Quote:Fred Taylor was pretty much terrible in blitz pickup as a Jag....

 

Just to put that into perspective. 

 

Yes, all things being equal, you'd prefer a RB to be adept at blitz pickup, but the most important thing for a RB is, you know, his main job, i.e. playmaking, extending drives, topping 4.0 YPC, et al.... 

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Most of these guys now you have no clue if they can pick up blitz or not since they dont play in pro style offense, get a guy who can carry the football get yards and score first, then worry about the rest later, RB is the easiest position to learn in the NFL.

 

Trey Mason is no product of the system, the guy carried the ball 44 times for over 300 yards and 4 tds and after the game did not look tired at all, give me that kinda football player any day of the week.

 

I always remember that player from Mich st saying put ladainian tomlinson in the big 10 and he would be just another RB, then LT went on to rush for over 200 yards vs Mich st.

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