http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/25/jason-taylor-sees-great-potential-in-dion-jordan/
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Pretty much what I had been saying, the speed rush is like a fastball, you need other pitches.
Do note the setback portiondjphinfan likes this. -
I remember when he humbly said that Wake was going to be a great player maybe even greater than himself .He knows what he is talking about.:yes:
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Interestingly also is JT's mention of "his first yr with his hand in the dirt"
Dio had been a sort of jack of all trades at Oregon, he has a learning curve to be a fulltime De
Not sure I like that approach tbh, as I've said, his skillset is Adalius Thomas'sPandarilla and MikeHoncho like this. -
Anyone else have the suspicion that Jason Taylor ends up in someone's front office down the road?
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Here's the good news, I know that NOONE in football is dumb enough to pigeon hole a player with that size and speed ratio who can literally play 6 different positions on defense.Pandarilla and Larry Little like this. -
Philbin was asked about JT and whether they had "finalized" a position...Philbin responded with " not yet" -
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One of the NFL teams that offered would really surprise most people, I think (it wasn't Miami though).
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Having JT mentor DJ just makes so much sense. They're both similar is the physical makeup/skill set. Would be really cool if some of it sticks, and he makes a BIG jump in playing time and production this season.
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I'd tend to think Jason Taylor's involvement has a lot to do with Kacy Rodgers. He was his coach for a couple years and Taylor speaks very highly of him. There also appears to have been a very big emphasis on Jordan learning a "long-arm" pass rush move. Kacy Rodgers has been quoted multiple times about his desire to see him pick it up, and Taylor is the ideal teacher. It was basically his signature pass rush move and I'm not sure anyone in league history was as effect at it as he was.
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Now with Te's who are really more slowish Wr who create mismatches dominating the league, a player who can cover them and get after the passer has a unique value to the D as AThomas did in Baltimorerafael likes this. -
Just get him on the field!
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Dion Jordan would have more support from the fanbase if he would have just worked to make a few of his teammates hate coming to work every day.
It seems to me that:
PED's = worthy of derision.
Simulated shower rape = boys will be boys.
It's interesting to me that most fans think that players in NFL locker rooms are all anti-social and juvenile while simultaneously believing that nobody is breaking any rules to maintain that crazy level of fitness. In the D-3 weightroom I frequented many years ago, I was in a distinct minority because I wasn't juicing; I could count the people who didn't juice on one hand. There was no money involved and nobody had a future in football or bodybuilding.
On the other hand, the last Incognito (i.e. out of control *******) I knew was back in high school. That's not to say that nobody acted the fool occasionally, but the group took care of things like that and nothing was sustained.
I'd be interested in hearing what others' experiences are, to see if I went to the one midwest D-3 school that was the anomaly.