Hawks Sign Tony Taylor
by abender20 on May 22, 2009 8:26 AM PDT
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PrintThis is the day everyone has been waiting for. Excitement levels, having previously reached a fever pitch, have finally bubbled over. The Seahawks inked former University of Georgia linebacker Tony Taylor to a one-year deal. Sure, most of you haven't heard of Tony Taylor, but he started a lot of games at Georgia for Mark Richt's defense. Taylor went undrafted in 2007 before signing with the Falcons. After getting cut by the Falcons in 2008, Taylor spend the last year out of football.
In his senior season at Georgia (2006), Taylor had 96 tackles, three sacks, seven interceptions, and two forced fumbles. He also scored two touchdowns, one off of a pick and one off of a fumble recovery.
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That's one hell of a senior season.
I wonder why he was dismissed so casually? Perhaps because he’s so small? Seems like he could be good on special teams and on defense as a Kevin Bentley type.
2010 Seahawks Mock: 1A: Eric Berry S, 1B: Ndamukong Suh DT, 2: Charles Brown OT, 4:Zac Robinson QB, 5: Stafon Johnson RB 6: Will Tukuafu DE, 7: Kerry Meier WR
Also acceptable, trade for Patrick Chung and draft Ed Wang so everyone can Wang Chung tonight.
YES!!!!! WOW!!!!!! KAPOW!!!
C’mon, real NFL news, get here soon…..
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
Championship.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on May 22, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
As far as zero-expectation signings go
Taylor could stick. He ran 4.95 forty at the combine and had a rough start to Senior Bowl week, and that probably cost him getting drafted. I wonder if he’s more of a 3-4 inside linebacker, as he seems kind of stiff and stocky for what Seattle is doing, but he’s a decent talent.
Maybe he can convert to Safety.... :P
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevon Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200
That's what I thought initially.
But not with a 4.95 forty time. That’s lineman slow.
2010 Seahawks Mock: 1A: Eric Berry S, 1B: Ndamukong Suh DT, 2: Charles Brown OT, 4:Zac Robinson QB, 5: Stafon Johnson RB 6: Will Tukuafu DE, 7: Kerry Meier WR
Also acceptable, trade for Patrick Chung and draft Ed Wang so everyone can Wang Chung tonight.
True. Plus, Taylor probably lacks much-needed grit.
Early prospect watch: RB C.J. Spiller, QB Jevon Snead, OT Ciron Black, DT Gerald McCoy, S Eric Berry, DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Ras-I Dowling 6'2, 200
and whiteness
"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture
It isn't like this team is overflowing with talent at LB depth
Especially now with D.D. Lewis suddenly needing his knee scoped, or whatever. We’ve got high hopes for Hawthorne, and I’m not really sure what to think sometimes about Will Herring. I think it’s safe to say that we’ve seen the best that Lance Laury has to offer: ST. So honestly, a move like this does encourage me to a certain degree because depth at every position is key. I wonder if Tinoisamoa has found a new home yet, and if we couldn’t convince him to accept a backup role.
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