J.J. Taylor - Anyone else impressed by him?

[Ian]

Small workload on Sunday but I liked the way he ran the ball and he did a good job not going down on initial contact. He was pretty good in college at Arizona, totaling 3,263 rushing yards on 587 carries along with 18 touchdowns. He also caught 62 passes for 487-yards and 5-touchdowns.

I feel like if he can build off that and continue to play well, we've got a pretty deep group that should give us a pretty solid ground game this season.

 

[Ian]

For some additional context, Steve posted this back in July:

In a Crowded Patriots Backfield, Keep Your Eyes on Taylor

He didn't test well at the NFL Combine but if you turn on the tape, Taylor reminds the viewer as a human joystick and has tons of upside.

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Definitely excited to see more out of him.

 

[condon84]

Saw an initial burst that reminded me of Lewis/Woodhead. Ran hard into the hole as well. Hope to see more of this.

 

[Uptown]

Y-E-S

 

[Patstopia]

Definitely want to see more. He just about disappears behind the OL finds a hole and goes.

 

[jah]

Big time. Agree with those who compare him to Lewis. He runs much harder than someone my height should be able to.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

yes, I was impressed, he made yards every time he touched the ball. Should be useful when we go to a 2 back set with White....multiple RPOs...

 

[reflexblue]

I was impressed watching him sunday, i was even more impressed when i read he was 5'6 and 185 lb. He runs a lot bigger than his actual size

 

[scott99]

Definitely adds a change of pace to our backfield. It'll be interesting to see what happens when Harris comes back. Michel, Burkhead, White, Harris, Taylor, do you keep all 5.

Honestly, I don't want to lose Taylor, but everyone ran well Sunday, I'm a big Burkhead fan as well.

 

[italian pat patriot]

He was impressive...and when Harris is back we should have a real interesting RB group...
Molto bene...

 

[Wordsmyth]

I listened to the action Sunday... judging by the announcers' enthusiasm, I can see why they're high on this kid.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Definitely adds a change of pace to our backfield. It'll be interesting to see what happens when Harris comes back. Michel, Burkhead, White, Harris, Taylor, do you keep all 5.

Honestly, I don't want to lose Taylor, but everyone ran well Sunday, I'm a big Burkhead fan as well.

I'd like to see if he can run routes and catch the ball out of the backfield. If so, then I think White has got some serious competition.

 

[NashuaPats]

I'd like to see if he can run routes and catch the ball out of the backfield. If so, then I think White has got some serious competition.

I’m sure he has a long way to go to match White’s receiving ability, but he looks like he runs between the tackles better. I was surprised by how much power he showed.

 

[Keyser Söze]

Looked like a little more of a spark than what Michel gives us. It’s a damn shame we didn’t get the same player from Georgia.

 

[Family]

As long as he holds on to the ball, I think he's a player.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I honestly thought he looked the best of the rbs Sunday. How much of that had to do with better blocking and what not i have no idea but he def ran hard and well.

 

[farn]

JJ, Harris, Burk, Sony, Cam... lotsa different options. To me, it all comes down to an improved OL. OL cool, running cool.

 

[stcjones]

yes VERY impressed by JJ....remembered seeing him in college where he was incredibly dynamic and was a dual threat.....he looked great in his time in there last week and I think he will gradually contribute a lot to our offense....very excited to watch him play!

Small workload on Sunday but I liked the way he ran the ball and he did a good job not going down on initial contact. He was pretty good in college at Arizona, totaling 3,263 rushing yards on 587 carries along with 18 touchdowns. He also caught 62 passes for 487-yards and 5-touchdowns.

I feel like if he can build off that and continue to play well, we've got a pretty deep group that should give us a pretty solid ground game this season.

 

[Triumph]

Taylor touched the ball 5 times out of a total of 9 offensive snaps resulting in 6.4 yards per touch, 2 first downs and he caught his pass via Cam.

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Id like to see Taylor get more snaps and to see him receive the ball in space like in a bubble screen. Darren Sproles was about the same stature as JJT.

 

[Scotty]

He looked powerful during his runs , the Miami DL probably did not see him run past