Patpartizan
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I hope he plays Thursday just to shake the bugs out before the Jets rematch.
Shoot, I'd be happy if he suits up period in either game
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.
, it would be gravy.
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?
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.
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.
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.