Taylor Price to have a huge year?

Seacoast Fan said:

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.

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NEP4Life said:

Funny.

What about after the catch? The difference between a tackler getting a piece of a ball carrier so others can finish the tackle, and a complete whiff allowing a ball carrier to pick up huge yardage is nothing more than inches. That's why speed matters.

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NEP4Life said:

Funny.

What about after the catch? The difference between a tackler getting a piece of a ball carrier so others can finish the tackle, and a complete whiff allowing a ball carrier to pick up huge yardage is nothing more than inches. That's why speed matters.

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NG Pats Fan said:

Taylor Price, in my opinion, can be a very good # 2 WR in the NFL. He has all the tools for it. However, let's be realistic. The top deep threats in the NFL Mike Wallace, DeSean Jackson, Calvin Johnson, Vincent Jackson, all either have freakish 4.2 speed, or gifted size combined with speed. Price has neither.

From what I have seen of Price, he has great coordination, solid route running, good speed, very good hands, great athleticism, good vertical, and is physically tough. If he does turn into a # 1, he would be in the mold of a Reggie Wayne. I would love to see it happen, I just think it's a longshot.

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patsfan13 said:

This is why the 3 cone drill time is so interesting. It shows change of direction + acceleration. Combine this with the 40 time and you get a good idea of the players physical capability

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PatsFanStnfrd said:

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.

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Seacoast Fan said:

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.

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Deus Irae said:

40 yard times are fine. What's better is getting 40 times with 10 yard splits.

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livinginthe past said:

10 yard spilts don't even sound humanly possible.

In fact it hurts just thinking about it.

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Deus Irae said:

Well, the first 10 would be the most important split for a WR, because it would show explosiveness off the ball. But, no question, the way to do it would be via the use of non-human 'eyes'.

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SanAngeloState said:

4.4 and 4.2 isn't 2 feet over 80 yards.

If you take it linearly (which isn't quite right of course), it's about .1 second per yard...so at 40 yards it would be 2 YARDS and at 80 yards it would be 4 yards.

I don't think 40 time is all that, not by a long shot. Bethel Johnson could tell you why I think that, but it's more than 2 feet at 80 yards.

And to answer the question, yes, I think the Price will be Right this year.

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reamer said:

You missed the "joke" in his sentence. Gymnastic style splits, etc . . .

Anyway, Taylor Price had a 1.50 10 yard split. That is plenty fast. He's got exceptional initial burst, and even if his top end speed isn't as good as, say, Randy Moss in his prime, it's still more than sufficient for his role in this offense. He'll be fun to watch.

I still think Ocho, Branch, and Welker start the year at the top of the depth chart. Eventually Price may get more playing time, but I'm not projecting him to have a huge year apart from injury.

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