BIKE could not keep up with the requests for new athletic cups from NFL teams during Freddy T's career.

Or considering how badly defenders were faked, it was the penultimate panty raid.

 

Spin, Whiff (thats for you Troy), juke, stumble, fall.  TD  Fred Taylor.  

 

I was in a sports bar in Albuquerque when Freddy followed Boselli, juked and spun into the open and dusted everyone for 60 to the endzone.

Whaaaaaat, who is that guy from the bar.  Freddy T folks, stand back, it's going to be a long afternoon foe the D.. It was.

 

HeadSlap

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When they have no time,  they think about it!

When they go down hard, they think about it!

 

Just watch Peyton, Andrew, Caep even Mr. Bundchen.

The first time I saw Fred live was before I lived in Jax or was even a Jags fan. I scored some free tickets to a Ravens- Jags game November 1, 1998. Brunell and Smith hooked up midway through the first to give the Jags a 7 point lead. Baltimore clawed back to tie it at 7 with just under 2 minutes to go in the 1st. On the first play of the next drive Fred took a short pass from Brunell 78 yards for the score, juking future HOFer Rod Woodson out of his shoes in the process. Even from my garbage seats I could see he was playing at a different level than the other guys on the field. The floodgates opened shortly after that as Fred racked up roughly 80 more yards on the ground and scored again. By halftime the score was 42-13 and the game was completely out of hand. Fans in the stands, disgusted with the inabilty of Roosevelt Potts to get anything going on the ground cheered wildly as unheralded RB Priest Holmes came into the game in mop up time.

 

IIRC, Fred actually lined up at WR on one play in this game, and ran a deep go route and Brunell hit him for a long TD. 

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It was his only catch of the game. I just remember him catching it, juking and taking off. It took the wind out of the Ravens' sails and set the tone for the rest of the game.

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Only a chump boos the home team!

Im a youngin and I watched a few of his games from the 90s and he reminds me of Adrian Peterson a little bit

You got it backwards there, Freddy was first, not AP, and I don't think they are really all that simular. AP is all power, Freddy was slick and strong, and agile. He didn't just bulldoze everyone.

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Peyton must store oxygen in that forehead of his. No way I'd still be alive after all that choking.

 

You got it backwards there, Freddy was first, not AP, and I don't think they are really all that simular. AP is all power, Freddy was slick and strong, and agile. He didn't just bulldoze everyone.

thats what made him such a threat and a pain to tackle... he had the strength to flattin a person and he occasionally would but he was about as shifty as they come...im not gonna lie, i didnt like him towards the end of his time here cause i would constantly here the RB's on the teams i played for in school getting drilled about hitting the hole hard no matter what was there and  imo fred became notorious for dancing before he hit the hole... my buddy was the running back at my high school and he pointed that out to me one game and i couldn't help but notice it on most of the plays he had there towards the end.. that was my only fault on the guy(well, that and he went to UF lol)... other than that he was one of the most explosive backs ive ever had the privilege to watch in person... he brought every type of rb together into one hell of an athlete and then topped it all off by being an incredibly classy guy off the field...i was stoked when he retired a jag and it was a privilege to have him spend his career in jax.

 

while i was typing this i was just thinkin what this team would be if we drafted fred again now... i dont think there is any runner in the league besides MAYBE ap that i would take over young fred... crazy awesome thought lol.

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Well what do you expect, they're brothers.

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I was at that game in Baltimore in 1998. My wife and I flew up and stayed at the Marriott where the team was staying. We had endzone seats and I remember entering the stadium at the wrong end so we were unable to go to the other endzone without first going down a few levels.

 

By half time people around us were reading the newspaper rather than watch the game. Had a great time and the fans were all very cordial to us. We had a great time hanging out at Fell's Point the night before and Inner Harbor the night of the game.

 

Regards....................the  Chiefjag

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To me, the best Fred Taylor run that really sums him up in one play was on the road against the Broncos.

 

It was later in his career, probably his 10th year or so.

 

He ran through the hole, had a RIDICULOUS spin move that made the linebacker fall on his face... and then runs towards the sideline and stiff-arms the hell out of the poor DB.  

