Fred Taylor (1 Viewer)

[billrob]

He looked pretty good last night, and got the redzone look as well.

I can't believe I'm saying this but NE was playing catchup all night so he didn't get any work in the 2nd half. But presuming they had the lead would he have been in there more often?

Guess I'm asking if he's a hold or a sell. Will NE continue to throw the ball 60 times a game a la 2007? Or is he a nice guy to have down the stretch?

Thoughts?

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

He looked pretty good last night, and got the redzone look as well.I can't believe I'm saying this but NE was playing catchup all night so he didn't get any work in the 2nd half. But presuming they had the lead would he have been in there more often?Guess I'm asking if he's a hold or a sell. Will NE continue to throw the ball 60 times a game a la 2007? Or is he a nice guy to have down the stretch?Thoughts?

Nothing's changed. NE's RBBC is a fantasy wasteland. Fred as a bye week filler or Maroney or Faulk if your squad is decimated by injuries.

 

[CravenM]

I think he's a damn good play - much like Corey Dillon was. He can certainly handle the infrequent running plays which offer a lot of opportunity due to the excellent passing game. He also has good hands for catching balls out of the backfield and is mature enough to know he's on the Super Bowl train so he doesn't have to be the focus of the offense.

I got him in the 11th round and think he's going to be the Steal Of The Draft.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

two of (Maroney / Faulk / Taylors) will become bordeline viable flex starters when the 3rd one gets injured.

 

[ceo3west]

Interested in D. Yudkin's take here..

Looked to me like Morris is being phased out of the gameplan, which is not suprising at 34. Granted I am a Taylor owner, but it wouldn't surprise me if Taylor gets the majority of carries inside the 10 this year. He is a powerful runner who doesn't fumble, and I think BB really trusts him. The fact that he only got 9 carries last night doesn't surprise me. I think he'll only see 10-15 per game on average, with more coming when they have the lead later in games.

If last night's game is an indicator, we should see Maroney/Taylor running the ball between the 20's with Faulk on passing downs. Red Zone should be Taylor/Faulk with Taylor getting the rushing TD's.

 

[David Yudkin]

Morris didn't do much because he hadn't practiced for almost a month and had a bum finger which wouldn't help in holding on to the ball. His abscence will not help him gettting much of a workload at this point, but I still think after (if) his hand heals up he should still see the short yardage work.

This is still going to be a RBBC and who sees more work will vary from week to week. I don't see anyone getting much more than 10-12 in a given week unless that guy really goes off and they continue to ride him.

 

[Eagle Eye]

Taylor may not be the short yardage back. He got the goalline carry but he didn't replace Maroney, just finished his drive. It looked like a series-to-series rotation to me. Maroney got a 4th and 1 carry early on but didn't convert.

 

[Sleeping King]

Morris didn't do much because he hadn't practiced for almost a month and had a bum finger which wouldn't help in holding on to the ball. His abscence will not help him gettting much of a workload at this point, but I still think after (if) his hand heals up he should still see the short yardage work.This is still going to be a RBBC and who sees more work will vary from week to week. I don't see anyone getting much more than 10-12 in a given week unless that guy really goes off and they continue to ride him.

Morris will get plenty of playing time...at FB.

 

[editor47]

i actually thought maroney looked great last night he needs to get 20 carries a game. fred taylor should be used only to rest maroney based on last night.

 

[ceo3west]

i actually thought maroney looked great last night he needs to get 20 carries a game. fred taylor should be used only to rest maroney based on last night.

3.2 YPC is not great. Maroney looked quick getting to the line, that's about it. Taylor didn't look great either, but nothing I saw told me Maroney should be getting the bulk of the work.

 

[editor47]

i actually thought maroney looked great last night he needs to get 20 carries a game. fred taylor should be used only to rest maroney based on last night.

3.2 YPC is not great. Maroney looked quick getting to the line, that's about it. Taylor didn't look great either, but nothing I saw told me Maroney should be getting the bulk of the work.

he was off to a great start. he looked great early.

