(06-08-2023, 08:00 AM)Caldrac Wrote: This is fantastic man. Appreciate it! Fred Taylor is my all time favorite athlete and football player. There's no doubt he'll eventually get in the Hall of Fame. Especially if the NFL continues to air it out more and more. Runningback's from his era will be missed and appreciated more in retrospect. I remember that groin injury well.

Me and my Dad knew it was bad because he spiked the football after a nice run that he ripped off going back towards the middle. He was certainly on pace to be rookie of the year in 1998. Unfortunately for him, it was the same year arguably one of the greatest receivers to ever play the game entered the NFL in Randy Moss.

Small market didn't help him neither with exposure. You put him anywhere else in the 90's at that time in the Big Apple or West Coast and he's already got a jacket in my opinion. His numbers are impressive in spite of the missed games. Shows you just how damn hard he worked to make up for lost time. Special talent though. Undeniable talent. We'll never have another running back like #28 in Jacksonville.

I’m glad you liked. He’s my all time favorite player too. I think it’s because he’s a quiet kinda dude and he just lets his cards talk on the field. 

I grew up a Nole fan so I was a huge Warwick Dunn and Peter Warrick fan. I always hated Fred Taylor because of what he did to my Noles in the 90’s. As soon as I found out the Jaguars drafted him, I knew right away our offense was about to take off.

It sucks James Stewart got injured in 1998, but that’s all it took for Fred to never look back. 1st carry…52 yards to the house. 1st start = over 100 yards. And I think that same game he outran Rod Woodson on a catch for 77.

(Correction on the 2nd to last paragraph of the original post)…If only he could have those 5 games back in 2005. I honestly think if he plays all 16 in 2005 and adds another 350-400 yards to his totals, he would have finished his career with 12,045 yards. Which would cement his name in Canton, OH much quicker than his current 11,695. 

*if he could have those 5 games back from the 2005 season. (Not 2002).

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