellis 12 85 0TD
S. Morris 7 77 0TD
K. Faulk 6 62 0TD
F. Taylor 2 6 0TD


Huge drop off in between the 1/2 and 3 production last season. I don't think the offense will change from last year. Welker will be the #1, will see the most targets, will have the most receptions, but probably won't lead in yardage. Branch and Ocho will fight for the #2 spot, right now I'd give it to Branch simply because he is on the same page as Brady at all times, Ocho isn't there yet as far as we know, Ocho has much more talent and ability, but in this offense if you can't get on the same page as TB you aren't that useful.

That doesn't leave a lot of room for a #3 WR. Hernandez and Gronkowski will get more touches than last year and we will probably have more emphasis on the running game with 2 and 3 TE sets. I wouldn't be surprised if Hernandez leads the team in yards when the season is over, either.[/QUOTE]

All great points. FWIW, my response was in regards to Price having the potential to be a possible WR3 in the future, when Branch leaves next yr, or in case of an injury this yr.

But I will still stand by my prediction that I believe that he can duplicate the 24 catches and a couple/few Td's of Tate's numbers last yr (maybe not the yardage or yds per ave/catch)

Anything can happen in regards to injuries and players needing a fire lit under them. Price will see the field, just not as often as he'd like. It may come in garbage time, it may come in the last 2-3 games of the season, or someone ahead of him may become injured (my likely scenario).

I can see Price playing for injuries certainly, or if Ocho can't pick up the offense by week 1 Ocho may have a lesser role until they trust him to be where he needs, Price would hopefully know the system quite a bit better than him having over a year here.

Injury replacement seems the most likely, is there a single starter on our roster who hasn't missed time? Welker has been very reliable for almost his entire career, Branch has had issues somewhat consistently, Ocho has been out hurt as recently as last season, Hernandez missed time last year, Gronk missed his entire final season in college but was healthy all last year, Tate and Edelman have both missed a bit of time.

Nobody on our roster has really spent their entire careers fully healthy and most have had some kind of major injury (I am NOT saying injury prone, just that they have all had something major for the most part) and injuries have been way up this year already because of the lockout.

I want to see him play and I hope that he gets good enough to bench one of our current top 3, because I honestly think they're all very good at what they do, and having someone better can't hurt.

 

[Major **********]

I think early on, Price, will see most of his time in the Red Zone, and maybe as a blocker for when we want to run the ball or on reverses. He will have to make his case for more snaps during those situations.

 

[stcjones]

I was the FIRST one to predict that Price was going to have a HUGE year!! ) I think he will be a major WEAPON for our offense....! GO PATS!

(Yahoo! Sports) : WR Taylor Price opened a lot of fans' eyes with his 100-yard receiving effort in the preseason opener. The 2010 third-round pick played in just a single game as a rookie, but he had a tremendous start to his second training camp and continued that success on the game field. The effort drew him praise from Bill Parcells, who's now working as an analyst for ESPN. "The guy I noticed the most is Taylor Price, a second-year player drafted last year out of Ohio U. I did a lot of work on this guy myself," Parcells said on NFL Countdown prior to Monday Night Football. "He has good speed, he has real good toughness. He was a little green coming out of school but he's a good cold-weather player. I think you're going to see this guy do a lot of big things for the Patriots."


Anyone else think that Price could have a monster year this year as the go-to deep threat? It doesn't seem to me that anyone else on the team has the speed or hands for long bombs. Price to rock and roll in 2011?

 

[strngplyr]

I was the FIRST one to predict that Price was going to have a HUGE year!! ) I think he will be a major WEAPON for our offense....! GO PATS!

I think you're going to be very disappointed unless many others get injured or he gets traded to the Rams or someone in need of WR help. I hope neither happens.

 

[Sivy]

I'm not saying he wont be huge..but why is Price so loved by a lot of fans here? I'm really just wondering. You would think he is the next best WR in the NFL with the way some people talk about him.