 

[Banger]

i actually thought maroney looked great last night he needs to get 20 carries a game. fred taylor should be used only to rest maroney based on last night.

3.2 YPC is not great. Maroney looked quick getting to the line, that's about it. Taylor didn't look great either, but nothing I saw told me Maroney should be getting the bulk of the work.

Maroney is too up and down...he has a great run and then gets caught behind the line for a 4 yard loss.

 

[Sleeping King]

i actually thought maroney looked great last night he needs to get 20 carries a game. fred taylor should be used only to rest maroney based on last night.

3.2 YPC is not great. Maroney looked quick getting to the line, that's about it. Taylor didn't look great either, but nothing I saw told me Maroney should be getting the bulk of the work.

Maroney is too up and down...he has a great run and then gets caught behind the line for a 4 yard loss.

He slowed down due to poor blocking. He didn't have his dance shoes on much last night.

 

[billrob]

With the effort Taylor put in yesterday...is he a sell high or hold?

It's obvious that BB trusts him to carry the load, but will he continue to get enough work to be a RB2/3 all year?

 

[David Yudkin]

With the effort Taylor put in yesterday...is he a sell high or hold?It's obvious that BB trusts him to carry the load, but will he continue to get enough work to be a RB2/3 all year?

Shockingly, Maroney got hurt in game so Taylor picked up a bigger workload yesterday. ATL's run defense leaves a lot to be desired. NE is still pass heavy and some weeks will ditch the running game pretty quickly if they can't get anywhere. We'll have to also wait and see if at his advanced age how many carries he can handle from week to week.

 

[Wadsworth]

With the effort Taylor put in yesterday...is he a sell high or hold?It's obvious that BB trusts him to carry the load, but will he continue to get enough work to be a RB2/3 all year?

Shockingly, Maroney got hurt in game so Taylor picked up a bigger workload yesterday. ATL's run defense leaves a lot to be desired. NE is still pass heavy and some weeks will ditch the running game pretty quickly if they can't get anywhere. We'll have to also wait and see if at his advanced age how many carries he can handle from week to week.

I wouldn't be too worried about Fred being able to carry the load. As a fantasy owner I'd be more concerned with BB's ever changing game plan and the return of Wes Welker limiting Taylor's touches.

 

[David Yudkin]

With the effort Taylor put in yesterday...is he a sell high or hold?It's obvious that BB trusts him to carry the load, but will he continue to get enough work to be a RB2/3 all year?

Shockingly, Maroney got hurt in game so Taylor picked up a bigger workload yesterday. ATL's run defense leaves a lot to be desired. NE is still pass heavy and some weeks will ditch the running game pretty quickly if they can't get anywhere. We'll have to also wait and see if at his advanced age how many carries he can handle from week to week.

I wouldn't be too worried about Fred being able to carry the load. As a fantasy owner I'd be more concerned with BB's ever changing game plan and the return of Wes Welker limiting Taylor's touches.

IMO, Welker would only add to Taylor's touches by keeping more drives alive and keeping the offense on the field.

 

[circelli17]

With the effort Taylor put in yesterday...is he a sell high or hold?It's obvious that BB trusts him to carry the load, but will he continue to get enough work to be a RB2/3 all year?

Shockingly, Maroney got hurt in game so Taylor picked up a bigger workload yesterday. ATL's run defense leaves a lot to be desired. NE is still pass heavy and some weeks will ditch the running game pretty quickly if they can't get anywhere. We'll have to also wait and see if at his advanced age how many carries he can handle from week to week.

What happened to Maroney? Was it serious?

 

[David Yudkin]

With the effort Taylor put in yesterday...is he a sell high or hold?It's obvious that BB trusts him to carry the load, but will he continue to get enough work to be a RB2/3 all year?

Shockingly, Maroney got hurt in game so Taylor picked up a bigger workload yesterday. ATL's run defense leaves a lot to be desired. NE is still pass heavy and some weeks will ditch the running game pretty quickly if they can't get anywhere. We'll have to also wait and see if at his advanced age how many carries he can handle from week to week.

