Taylor Mays' 4.43 forty time is flawed. NFL Network proves that he finished faster than Trindon Holiday who was given an official time of 4.34. What gives?
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Route36
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I'm beginning to rethink drafting this guy...
Dick Jauron was regarded as one of the best secondary coaches in the league before he became a head coach. He transformed Jairus Byrd who was a CB coming out of college into a FS that had 9 picks his rookie year last season. If he can improve Mays’ negative qualities, we could have an amazing player. High risk-Higher reward. Seriously, 6’3 220 running what seems to be a 4.3? That is unheard of.
Bye 36, you will be missed...
From SI.com
During drills, Mays was in poor form. As fast as he was moving forwards, Mays was terribly slow moving in reverse. It was similar to his performance at the Senior Bowl in January. Mays looked uncomfortable backpedaling during drills and one scout called his defensive back fundamentals “just bad.” When asked to change direction, Mays would come to a complete stop then start up again. The contrast between Mays and players such as Earl Thomas and T.J. Ward, who lost little momentum changing direction, was striking.
I know, I know. He needs a lot of work. He said Pete Carroll just told him to “hit people”. I don’t think he was really coached coverage all that much. He was a 4 year starter and actually returned to school for his senior season on the request of Caroll. Jumped from 53 tackles/ 0 INT to 88 tackles/ 1 INT. That shows he is willing to get better.
Maybe Dick can coach him up!
Bye 36, you will be missed...
I'm with you
I think his flaws are coachable, and we have the coaches to do it
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
No, I wouldn’t. I think its his speed that will help him recover quickly if he gets beat. I don’t know. If he masters the fundamentals due to NFL coaching, he is going to be great. If not, he will be average at best. We shall see.
Bye 36, you will be missed...
by Route36 on Mar 3, 2010 3:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t doubt his athletic ability, I don’t doubt his straight line speed. But its more than just his coverage problems. He is not smooth laterally which is far more important than a straight line. It not just his coverage that needs work, his angling is poor because he does not know how to fluidly turn his hips. The only reason his stats jumped was because he had to take on a bigger role. His coaching on his coverage has far more to work to on than just reads. He has to learn to turn his hips, he has to learn to notice angles on the fly, he has to learn to keep his hips under him until he makes a correct read, he has to stop making anticipations and learn to read and react, and he has to learn to play the ball instead of the receiver. That’s a lot of work for a guy who is suppose to be a 1st round draft pick.
HAHA!!
Dick…coached…up.
I dont know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
Simple
40 times are determined by the BCS using a complex formula including the player’s college team’s weighted average strength of schedule, height, weight, shoe size and projected jersey sales revenue for their first year in the league.
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by EANX33 on Mar 3, 2010 10:32 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
lol win
is at peace with the fact that i am a DICK.... i am good at it.... it is what i do.... it defines who i am.... will i be hated?? most definitely... do i care?? hell no...
"youve got enemies? good. that means you actully stood up for something" -Eminem
Thats BS
no one really knows how the BCS decides these things
As impressed as I am by his speed, I still don’t want him. I know that coaches’ egos lead them to believe that “I know he doesn’t have the skill, but he has the athleticism, I can teach him the skill!”, but that fails more often than it succeeds.
His best parallel in the NFL, based on film study (as opposed to athleticism), is Roy Williams. And I don’t think any Eagles fan would want to see a Roy Williams-type in our defensive backfield.
He has the skill and athleticism, he just needs the brains to go with it
child please
by worldphuckinchamps on Mar 3, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
well, I guess even in photoshop
wouldn’t it still just look like Mays?
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
He has the skill
I don’t think this is true if you watch the tape Mays only really makes plays because he is more athletic then most of the guys he played against. This won’t be the case in the NFL and he will be exposed.
They call me The Professor.
basically, if he can be taught to back pedal faster i think he will be very very successful in the nfl
but you are right, he wont have that advantage in the nfl
child please
by worldphuckinchamps on Mar 3, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
backpedal? how about angles towards defenders (he’s got no concept of this because he was always faster then everyone) …. what about reading routes instead of just playing the run?
I could be wrong and he could be the best safety to ever play the game … but I’m willing to bet this doesn’t go down like that.
They call me The Professor.
agreed
if we draft this kid (which would demand too high of a pick) i wouldnt feel comfortable starting him right away which is what we need … we need someone right away …. sign rolle and if this kid drops to the second pick him up and let him be the heir to mikell
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by NorthPhillyKid on Mar 4, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
Taylor Mays has the ball skills of a lineman.
Earl Thomas, now that’s where it’s at.
by Shady is an Eagle! on Mar 3, 2010 4:14 PM EST reply actions
i agree i like thomas more
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by NorthPhillyKid on Mar 4, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
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