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Undrafted Free Agent: Leonard Taylor III


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1 minute ago, Larz said:

There is an opportunity now for him. Go get it kid !

His production was limited big time by the coaching staff in Miami. I distinctly remember the fan base frustrations because of it. I trust this staff and hopefully he flourishes under Whitecotton

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This dude is the defensive version of Becton. Super athletically gifted but he's soft as sh*t. He bought into his own hype coming out of HS as top prospect, never put in the necessary work to be great at Miami. He couldn't even bother getting in good shape for the combine. Hopefully, the coaches can light a fire under his ass

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19 minutes ago, Wit said:

So basically he’s the Bryce huff of FSU. Good pick up. They tanked his value but using him
As a specialist instead of how he should be used.


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Bryce Huff of Miami, but yes. Miami used him very wrong which is why his production was so low

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1 hour ago, JETSxWRATH™ said:

This dude is the defensive version of Becton. Super athletically gifted but he's soft as sh*t. He bought into his own hype coming out of HS as top prospect, never put in the necessary work to be great at Miami. He couldn't even bother getting in good shape for the combine. Hopefully, the coaches can light a fire under his ass

Well, if not getting drafted doesn't light a fire, nothing will.

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3 minutes ago, SomebodytoAnybody47 said:

So what's this deal with this guy? Just completely lazy and doesn't want to put in the work?

Everywhere says he was ranked highly, once a potential first round pick, but just kept dropping and dropping. Tested poorly at the combine. 

But say the Jets are the perfect landing spot for him. 

I mean, hard to argue the Jets aren't the perfect landing spot. If nothing else this team has developed and trotted put some solid DL in recent years, he will have time to learn and we got him for free. Gotta to like the move, if he doesn't haul ass in training camp we can cut him without a second thought. If the chance to play on this DL and prove himself doesn't get the best of him I doubt anywhere else will.

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10 minutes ago, Joe W. Namath said:

Hes worth a look.  Probably wont make the team but who knows.

Wouldn't be a bad test to see if he can stay motivated on the practice squad. If so, he can be the first man in line for roster promotion if an iDL injury happens. 

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I would imagine going undrafted will be a pretty good motivator, but you never really know how a guy is built.  Definitely worth giving him a look though.  Uber talented DT, and we could really use another young guy to add to that room.

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2 hours ago, Falco21 said:

Just bringing this back. Seems this guy really is flourishing from everything I am reading thus far. 

Excited to see him get some snaps this weekend

I was wondering what happened to this kid.  Have read about the ends flashing but not a word on this kid.  Hopefully he starts to show with pads on.

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Really haven't heard Taylor's name mentioned much in camp thus far, like I have with Watts & McGregor.

I'd like to watch him play a little bit on Saturday and see how he looks - but my expectations aren't very high for him.

 

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I have to be honest, I don’t think I remember a single tweet with Taylor’s name being mentioned. 
 

Eric Watts is a name I’ve heard a handful of times. I expect him to make the 53. 

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On 8/8/2024 at 9:52 AM, Ghost said:

I have to be honest, I don’t think I remember a single tweet with Taylor’s name being mentioned. 
Eric Watts is a name I’ve heard a handful of times. I expect him to make the 53. 

Speaking of watts, hopefully the light bulb goes on for LT3.

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On 8/8/2024 at 5:46 AM, Falco21 said:

Just bringing this back. Seems this guy really is flourishing from everything I am reading thus far. 

Excited to see him get some snaps this weekend

What have you read?  I've read evern single TC report on this site and that I can find elsewhere, and he has been invisible in TC. Until yesterday, I had never seen his name mentioned good or bad.  I hope he is great as he would make us better, but so far, I haven't seen any indications that he is.

Edit: I just clicked on the long black horizontal bar in your post, and see that it's a link to Jets Confidential and that he praised Taylor on 8/5.  I hope he's right, but I have to say I am skeptical about anything Leberfeld reports.  Several years ago he was pimping a young undrafted QB on the Jets who finally got to play due to injuries and he was awful.  I also find it odd that none of the other reporters who have tweeted about TC practices or none of the posters here or on other Jets sites who attended practice never mentioned Taylor's name.

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1 hour ago, JKlecko said:

What have you read?  I've read evern single TC report on this site and that I can find elsewhere, and he has been invisible in TC. Until yesterday, I had never seen his name mentioned good or bad.  I hope he is great as he would make us better, but so far, I haven't seen any indications that he is.

Edit: I just clicked on the long black horizontal bar in your post, and see that it's a link to Jets Confidential and that he praised Taylor on 8/5.  I hope he's right, but I have to say I am skeptical about anything Leberfeld reports.  Several years ago he was pimping a young undrafted QB on the Jets who finally got to play due to injuries and he was awful.  I also find it odd that none of the other reporters who have tweeted about TC practices or none of the posters here or on other Jets sites who attended practice never mentioned Taylor's name.

 

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I hope he's right, but I have to say I am skeptical about anything Leberfeld reports.  Several years ago he was pimping a young undrafted QB on the Jets who finally got to play due to injuries and he was awful

2 things:

These preseason practices/games/etc are often against guys who aren't going to be in the NFL.

Newspaper guys try to create drama to sell newspapers.  

 

 

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3 hours ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

 

2 things:

These preseason practices/games/etc are often against guys who aren't going to be in the NFL.

Newspaper guys try to create drama to sell newspapers.  

 

 

Gee, really?  The next thing you'll be telling me is that water is wet.

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