What happened to Maroney? Was it serious?

Thigh injury after 4 carries. The joke today on sports radio was what's next . . . a wing or a breast injury?Who the heck knows if it's serious or not, it's not like the team is going to tell anyone about it.

 

[The Dynasty]

I was just wondering, with the injury to Maroney, what's your thoughts on Taylor's fantasy status?

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

when was Maroney ever relevant?

 

[Jewell]

Taylor is better than Maroney with or without injury.

I don't think you'll get performances like that every week from Taylor because the Pats will still sprinkle in plenty of Faulk and Morris, but Taylor can be a good spot, flex, or RB3 start.

 

[switz]

Taylor is better than Maroney with or without injury.

I don't think you'll get performances like that every week from Taylor because the Pats will still sprinkle in plenty of Faulk and Morris, but Taylor can be a good spot, flex, or RB3 start.

 

[Avery]

when was Maroney ever relevant?

Considering that Moaroney was leading the team is touches from the RB position through the first two weeks of the season, pre-injury, I'd say he was pretty relevant.Touches through week 2:

Maroney, Total touches: 18

Rushes:16

Receptions: 2

Taylor, Total touches: 17

Rushes:17

Receptions: 0

Faulk, Total touches: 13

Rushes:6

Receptions: 7

Morris, Total touches: 3

Rushes:2

Receptions: 1

 

[David Yudkin]

when was Maroney ever relevant?

Considering that Moaroney was leading the team is touches from the RB position through the first two weeks of the season, pre-injury, I'd say he was pretty relevant.Touches through week 2:

Maroney, Total touches: 18

Rushes:16

Receptions: 2

Taylor, Total touches: 17

Rushes:17

Receptions: 0

Faulk, Total touches: 13

Rushes:6

Receptions: 7

Morris, Total touches: 3

Rushes:2

Receptions: 1

9 touches a game is not exactly Michael Turner territory.

 

[Avery]

when was Maroney ever relevant?

Considering that Moaroney was leading the team is touches from the RB position through the first two weeks of the season, pre-injury, I'd say he was pretty relevant.Touches through week 2:

Maroney, Total touches: 18

Rushes:16

Receptions: 2

Taylor, Total touches: 17

Rushes:17

Receptions: 0

Faulk, Total touches: 13

Rushes:6

Receptions: 7

Morris, Total touches: 3

Rushes:2

Receptions: 1

9 touches a game is not exactly Michael Turner territory.

Sure isn't and I'm not advocating Maroney being any good. All I'm pointing out is that he was more than a relevant parts of the Pats running game since he lead the team in RB touches.

 

[burgundy and gold]

Is this the moment we've been waiting for ... one of the Patriot backs to go down and make one of the others a viable fantasy starter? Taylor and Maroney were the only real factors IMO and now that ones down it seems like the other is gonna take over. I started Taylor on a whim yesterday (as a flex) and he didn't let me down.

 

[Whiplash Inc.]

 

[Two Deep]

Bellichick seems to lean on the Vets, I think he has more trust in Taylor and will show it more as the season goes on. If Taylor stays healthy I think he gets the most RB work.

 

[Jewell]

Bellichick seems to lean on the Vets, I think he has more trust in Taylor and will show it more as the season goes on. If Taylor stays healthy I think he gets the most RB work.

100% agreement.

 

[Ben Stiller]

Can Taylor be a guy like Corey Dillon was a few years back? Clearly the Pats passing game and defense is not what it was in 2007, at least not yet, so they may have to lean on the running game a bit more.

 

[Jewell]

Can Taylor be a guy like Corey Dillon was a few years back? Clearly the Pats passing game and defense is not what it was in 2007, at least not yet, so they may have to lean on the running game a bit more.

No, Taylor can't be like Dillon was with the Pats. At least not like Dillon was his first year with the Pats (1738 total yards, 13 total TDs). Fred is one of the all-time underrated RBs, but he doesn't have that kind of production left in him.