Black and Teal » Pride of the Jaguars http://blackandteal.com A Jacksonville Jaguars Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Jags Honor Fred Taylor, Well Deserved http://blackandteal.com/2012/09/30/jags-honor-fred-taylor-well-deserved/ http://blackandteal.com/2012/09/30/jags-honor-fred-taylor-well-deserved/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:46:11 +0000 Luke Sims http://blackandteal.com/?p=11982 Fred Taylor will be inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars today and there isn’t anybody more deserving.  An offensive powerhouse and a graceful runner, Taylor is widely recognized as one of the best backs to play in the last two decades.  He has numerous franchise records and numbers that could compete to be enshrined [...]

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]]> Fred Taylor will be inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars today and there isn’t anybody more deserving.  An offensive powerhouse and a graceful runner, Taylor is widely recognized as one of the best backs to play in the last two decades.  He has numerous franchise records and numbers that could compete to be enshrined in Canton at some point.  He had a stigma for being injured associated with him, but “Fragile Fred” actually wasn’t so fragile and he showed it week after week.  Watching Taylor was one of the reasons I became a Jaguars fan and one of the reasons why the Jaguars found some success with him in the backfield.

Here are some statistical notes on the man:

  • 13 Seasons
  • 2,534 attempts
  • 11,695 yards (4.6 yards per attempt)
  • 7 1,000+ yard seasons
  • 66 Rushing TDs (74 total)
  • 27 fumbles in 153 games (Only one in every 5.5 games)

The man is everything that you want in a feature back.  The Jaguars have been graced with some great runners and Taylor leads the list (currently).  He has been a great mentor for Maurice Jones-Drew, he showed that ball control offense can work, and he made the Jags a threat every time he stepped on the field.  If there is anyone who deserve the Pride, it’s Freddy T.  He embodies what it means to be a Jaguar, even after hanging up the cleats.

- Luke N. Sims

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]]> http://blackandteal.com/2012/09/30/jags-honor-fred-taylor-well-deserved/feed/ 0 Fred Taylor Deserves Ring of Honor & Hall of Fame! http://blackandteal.com/2012/06/07/fred-taylor-deserves-ring-of-honor-hall-of-fame/ http://blackandteal.com/2012/06/07/fred-taylor-deserves-ring-of-honor-hall-of-fame/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:28:42 +0000 Luke Sims http://blackandteal.com/?p=10645 Fred Taylor will be inducted into the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Pride of the Jaguars during the September 30th game against the Cincinnati Bengals.    Right now, there’s nobody who deserves it more than Freddy T.  Nobody. The guy is a legend in Jacksonville.  He worked hard, played hard, and he was an inspiration for the community. [...]

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]]> Fred Taylor will be inducted into the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Pride of the Jaguars during the September 30th game against the Cincinnati Bengals.    Right now, there’s nobody who deserves it more than Freddy T.  Nobody.

The guy is a legend in Jacksonville.  He worked hard, played hard, and he was an inspiration for the community.  Hell, he may be a legend throughout the NFL.  Or at least he should be.

Fred Taylor put up 11,695 yards in 13 seasons in the NFL.  In his 11 seasons with Jacksonville he put up 11,271 yards.  To give you an idea of where that would put him in the Hall of Fame, he would be 12th, behind Thurman Thomas with 12,074 rushing yards.  Of running backs above where he in the Hall of Fame (by rushing yards), Taylor would have higher receiving yards than two of them.  His 66 rushing touchdowns would put him at 17th on the list, one spot ahead of Thurman Thomas.

Either way you look at Taylor’s statistics, he is in some very good company.  If it were me, I’d be more than happy to be right next to Thurman Thomas in Canton.

If Taylor’s statistics don’t get him in (the guy will always be an all-time great), his fluid play and consistent leadership will always have the hearts that saw him play.  Taylor deserves to be enshrined by Jacksonville and the League.  The Patriots brought him in for a reason after he left the Jaguars.  The guy is a winner, through and through.

Congratulations to Fred Taylor for being brought into the Pride of the Jaguars! Every year he’s eligible for the Hall of Fame, I’ll be crossing my fingers and praying with the rest of them to see a Jaguar great recognized the league over.

- Luke N. Sims

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