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Jason Taylor appreciation thread

I posted on another thread but Jason Taylor has a chance to be our version of Brian Hartline with DEs but even better. He's a HOFer and he's already home and it's easier to recruit kids to Miami than Ohio State.

This is what I posted:

Can Jason Taylor become our version of Brian Hartline, but for DEs?

With Bain going top 10 and Messidor possibly going on day 1 (from maybe 3rd or 4th round last year?) and now Wilson..if Wilson goes 1st round next year, does JT become our "come to Miami and become a 1st rounder" guarantee at DE?

With Mirabel and Mario for OL, and JT for DL, how great would that be if we had that kind of clout/reputation on BOTH lines?! Having that advantage on both LOS opens up so much more than just having it at WR. It attracts every other position. You can sustain success for a long time with that kind of advantage.

Does he aspire to become a college HC? Or is he content as one of the highest paid DCs in America with as easy of a job as you can get (maybe his next step once Heatherman leaves?) Easy to recruit DEs to Miami..easy to coach 5* DEs. Self sustaining success without all the headaches of a head coach.
 
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He’s a great coach and did a wonderful job with our ends but so is Damione Lewis. Our dt coach coached the most important piece on the dline in Ahmad moten. Look at how different our dline looked when he went out in the playoffs without the pressure up the middle vs ole miss compared to Ohio state, Texas A&M and Indiana when he played extensively
 
brock said:
He’s a great coach and did a wonderful job with our ends but so is Damione Lewis. Our dt coach coached the most important piece on the dline in Ahmad moten. Look at how different our dline looked when he went out in the playoffs without the pressure up the middle vs ole miss compared to Ohio state, Texas A&M and Indiana when he played extensively
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I can’t wait to watch him play next year
 
The U is back to work said:
Jason and Damione both deserve a ton of praise.

The next to break out IMO is Justin Scott. He’s going to be a grown *** man next season and show why these 5 stars are so important.
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Scott wasn’t that quiet this year, needs some more consistency but the splash plays were there from the opener against ND.
 
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I think JT has head coaching aspirations so our days are numbered with him I would guess…. Hope we can get 1 more year! Make him asst dc or something
 
It's easy to say Lightfoot, and he shined no doubt. But that entire line, and anyone on it benefited from the mere presence of Bain & Mesi.
Really need someone to fill their shoes and come even remotely close to what they did.
 
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Wilson is definitely not as good as Bain as an every down player... But our cheetah package with him, Lowe, and Lightfoot on passing downs may be even scarier than this year. Both Wilson and Lightfoot will get to the QB FAST.
 
Calinative said:
Maybe if you were talking purely long-term pass rush and sack potential in the NFL.

Wilson is not a better player than Bain, certainly not a better college player or against the Run
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Bain (and Messidors) ability to set the edge for the run game WHILE providing elite pass rushing is not easy.

Wilson is an elite pass rusher but I’d be lying if I knew how he was on run defense because slot of the time Bain and Messidor were fighting and challenging just as hard to set the edge as they were to get a sack
 
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