Taylor hopes left side will be right with Redskins

alen1 · Jul 24, 2008

Seamless transition for Taylor?

Though Taylor moved around quite a bit during his time in Miami, he was primarily a blind-side pass rusher working against left tackles. His transition to the other side will be more difficult than advertised for a multitude of reasons.

Taylor will now be covered by a tight end more often as most teams play-callers are historically right-side dominant when calling the strength of the formation. That will limit Taylor's freedom and ensures he will face more double teams in the run game than ever before. His lean, Dancing with the Stars physique will be tested on a weekly basis.

More importantly, Taylor will need to use the next six weeks to gain confidence in his pass-rushing prowess from the opposite side. It is not nearly as easy as one might think.

For starters, his line of vision to the ball will be different, as will his body lean as he runs the imaginary hoop towards the QB. Taylor is used to dipping his left shoulder. He will have to get accustomed to dipping his right.

The biggest difference will be with his pass rush moves. Taylor could previously use his right hand to club the outside arm of the offensive tackle or to grab his shoulder and pull himself through. He will have to become equally adept at using his left in order to have the same type of success.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/07/23/tucks.takes/index.html

Feels weird posting Jason Taylor news in the "Other NFL" Forum.

late again · Jul 24, 2008

alen1 said:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/07/23/tucks.takes/index.html

Feels weird posting Jason Taylor news in the "Other NFL" Forum.
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I wonder how much research Tucker did before writing that. Correct me if I'm wrong, Alen. Didn't Taylor have one of his most successful seasons ever the first year that Saban moved Taylor all over the place?

alen1 · Jul 24, 2008

late again said:

I wonder how much research Tucker did before writing that. Correct me if I'm wrong, Alen. Didn't Taylor have one of his most successful seasons ever the first year that Saban moved Taylor all over the place?
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In Sabans 2 years of reign in Miami, Taylor had his third and fourth highest sack totals of his career (12 & 13.5).

I think this is Ross Tucker's first article written. Guess it didn't go that great lol.

m ino · Jul 25, 2008

after seeing all the dipping he did to/with his dance partner i don't think it would be much of an issue. and as some have stated i don't see him being purely a lde all the time. romo doesn't care which side he is coming from as he has taylors #.

Straz · Jul 25, 2008

Hopefulley he doesn't get a movie offer during the season, or else he'll probably retire.

alen1 · Jul 25, 2008

Straz said:

Hopefulley he doesn't get a movie offer during the season, or else he'll probably retire.
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I think we should be hoping for that. He retires and the Redskins season goes downhill which is a positive for us as the pick given to us would be better.

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