Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Well, it looks like we have some good news coming out about Fred Taylor’s “incident” the other day. Per rotoworld:
According to his agent, Fred Taylor was not arrested at a Miami nightclub incident early Saturday.
Said his agent, “It’s nothing more than a ticket. . . . He was never formally arrested, never booked, didn’t post a bond and he has not been charged with anything. We’re pretty confident obviously that he won’t be charged with anything.” It sounds minor enough not to get in Taylor’s way of playing this season. Aug. 30 - 10:08 pm et
Source: Florida Times Union
“Apparently, what Fred was cited for had nothing to do with why they came there,” Swickle said. “They put Fred and other people out there up against cars, they searched Fred for guns and drugs, and Fred and the officer had choice words with each other. The police apparently decided that’s disorderly conduct.”
I may have sounded a bit harsh on Freddy yesterday. It’s just tough seeing your favorite player mentioned on the wrong side of the law. I hope everything runs its course and is all OK. Based on the news today, I don’t foresee Fred getting suspended by the league at all.
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
From the Miami Herald:
Veteran Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor was arrested outside of a Miami Beach nightclub early Sunday morning and charged with disorderly conduct.
Taylor was not taken to jail, according to Detective Juan Sanchez, a spokesman for the Miami Beach Police Department.
He was instead released outside of Club Cristal on Fifth Street on his own recognizance with a promise to appear in court.
WTF Freddy! This is so out of your character!
First of all, what are you doing outside a nightclub in the early AM when you have a wife and kids? Second of all, why are you getting in trouble when this could be a Superbowl year for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
I know you weren’t taken to jail, and probably won’t get convicted of anything… but still, this is crazy! Even if the charges are dropped, Fred could still face a suspension from the team or the league. What a terrible lapse of judgement.
Shame on you Freddy. So what if someone was trying to start a fight with you. Be the better man and walk away.
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
The Jacksonville Jaguars are playing their final preseason game tonight against the Washingston Redskins. Starters rarely player in the final preseason games, so don’t expect to see Fred Taylor on the field. Tonight’s game is played to determine who will make those final few roster spots.
Because there isn’t much Freddy T news, here’s a quick video of Fred talking about his workout regime over the off season. They even have footage of him working out (check out those big blue shorts!)
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
The Jacksonville Jaguars played their third preseason game of 2008 on August 23 in Tampa Bay against the Bucs. Fred Taylor ran hard on 7 carries for 26 yards. While that may only be 3.7 yards per carry, it doesn’t matter. The defense knew Fred was going to run so they schemed around it. The important thing is that Freddy ran hard for a few carries and came out strong and healthy.
When interviewed after the game, Fred was a little hard on the offense, always seeing room for improvement. “The defense came out and started excellent and created turnovers. … That is the type of football we definitely want to try and play this year,” Jacksonville running back Fred Taylor said. “Offensively, we capitalized and did some good things. But of course, we know we can get better.”
The Jags will play their final preseason game this coming weekend against Washington.
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Fred Taylor was active and saw a little action in Saturday’s Jacksonville Jaguars game against the Miami Dolphins. Fred ended the game with 4 carries for 7 yards. All his carries were right up the center of the line, and on one of the plays he ran right into the back of one of the offensive linemen.
I was very surprised Jack Del Rio let him play for nearly an entire quarter. I would have only had him in there on 1 series. It’s just not worth the risk of injury. Fred was getting hand offs and running into the backfield looking for receptions.
I know it’s just preseason, but the Jaguars offense looked horrid. They couldn’t get anything going against a terrible Miami defense. I hope we can get it together by week 1 of the regular season. Taylor suggests that we’ll see some improvement by next week.
“The third one [preseason game] is always the one that simulates real-time stuff more than any other preseason game,” Taylor said. “I guarantee we’ll look better than we looked tonight. I promise you that.”
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Fred Taylor sat out the first Jaguars preseason game on August 9th, and for good reason. There is absolutely no reason a 10 year veteran should trot out there for 1 carry in a meaningless exhibition game. Now that week 2 of the preseason is coming up and the Dolphins are coming to town, I think we might see Fred get 1-2 carries. Although I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Del Rio holds him out again.
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Fox Sports posted an article with the NFL’s top 10 duos. Missing from the list is Jacksonville’s dynamic duo of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew.
They listed Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor as the #1 duo. That’s probably right, considering they rushed for more yardage then Fred and Mojo (although only by 215 yards). But after that, they are second to none.
This is just another example of the national media paying no attention to Jacksonville. They probably think Fred Taylor was injured for 6 games in 2007. What’s funny though is that they put Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown on the list! What a joke.
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Two days ago I made a trip down to Gainesville, Florida… home of the University of Florida Gators (where Fred Taylor went to college). Outside the stadium, they have a huge Gator statue, and on the floor around it are stone plaques honoring the All-American players UF has had over the years.
I snapped a picture of the Fred Taylor 1st Team All-American 1997 plaque.
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Pete Prisco is a writer for CBS Sportsline, and he also does a local radio show in Jacksonville, Florida. He’s been one of Fred Taylor’s biggest media supporters throughout Fred’s entire career. Pete only has positive things to say about Fred and always gets exclusive interviews with him on the radio.
The other day, Pete posted an article on Sportsline titled “Numbers don’t lie, Taylor has HOF goods”. It’s a great piece that dives into Fred Taylor’s chances of reaching the Hall of Fame. Because Pete is such a big Freddy fan, you’d think it was filled with just one man’s opinion, but the article is actually backed with stats and facts.
Here’s an excerpt:
Sitting on a bench outside Jacksonville Municipal Stadium last week, the sweat from a morning practice still rolling down his forehead, Fred Taylor stared at me with a puzzled look. My question stumped him for a second, just as it had the many others who tried to answer it.
How many of the NFL’s all-time, top 20 rushers, a club in which Taylor has a membership card, have both a better yards-per-carry and per-game rushing average than Taylor?
“Barry?” Taylor answered. He paused. “And Jim Brown?”
I’m not going to spoil the answer for you. So go read it for yourself.
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
The Jacksonville Jaguars are holding a scrimmage tonight in the stadium. It is free and open to the public (I also heard there will be $2 beers). I went last year and it was a lot of fun. There must have been 15,000 people there. Fred Taylor will be there and in action.
The Jags did have a light practice this morning to get ready for tonight. Fred had a couple of carries that he turned into decent gains. But he also showed nice hands on a catch out of the backfield. We haven’t seen Fred involved in the passing game since Maurice Jones-Drew arrived, so this was quite a treat. I’d love to see Fred catch 30-40 balls this year.
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