10-09-2010, 11:53 PM
Agreed, Wilkerson is clearly faster than Taylor. Wilkerson is not too far behind Dillon Baxter in raw talent. But I think you guys may be underrating Taylor a bit. I thought Taylor took a step up in this game. He had a couple of those 10 yard runs and then that big 30 yard run.
Also, he\'s extremely good at getting yards after contact. I mean, it\'s remarkable. Unless he gets completely stuffed at the LOS, he\'s going to get 1-3 YAC. He\'s not that big, so it\'s that much more impressive. And it\'s also how consistently he does it. He doesn\'t have the game-breaking speed/moves, but I think the YAC is a talent unto itself. I have no idea how he does it.
I thought that in this game he showed that he\'s accepted that he can\'t dance at this level. He just puts his head down and falls forward when he gets hit. Before this game I was thinking he\'s pretty sad compared to LaMichael, Jaquiz, Vareen, etc. But I\'ve grown to appreciate his game.
Also, he\'s extremely good at getting yards after contact. I mean, it\'s remarkable. Unless he gets completely stuffed at the LOS, he\'s going to get 1-3 YAC. He\'s not that big, so it\'s that much more impressive. And it\'s also how consistently he does it. He doesn\'t have the game-breaking speed/moves, but I think the YAC is a talent unto itself. I have no idea how he does it.
I thought that in this game he showed that he\'s accepted that he can\'t dance at this level. He just puts his head down and falls forward when he gets hit. Before this game I was thinking he\'s pretty sad compared to LaMichael, Jaquiz, Vareen, etc. But I\'ve grown to appreciate his game.