 

On that play, although it wasn't a scoring play, he showcased his moves, his speed, his power... everything that made him such a great RB.

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To me, the best Fred Taylor run that really sums him up in one play was on the road against the Broncos.

 

It was later in his career, probably his 10th year or so.

 

He ran through the hole, had a RIDICULOUS spin move that made the linebacker fall on his face... and then runs towards the sideline and stiff-arms the hell out of the poor DB.  

 

On that play, although it wasn't a scoring play, he showcased his moves, his speed, his power... everything that made him such a great RB.

You're right, it was the Broncos in 2007 I think. Also one of my favorites, he put the DB straight on his back.

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To me, the best Fred Taylor run that really sums him up in one play was on the road against the Broncos.


It was later in his career, probably his 10th year or so.


He ran through the hole, had a RIDICULOUS spin move that made the linebacker fall on his face... and then runs towards the sideline and stiff-arms the hell out of the poor DB.


On that play, although it wasn't a scoring play, he showcased his moves, his speed, his power... everything that made him such a great RB.

Just saw the video of it on YouTube. Its almost like he choke slams the DB

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And also I meant no disrespect towards Fred, I was just saying they seemed like similar players to me.

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Pittsburgh December of 2007.  Made the trip to Pitt for that game and was so amped the whole game!

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In order to rebuild, you have to destroy.

IIRC, Fred actually lined up at WR on one play in this game, and ran a deep go route and Brunell hit him for a long TD.

Yep. Beat Rod Woodson on that play.

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

Early on, he seemed like he would be more of a weapon as a receiving threat.  But that began diminishing along with short yardage/goal-line carry opportunities.  Never understood why.

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Freddy was awesome. He's my favorite athlete of all time. Was spoiled rotten growing up in Jacksonville getting to watch him play from UF to JAX.

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Fred Taylor is literally the reason I watch football. I started watching while he was at UF and then he got picked by the Jags I started watching the Jags.


Most memorable run personally was the play where he ran over Mike Doss largely because it was the only time I had front row seats and it was right in that end zone he was running into.


As far as memorable play for simply the play it was a 10 or so yard pass play actually against Carolina. He got a short pass, BULLDOZED a guy head on(somewhat 2 guys, but one of them wasnt a direct hit on him) so those 2 are on the ground, he moves up 4 or 5 yards and another guy comes flying in and he just slips to the side, I dont think the guy even touched him, but in doing so he ran into another guy, ends up being brought down by 3 guys. Stat wise its a short play with no TD, but it took essentially 5 guys to take him down and it showed both his power and his agility. Especially combining it with a play also in that game that was like a 60 yard untouched TD I think is the perfect way to look at him. He was physically able to do ANY MOVE a RB could do, switching from a power back to a scat(sp?) back to a speed burner from one step to the next.


Another would probably be the Colts play where he goes right, runs back across the field to the left, slows down to let the QB come up and block, bulldozes one guy, then the guy the QB "blocked" and another guy at once, then bursts for 20ish yards after man handling those guys physically, I just love the plays that showcase just how varied his running style could be.


Also have to mention the 90 yard TD against Miami in the playoffs. He made 3-4 guys miss grasping for air in the first 10 yards then just flies down the field. One of those jukes though was crazy, the guy was still like 5 yards away and fell for it anyway, incredible play.


Could talk about Fred plays ALL DAY.

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Fred is a god. That spin move on the goal line against the Colts is one of my favorite plays ever.

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Bringing this thread back

 

https://twitter.com/ABethea41/status/555052462696968192

 

Antoine Bethea believes the same as Ike Taylor. 

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Fred is the first ballot of HOF in my books. There maybe some bias to that. But I haven't really enjoyed any RB with Fred's ability. The juke, the moves he make against the LBs and the final exclamation he puts on the DBs on a run, it was really a fun to watch. Our team wasted his talent without winning a superbowl, which is a shame. 

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Fred is the first ballot of HOF in my books. There maybe some bias to that. But I haven't really enjoyed any RB with Fred's ability. The juke, the moves he make against the LBs and the final exclamation he puts on the DBs on a run, it was really a fun to watch. Our team wasted his talent without winning a superbowl, which is a shame.

His stutter step is a thing of beauty!

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???