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Originally Posted by The Goat

SS and GM my pessimism about Taylor is just intuition I'll admit. I think we saw offenses target him last year in the running game and the theme will pick up where it left off especially if he's playing at WLB behind AC (not a great run-stopper either). Teams will just pound that side of the defense and why wouldn't Taylor start to reason with himself 1) at the end of my career do I really want to take this kind of pounding for a team that means little to me 2) one serious injury could affect the rest of my life which i have big plans for 3) i'm gonna get paid huge money from Danny and Vinny regardless. For clarity let me say i'm not pooing on Taylor... i'm saying people make decisions within the framework of opportunities and constraints they face and rationally I wouldn't be surprised if he mails it in.

... lastly you know hoping Taylor plays his guts out directly contradicts one of the most successful, savvy, and shrewd football minds in the league. I don't think i'm really on an island here...

Edit: I mean the Tuna if it ain't obvious

I think if JT play WLB, he wouldn't be lining up behind Carter. Taylor could have easily completely mailed it in and called himself out for the year last year if he didn't care. Or he could have retired before he was even traded.