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Originally posted by houtz
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There were rumors of him being involved with other dudes in High School. -
I wish.
The knock on Mays is his cover skills because he is rarely manned up on a WR because USC allows him to play 20 yards off the LOS and just rove. That's his job and he is good at it. USC has always had the SS play closer to the LOS and therefore the SS usually puts up better numbers than the FS (Bing, Ellison, etc.). Their assignments are completely different, comparing their numbers to each other is asinine.
Honestly, I'd be surprised if he plays FS in the league. I think he'll be an SS or OLB even. But I don't care about that because I enjoy watching him play now because he looks silly out there. It's funny watching the USC defense live because you see Mays 20 yards behind everyone else and he is just this huge freak. Can't help but wonder why the hell the most athletic guy on the team is so far away from all the action but that's what the FS position has done at USC since Carroll took over.Last edited by Tailback U; 06-07-2009, 03:39 AM.Comment
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WAsnt there something about the coaches at USC telling Mays to sort of calm down in the weight room, cuz he was getting too big and they didnt want him to lose his speed. I think that coach said Mays could easily be the size of a DE. Ya, thats just stupid.
I wouldnt want to see him play anywhere else in the league, i think hell be fine at any position, I just enjoy watching freaks that are extremely fast play FS and roam around.
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Yeah I can find the article if you want but basically the strength and conditioning coach at SC said Mays is such a freak that he could easily put on 20 pounds and bulk up to 260 and play DEnd if he wanted to.
Word on the street is that he is tight in the hips and is working on increasing his flexibility and cover skills. Apparently he has been beasting throughout Spring Ball and everyone has been in awe of him. From all the stuff I've read he's been making plays every day and laying people out at will.
That said, this thread was made for fun. I like Mays, but I'm not stupid enough to think he is better than Eric Berry. Berry is a much smoother defensive back and a better free safety all around because of his ability to man up and cover receivers as well as ball hawk.
Mays is a ferocious hitter and an intimidator but he has weaknesses that he can improve on and that is why he came back for his senior season. He knows what his weaknesses are and plans on fixing them.
Everyone wants to hate on Mays but the fact of the matter is that everyone would love to have him on their team. If the Raiders can't get him next year I'm hoping he falls to Pittsburgh because I know they will use him right. Imagine Mays and Troy P in the secondary together. That should be illegal.Last edited by Tailback U; 06-07-2009, 02:03 PM.Comment
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God Raider fans make me laugh my fucking ass off.
Literally.
Taylor Mays is overrated as fuck. Leave it to a Raider fan to hype someone even more though.
I bet you want him on Oakland don't you? Lmao.
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You live in Florida. You've probably seen him play less than 5 full games.
Not only that, but I'm not the only one "overhyping" him. Every NFL analyst and scout has Mays as one of the top safeties in football.
And I'd love to him have on Oakland. If he is used correctly he could be great. He has an insane amount of potential because his football skills can be improved.Comment
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lmao i wonder how many pages of google image search you went through before you settled on that pic.Comment
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Another true story. Back in the early 90's I attended the Big10 Basketball media day. I was standing behind Iowa basketball player Acie Earl in the lunch buffet line. The following conversation ensued...
Me: Boy, Acie, thats a lot of food on your tray.
Acie: Fuck you.
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I interviewed Acie Earl about a year and a half ago for my radio show. Cool guy. Never panned out in the NBA but he was fun to talk to. He is from the area I grew up in and is somewhat of a local "celeb" in a way. Played his HS ball at Moline HS and then college ball at Iowa.Another true story. Back in the early 90's I attended the Big10 Basketball media day. I was standing behind Iowa basketball player Acie Earl in the lunch buffet line. The following conversation ensued...
Me: Boy, Acie, thats a lot of food on your tray.
Acie: Fuck you.
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I took a class over the summer once as well and his dad was the teacher for it as well. Long winded story teller but really interesting guy.Comment
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Its even funnier when you consider that even USC fans admit that Mays has no responsibility whatsoever on defense...all he has to do is 'rove'. So you have some rover guy who has no sacks, no INTs, relatively few tackles, yet will someday be the best safety in NFL history?Originally posted by HellisanComment
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K-Dub-II is still pretty f'n good. Dude just is a walking stick figure at times.Originally posted by HellisanComment
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His responsibility is deep center field. Deep meaning 20 yards and out. His priority is to not let anyone can behind him, and he succeeded at that last season.
USC had the number 1 ranked pass defense in the country last season and only gave up 7 pass TDs through the air last season. And that is playing in the pass happy Pac-10 where QBs throw 40-50 times a game.
USC had one defensive back drafted last year, Cary Harris, who was drafted in the 6th round. Mays is the leader and best player on the best secondary in the nation.
He does need to improve his ball hawking skills. He goes for the kill rather than the pick almost every time and needs to figure out when to do each. Like I've been saying, there is a lot of room for him to improve in pass coverage. But when he does up that area of his game he is going to be an all around great player.Comment
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