Originally Posted by TheGrimm
Man, I said that before but what do I know
his work ethic is absurd and his physical tools are second to who?
Is that Vernon Gholston you speak of?...
I find it funny how the only dudes sticking up for "Stafford" in here are SC dudes.Originally Posted by dreClark
Man, I said that before but what do I know*shrugs*...coincidence? I think not.
How you gonna hit him with theOriginally Posted by ooIRON MANoo
Stafford wont be a Top 10 pick.
Which means he will most likely land on a team with playoff hopes.
I love all the hate he gets on here.
I was dissapointed in his senior year performance, but his work ethic is off the charts, he is fast. Hopefully he gets into an organization which will utilize him correctly.
His cover skills are garbage, so I never understood why they played him 15-18 yds off the line of scrimmage, when he is a ball hawk (not the INT type but the tackling type). He needs to work on his DB instincts if he wants to succeed or move to WLB where his tackling and hitting skills can flourish.
I have a feeling he is going to succeed at the next level.
I'm not sure how much he can work on his instincts, but there are improvements he can make in his read/reaction. He's never going to be a really instinctual player.Originally Posted by dreClark
WTH? Is this some kind of made up definition? A ball hawking........tackler? Oxymoron? How are you a ball hawk and you never get picks? Come on IRON MAN, you're better than that
Did you not read what's in the parenthesis?
I know he doesn't get picks, he is a ball hawk when the ball is on the ground. Taylor's skills are a DB are terrible, he has no fundamentals. However, he is knows how to tackle and when the ball is on the ground he knows how to find it. He was the leader or one of the leaders diespite playing 15+ yards off the ball.
He gets no picks because he has no instincts when the ball is in the air, his goal is always to knock the other guy out.
I was actually hoping that Pete would've used Taylor the same way Stoop's used Roy Williams. Pete didn't, and it was questioned throughout the year. Unlike Roy Williams, Taylor has a better chance to succeed at the next level due to the fact that Taylor is big enough to be moved to WLB if the team drafting him wants to.
Taylor was always around the ball, maybe it's 'cause he likes to hit people, but he was always around the ball. Either making the tackle or assisting with a tackle.
didn't know ball hawk automatically meant an interception machine to some of you.
Adam Archuleta had an absurd work-ethic and tested off the charts in Indy....but at some point you have to know how to play football.
Don't be mad that he was garbage after the Skins gave him that fat contract
Archuleta was actually good with the Rams.
How you gonna hit him with thethen put up all those negatives about Mays?...
Thewas for the Vernon Gholston comment. I don't think Taylor goes in the Top 20 just based on the negatives that have piled up since the beginning of his Senior year.
Gholston was picked in the Top 10 (#6).
At the same time, I think Taylor is going to succeed at the next level.
You can call it instincts, technique, fundamentals. He knows how to find the ball, he is not scared to hit, he can tackle. His fundamentals are awful. I've always said he needs to stop going for the big hit, and just go for the ball.
So you can check that, the instincts are there, his fundamentals are awful.
I did, which is why I said what I said.Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo
Did you not read what's in the parenthesis?
Taylor was always aroundthe ball, maybe it's 'cause he likes to hit people, but he was alwaysaround the ball. Either making the tackle or assisting with a tackle.
So that's what you meant. You think he is always around the ball. A tackling machine. Not that he's a ball hawk.
didn't know ball hawk automatically meant an interception machine to some of you.
I have never heard the term 'ball hawk' used for a player that was not an interception machine, always makes plays on the ball. i.e. a player who swoops in for interceptions like a hawk does it's prey.
Really at this point were arguing over terms tho'
you do know roy was a pretty good NFL player his 1st 4-5 years in the NFL right? he got fat and slow and stop watching flim and it went down hill. now its in his head he cant cover so sucks even more
Gerhart said he has run a 4.43 in the 40-yard dash at Stanford. To make his case for being a primary back, he may have to duplicate it, or even improve on it, by the time of the NFL draft, April 22-24.
"Once I post some good times I think things will settle out," Gerhart said.
"I can't wait to go out there and turn some heads at the combine."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ries/stories/021910dnspodoaklede.3f54464.html
Stanford fan?