 

[Tom_Montana12]

If Price's blocking is as good as advertised he could be a factor in screen plays out of spread formations.

But yeah, don't really see him being much of a factor this year without any injuries, not that i don't think he has talent, because i do believe he can be a solid #2 or #3 WR in this league. His size and speed are impressive and he seems to have all the fundamentals, but what do i know.

I think the red shirt year really helped him transition from the run style offense he played in at Ohio to our Tom Brady driven offense. Can't hurt to learn from Brady, Welker, Branch, and Belichick.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Brady throws to guys he trusts who get open consistently and consistently make plays. It's going to be hard for Price to gain Brady's trust this season. Most of his reps come with backups. He will likely be inactive most weeks as a 4th or 5th WR unless someone else is dinged up or he really brings it on ST.

 

[TBradyOwnsYou]

(Assuming no injuries) I see Price playing and getting in on 33-50% of 4WR sets and maybe 10% of 3WR sets for the first 3-4 games while Ocho is getting comfortable. If he gets the ball and does good things, I can see those numbers improving, but I don't see him on many 2WR sets this year unless he REALLY gets explosive. As for numbers, like it's been said, no one will have huge numbers. Welker should get close to if not a bit over 100 rec, Hernandez should get over 1000yds, and I suspect he and Gronk will combine for more receiving TDs than any other 2 players. I am giving Brady 4200, 40TD this year, so take the TEs and Welker and you leave something like 2000yds/20TDs at most for Branch, Ocho, Price, Edelman, Tate, and the RB core who will probably catch 2-3TDs and get 500yds. I don't see him as being "huge" this year. However, 2012 I can very much see him having a huge year if he continues to improve.

 

[YearbookCurfew]

Oh man I sure hope so! I think he might become the deep threat we've been looking for! Although, he has only played in two games so far I believe he will be a great addition to the Pats this season.

 

[PatsFanStnfrd]

I was intrigued with the 2010 draft as there were many decent 3rd round WR prospects. I was sweating bullets as the WRs came off the board and was psyched when the Pats grabbed Price with the 90th pick. The question that has always remained in my mind is how Price graded out on BB's draft board relative to the other WRs taken in this portion of the draft. Was he a preferred target or a consolation pick?

National Football League: NFL Draft Tracker 2010

Other receivers taken in 2010 round 3:

77 Damian Williams - USC- Tenn Titans
78 Brandon LaFell - LSU - Carolina Panthers
82 Emanuel Sanders Southern Methodist - Steelers
84 Jordan Shipley - Texas - Cinn Bengals
87 Eric Decker - Minnesota- Denver Broncos
88 Andre Roberts Citadel- Arizona Cardinals
90 Taylor Price - Ohio - NE Pats

Of that group, Sanders emerged as a star for the Steelers; Shipley is a starting slot receiver for the Browns. Decker was injured at the outset but played a fair bit. Off hand, don't know about the others -- except that Price got the least amount of playing time last year with the Pats. Be interesting to watch him carve out a role this year -- though he would probably have a bigger role on other teams less talented than the Pats.

 

[Seacoast Fan]

Good thread, I enjoy seeing everyone's take on Price.
But, this is as good a place as any to discuss one of my pet peeves ...."the 40 yd time"...I am not saying speed isn't important, but the differrence between a 4.2 time in the 40 yd dash and a 4.4 time is very small. When you do that math, over 80 yards, which you can use if the discussion is about stretching the field, a guy who runs 4.2 will be all of 2 feet ahead of the guy who runs a 4.4. And, of course, that difference shrinks if it is not an 80 yd route, which it isn't unless its a hail mary. If you are talking about a 40 yd route, the difference is about a foot.
If it is a track meet, that is a huge difference. If it is a football game, where the quarterback has to throw the ball accurately, its not, at least in my opinion. If after 40 yds, the guy with 4.2 speed is only twelve inches or so ahead of the 4.4 guy, he is hardly wide open.